Rev. Siegfried Hettasch passed away on November 25. The Moravian Church in Labrador would like to express condolences to his family members.
He was born in Nain, the son of Rev. Paul Hettasch; ordained in 1938, and began his ministry in Nain. His mother tongue was German, but he was fluent in Inuktitut and English. Rev. Hettasch was serving in Hebron at the time of relocation and followed his flock to Makkovik, where his language ability helped ease the transition for some.
Many people speak highly of his being a jack-of-all-trades. A church record book at Makkovik lists the following as his profession: saddler, upholsterer, decorator, paperhanger, missionary……no doubt his own humor coming through there. Add to that the other duties he is known to have had in Makkovik: taking care of things medical when the nurse was away; maintaining the mission boat; doing carpentry work; hen keeper and gardener; and the list goes on. Caribou hunters tell the story of how Rev. Hettasch’s snowmobile broke down while hunting inside of Davis Inlet. He made a packing for a cylinder head from a cast-iron frying pan, using an axe and a chisel!
Rev. Hettasch was predeceased by his wife Frieda (1913-2001).
Here are the funeral arrangements as provided by his daughter, Hannah:
Visitation on Monday, Dec.3rd, 2-4 and 7-9pm, at Kelly's Funeral Home on
Carling Ave, Ottawa.
Funeral on Tuesday, Dec 4th, at 10am in the Chapel at Kelly's with interment
of Mom AND Dad together in Capital Memorial Gardens following.
Rev. Olaf Andersen will be officiating.
Sr Joan Andersen
Chairperson, MCNL
