A Steinbach family received a strange letter one year ago and today they have reunited with family they didn't even know they had.
Katharine Reimer recently found out she had a brother and a niece. Reimer's brother, David Unruh (from David and Chris Unruh of Century 21 Realty), received a mysterious letter a year ago that read, "I believe your father is my father's father."
After looking into it further, considering it might be a scam, the brother and his sisters came to realize that indeed, they had another sibling, Josef, from the time their dad was a soldier in WWII.
Earlier this week Josef and his daughter Karin flew from Germany to Winnipeg to meet their family, enjoying a reunion at the Winnipeg airport they won't soon forget.
"It's so heartwarming to know there's family and that we are welcome here," says Karin. "I did not expect it."
The family has been combing through old journals of their father, written in German, to connect the dots.
"The fact that God kept the pieces and gave us an opportunity to put them back together, it's you know," says Reimer through tears. "I think my dad would be proud today of us embracing Josef. I think my mom would have accepted him just like she did all of her in-laws. I'm happy that it turned out the way that it did."
Watch the video above to hear the incredible story of a family reconnecting this week after over 75 years.
