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Delbert Friesen “D.F.” Plett

Birth	:	6 Mar 1948 Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Death	:	4 Nov 2004 Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Burial	:	Steinbach Heritage Cemetery, Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	49.5326500, -96.6703100
Plot	:	Sec 01 Row 23 Lot 09
Inscription	:	Bless You Brother Lawyer, Historian, Author & Developer Founder of D.F. Plett Historical Research Foundation Inc.
Description	:	Inscription contributed by [email protected] ID#49967560. ---------------------------------------------------------- Delbert F. Plett: Historian, land developer, lawyer and defender of conservative Mennonite groups. Peacefully after a battle with liver cancer, Delbert F. Plett, 56, QC of Steinbach passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2004 at the Bethesda Hospital in Steinbach. He was the son of Jacob Heinrich (1908 - 1969) and Gertrude Friesen (1913 - 1994) Plett. Grandparents: Martin K. Friesen (1881 - 1976) and Katharina K. Plett (1889 - 1971); Heinrich E. Plett (1870 - 1953) and Elisabeth F. Reimer (1870 - 1947). Sister: Clara F. Doerksen (1933 - 2001). Read More	Inscription contributed by [email protected] ID#49967560. ---------------------------------------------------------- Delbert F. Plett: Historian, land developer, lawyer and defender of conservative Mennonite groups. Peacefully after a battle with liver cancer, Delbert F. Plett, 56, QC of Steinbach passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2004 at the Bethesda Hospital in Steinbach. He was the son of Jacob Heinrich (1908 - 1969) and Gertrude Friesen (1913 - 1994) Plett. Grandparents: Martin K. Friesen (1881 - 1976) and Katharina K. Plett (1889 - 1971); Heinrich E. Plett (1870 - 1953) and Elisabeth F. Reimer (1870 - 1947). Sister: Clara F. Doerksen (1933 - 2001). Delbert attended school in Blumenort, E.R., Man. As a teenager he helped his father on the farm on the "Plattehof" and in the family's bush camps. He began his university studies in 1968 and graduated from the University of Manitoba with a law degree in 1972. In 1975 he married Doreen Thomson of Winnipeg. The marriage failed and ended in divorce in 1998. He was honored to be appointed "Queen's Council" by the Government of Canada in 1992. Delbert studied the Mennonites who immigrated to Manitoba in the 1870s, as well as their history in Russia, Polish–Russia and Flanders. His special interest since 1976 was the Kleine Gemeinde, now called the Evangelical Mennonite Conference. The fruits of this research have been the seven-volume Kleine Gemeinde Historical Series, the "Blue Books" (1982 - 2000). He wrote and compiled 14 books on conservative Mennonites and as many by other authors. In 1988 he organized the Hanover Steinbach Historical Society and oversaw its operation until 2003, when it changed its name to Flemish Mennonite Historical Society, Inc. He was the editor of the magazine, *Preservings* since 1995 where he fought for recognition of conservative Mennonite groups who refused to abide by Canadian schools and their insistence on pledging allegiance to the British flag and to Canadian patriotism, but would rather emigrate to Mexico and Latin America. These groups include the Bergthaler (later Sommerfelder, Chortitzer, West Reserve Bergthaler and Saskatchewan Bergthaler), Kleine Gemeinde, Old Colony (or Reinlaender) and other church groups. Today the descendants of these early immigrants to Canada live in Canada (especially in Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta), the United States (especially in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas), Mexico, Belize, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. The funeral service was held at the Blumenort E.M.C. Church. A fellowship meal followed at Steinbach Mennonite Church which he joined in 1985. Since Delbert left no immediate family, he left the bulk of his estate to the "D.F. Plett Research Foundation Inc." meant to foster research and writing about the conservative and traditional Mennonites. The D.F. Plett Graduate Fellowship was created in 2006 to commemorate the contribution of Delbert F. Plett, Q.C. to the story of the Low German Mennonites in Canada and the Americas. Maximum of 2 fellowships are held at any given time. PhD. Fellowships are C$15,000 while Masters Fellowships are C$10,000. (Preservings No. 25, Dec. 2005, 5)

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Delbert Friesen “D.F.” Plett's memorial is located at: Steinbach Heritage Cemetery, Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Canada.
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Delbert Friesen “D.F.” Plett death on 4 Nov 2004 in Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
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Latitude: 49.5326500
Longitude: -96.6703100

Family Members:

Parent

Jacob R Plett

(1908 - 1969)

Siblings

Clara Plett Friesen Doerksen

(1933 - 2001)

Eldon Plett

(1939 - 1939)

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