1946 to 2026 Watching Steinbach Grow: Frank F. Reimer Park

Nestled in a corner between the Steinbach post office and the community cenotaph is a pocket park dedicated to the memory of Frank F. Reimer.

A plaque on a concrete pedastal reads: “This park is in honour of our father Frank F. Reimer who was a Steinbach merchant and entrepreneur known as “Carload Frank”. H

e lived in Steinbach and area from his birth in 1908 until 1967, when he and our mother, Margaret, moved to Winnipeg.

Frank F. Reimer was a great-grandson of pioneer Klaas R. Reimer, who came to Steinbach in 1874 from what is now the Ukraine.

The descendants of Klaas R. Reimer were: Abraham W. Reimer, son; Peter B. Reimer, grandson; Frank F. Reimer, great-grandson. We, the children of Frank F. Reimer are thankful for our godly heritage and the fortitude of our ancestors.”