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WALDEMAR JANZEN
Born: Aug 07, 1932
Date of Passing: May 19, 2026
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryWALDEMAR JANZEN
On May 19, 2026, Waldemar Janzen passed away peacefully at Victoria Hospital at the age of 93 years.
Waldemar was born on August 7, 1932, in the Mennonite village of Ohrloff in South Russia during the era of the brutal Stalinist regime, through which he lost his father at an early age. As a young child, he experienced the horrors of the Second World War. By 1943, he and his mother were among the thousands of people fleeing Russia. As refugees, they made their way to Bavaria in Germany and immigrated to Canada, arriving in Waterloo, Ontario, in 1948. Here, Waldemar was able to go to school and begin his teaching career. In 1956, he was hired to teach German and Biblical Studies at Canadian Mennonite Bible College in Winnipeg, a small but forward-looking college where he remained for 46 years, teaching, preaching, and lecturing at the college and in the wider church and community.
Sabbatical years allowed him to further his education and to focus on his favourite area of study, the Old Testament.
After almost 66 years of marriage, Waldemar leaves to mourn his passing his wife Mary (Warkentin); and his children, Martin (London, UK), Hildi (Winnipeg), and Edwin (Montreal).
The funeral service for Waldemar Janzen will be held on Friday, May 29, 2026, at First Mennonite Church, 922 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg, at 11:00 a.m.
In lieu of floral tributes, donations in Waldemar's memory may be made to Canadian Mennonite University or Mennonite Central Committee.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on May 26, 2026
Condolences & Memories (4 entries)
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To Mary and family Although we are far away here in Ontario, we grieve with you as you mourn the loss of Waldemar--one more loss in our large network of cousins and their spouses. We were saddened to hear of his passing and will be thinking of you in the days and year ahead. Ernie Warkentin, on behalf of our family - Posted by: Ernie Warkentin (Cousin of Mary) on: Jun 01, 2026
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I appreciated Waldemar’s classes at CMBC when I was a student there in the late 1960s. My late husband, Hartmut (Hardy) took private Hebrew lessons with him one semester before returning to Congo to work on a Bible translation in an African trade language. He was a mentor and a friend. - Posted by: Elfrieda Neufeld Schroeder (Friend and former student) on: May 27, 2026
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He had a meaningful impact upon my life. - Posted by: George Dyck (student) on: May 26, 2026
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Dear Mary My condolences and thoughts are with you as you grieve , lament and fondly remember your dear husband’s rich life May you experience God’s Comforting Blessings Peter J Dyck PS. Waldemar wrote the best commentary - Posted by: Peter J Dyck (Friend) on: May 26, 2026