With peace and glory, Dora Haldemann (Maiden name Fuchser) passed away at 93 years old on July 19, 2024 at the Breton Continuing Care Center. She is united with the Lord and with her beloved husband Johann Haldemann who the Lord took on October 26, 2021—he was 96 years old. Dora’s and Johann’s lives intertwined in their birth place, Eggiwil, Bern in Switzerland. Dora’s childhood crush turned into a marriage to Johann who in the future had a unique reputation, for how could she have known she was to marry the bull whisperer of the town of Munsingen? The next chapter of their lives, led the young family to Corgemont—a French speaking region in Switzerland where they worked a family farm and enjoyed life. The soulmates were blessed with five wonderful children: More blessings came their way with 16 grandchildren and another HUGE blessing with 40 great-grandchildren who nestle throughout Alberta, Quebec and Switzerland. In 1976 the Haldemann family broke new ground in La Cacolle, Quebec where they were now in charge of their much larger dairy farm. Once their children moved out, they relocated to Ontario and started a goat dairy farm. In their retirement years, they moved to Alberta, Canada to be closer to their dear daughter Ruth and her family.
In her sixty-six years of marriage to Johann they both shared their love in the Lord, family, dairy farming, and a passion for nature. Once retired, Dora and Johann did much camping. It wasn’t uncommon to hear Johann play the alphorn, singing or yodeling in harmony with his love, Dora.
As an artist and avid observer of nature, Dora captured nature in her beautiful paintings. She also lovingly cared for the farm animals and had great knowledge of plants and herbs. She did homemaking and farming through training in Switzerland and could speak and write German, French and English. In her youth, Dora trained and became a psychiatric nurse. Before Alzheimer and dementia took over in her later years, she was always motivated to learn new things—especially trying new recipes and computers.
Dora’s enormous love for the Lord was reflected in her great compassion, kindness and nurturing to her family and to all she met. We celebrate her life and her passing into the eternal glory of God. What an enormous blessing to have had her in our lives and she will be greatly missed.
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