Daniel Albert Rebsomen

Daniel Albert Rebsomen was born on October 3, 1937, in his childhood home in Casablanca, Morocco. His parents were Andre E Rebsomen, a Frenchman who remained in Morocco after serving as an engineer in WW II, and his mother was Gaetane A Arnone, granddaughter of a Sicilian Evangelical pastor. Daniel was a third generation Adventist, so when it came to being a Pastor with a love of evangelism, Daniel followed his heritage. It was thus that in 1956, he went to Collonges-sous- Saleve, France for college and then in 1958 on to Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska .

At Union he had to learn to speak English while pursuing his other studies and although he grew up speaking French, Arabic, Italian and a smattering of Spanish, that was the hardest thing he ever did. While attending college Daniel worked in various fields of service including health care, customer service, teaching, and ranching. On August 21, 1960, Daniel married Sandra Lee Moller, a Nebraska country girl, who was studying Education at Union College. Frequently throughout his life Daniel would say, “When I married Sandra, I also married a horse”—this was because for 30 yrs he kept his promise to Sandra’s grandfather to never sell Sandra’s mare, Maygold. The world grew bigger for them, when Daniel and Sandra added 4 children to the family and also began their careers that would span 38 yrs across nations and continents. Throughout the years Daniel and Sandra also welcomed 10 other children to live as part of the family. Daniel was an expressive, loving man, a born leader, and confident guide to his family. He was very hard-working--things got done when he was around. He was a keen observer of people and was most frequently correct in his assessments of them or situations. As a Pastor he championed the denominational beliefs and organization as detailed in the Church Manual. His talents included singing, cooking, photography, gardening, mechanics, horseback riding, and swimming. He enjoyed doing electrical work and refinished many pieces of furniture. His mother insisted that he was the only one who could iron clothes properly. His father taught him drafting skills. His handiwork can be seen in the interior design of the Beauvallon, former Quebec City and Smoky Lake churches, as well as in his retirement home. He also spent many summers spearheading development of church camps. Daniel served the Seventh day Adventist church in the Arkansas-Louisiana, Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming Conferences of the US. He served in the Alberta, Nova Scotia, and Quebec Conferences of Canada. As a missionary to Africa he served as Director of the Chad and Northern Cameroun Mission. He also taught French at the University of Nebraska and to elementary school children in his churches. Pastor Daniel Rebsomen passed away on September 5, 2025 surrounded by his wife and children. He leaves to mourn: Sandra, his wife of 65 yrs.; his daughter, “ Gigi “ Brigitte Rebsomen (John de Beurs) and her daughters, Tiana Bruins (Jordan), Chantel  Caughlin (Darcy), Ashley Tymchuk & son Ayden; his son, Jean-Marc (Sonja nee Hackenberg) and his children, Darian Rebsomen (Dani), Brant Rebsomen, Dana Rae deTar (Seth), Katrina Grise (Terrance) ; and his daughter, Jeanine Rebsomen and her children, Philipp Kremic (Amanda), Nathaniel Kremic (Kristi), Adriana Schudlo (Ryan), as well as 6 great-grandchildren. He also leaves a brother, Jean-Paul and 3 sisters, Genevieve, Solange, and Monique. Daniel was pre-deceased by a son, Andre, his parents and a brother, Andre, and sister, Denise.

Daniel’s Mission was that all people whom he met and served would know the Love of God and would reunite with him someday at Jesus’ feet. As seen on his scroll in the foyer of the Beauvallon SDA church, “If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves, pray, seek My face, and live in Christ’s Love, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their world”, paraphrase of 2 Chronicles 7:14. Jesus said, “For I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself, that where I am there you may be also”, John 14:3.

With gratitude, memorial donations can be made to A Better World Canada at:   https://www.abwcanada.ca/donate/

or to:

Voice of Prophecy Canada, Phone:905-433-0011, ext 2084, email: swaby.donna@adventist.ca mail to: PO Box 2127, Oshawa, On L1H 7V4 Canada

Memorial Service will take place at the College Heights SDA Church in Lacombe, Alberta, on Sept 26 at 11:00 am.  Livestream of the service may be found at: https://vimeo.com/event/5375323/ff4dc2ce26

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