Abram Friesen of Island View, New Brunswick, died March 18, 2011 at the Oromocto Public Hospital following a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Schoenfeld, Russia, in 1919, he immigrated to Canada with his parents and siblings in 1926. He earned a PhD from the University Of Mainz, Germany in 1958. In 1961, he married Marie-Luise (Marlies) Bohnsack. Academic posts in the German Departments at the Universities of Colorado (1962), Kansas (1963) and North Dakota (1964), led to his 1968 appointment as Professor and Chair of the German Department at the University of New Brunswick, where he worked until retirement in 1986. With Marlies, he raised four sons on a pastoral family farm in Island View. He is survived by his wife Marlies; sons Christian, Peter, Michael and Thomas and seven grandchildren.
No visitation or funeral service at the request of the family. Bishop’s Funeral Home, 540 Woodstock Road has been entrusted with the arrangements. www.bishopsfuneralhome.com