I visited the Mennonite Church in Vila Guaira (a suburb of Curitiba) where a number of my relatives are members - including the Loewen families.
Feb 12
Jaqueline Loewen invited me to the family ranch outside of Curitiba. Each family member owns a small chalet on this ranch where they spend a lot of weekends relaxing.
Feb 26
I spent an afternoon with Eli Dyck (Loewen) and Renate Loewen (her husband Ernesto came in time for picture taking).
The Loewen families
My grandma Helen Klassen and Lisa Loewen were sisters (daughters to Jakob & Anna Siemens). Shown on this blog are the following children:
Eli (Henrique Dyck) Ernesto & Renate Loewen Gerda & Helmut Loewen
Not shown are the following:
Hans & Ilona Loewen Victor Loewen Lili & Egon Rempel