Sometimes life deals you a bad hand and Kim Burtney got one. She was diagnosed with Creutzfeld-Jacob disease, which is fatal within 4 months to a year. The family thanks the medical and research teams for her complex diagnosis and care #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta....

John Prentice was a legend in folk music here. He volunteered for 50 years at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, helped other folk festivals, hosted Planet MainStage on UMFM, and helped create the documentary “When We Became Folk Fest” #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Susan Hoplock’s happy childhood was marked with tragedy - her dad died when his Trans-Canada Air Lines flight crashed into a mountain when she was 10. She later worked in senior government positions and served two provincial premiers #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

I followed him as a writer when I lived in Winnipeg. Later I followed him on Twitter as had a new life on the Island. He was always so positive and so active. I was very sorry to hear of his Parkinson's but he maintained his fitness in spite of it for a long time. RIP.

Also an avid soccer ref!

Marion Lewis got the Order of Canada for co-founding the Rh Lab and making a huge discovery: a treatment for Rh disease to reduce the mortality rate of babies with it from 50 per cent in the 1940s to almost zero in the developed world #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Nick Martin was at both the London Free Press and Winnipeg Free Press - but it’s a whodunnit if he ever retired. It’s because, after being the education and legislature reporter, he continued to write a mystery book column until he died #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

John Damianakos’ obit says he will be remembered for his honesty and hard work - and he also helped many people have Greek dinners. That’s because he was the J in the J&H Restaurant- his wife Helen was the H - formerly in St James #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Lyle Wilcox had a looong retirement. He worked at the CPR for 42 years and then was retired for 43 - “That can’t be right,” he said. Along the way he created the Railway Memories video series for Shaw Cable and was mayor of Lac du Bonnet #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Christina Henderson went to residential schools in Camperville and Winnipeg. She was proud she was able to retain the Swampy Cree dialect - her first language - despite the efforts of the church and state to eradicate it #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Gerald Levin played the Sport of Kings. He was a skilled polo player internationally ranked for years. He was a founding member of the Royal Winnipeg Polo Club, played in international tournaments and was treasurer of the Canadian Polo Association #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Ray Allan helped sell bread. He began working for McGavin’s Bakery in Winnipeg and rose to be its western regional sales manager for the Prairies. He then founded a distribution company for Mrs. Willman’s Bakery in Calgary until retiring #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Frank Czajka came here due to a bikini bottom. He worked at a club in Chicago when a Canadian dropped it leaving a change room - he picked it up, married her and later was a passionate volunteer who received the King’s Coronation medal #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Yvonne ‘Cherry’ Chase may have left Jamaica to become a nurse here, but she brought her love of the Caribbean for others to enjoy. She was involved with Folklorama from its beginning in 1970 and served many roles with the Caribbean Pavilion #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Peter Spencer founded the drama program at River East Collegiate and, through the University of Manitoba, created drama programs across the province. He also founded the Kildonan Players and was instrumental in the creation of Shoestring Players #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Mervin Slotta helped travellers have a place to stay. He and his wife ran hotels in rural Manitoba and Saskatchewan before operating Kenora’s Northland Hotel from 1963-88. They also owned the Flamingo Motel in Winnipeg from 1974-88 #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

When Morris Kaufman came to Winnipeg from Israel at age 12 he had to learn English. He went on to become a lawyer, be elected a city councillor, be appointed a Court of Queen’s Bench Justice, and serve on boards including Rossbrook House #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Kevin he truly was a man of great compassion, caring, loving....he helped thousands and thousands of people in the world......the world is not a better place without him.....he will be greatly missed!!!!!!!!!!!

There are a lot of accomplished, really good people in Manitoba that we don't hear about. RIP Dr. Maier. It sounds like you were one of them.

Ruby Ingram excelled in softball. She began at 13 in a commercial league and then joined the Elmwood Pats, being named MVP three times. She played for the CUAC Blues which became Western Cdn champs. She is in the MB Softball Hall of Fame #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

"Frank Lloyd Wrong" lmao

Dr Ron Maier was thrilled to follow his sister into medicine. He was an emergency doctor at Seven Oaks General Hospital, then HSC, and was also medical director at Keewatin Air. He helped with disaster relief in Haiti in 2010 and 2011 #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Jerry Gray was called Frank Lloyd Wrong in architecture school so he switched to management. He taught in business at the University of Manitoba and later became Dean. After retiring, he was chair of the WRHA and Friends of Upper Fort Garry #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta....

Margie Fallis’ service to kids began at the Children’s Home in 1966. After being fired in 1973, she said due to her strong personal beliefs, she worked for Children’s Aid in Portage la Prairie before helping develop the Quest Group Home there #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Eveline Lagace was a pillar of LaSalle. She volunteered in both her community and her church and served as a councillor for the town from 1980 to 1986 #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

John Lyons was managing St Andrews Place’s housing complex in 1976 when other groups asked for help. The non-profit S.A.M Management was created to manage housing for singles, seniors and families and he was its GM for 25 years #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

It doesn’t say it here, but Dr Jeff Bews helped many with and without cancer. He was director of medical physics with CancerCare Manitoba and not only assisted people with cancer, but helped monitor dental X ray machines for safety #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Lil Atamanchuk put herself through St Mary’s Academy by delivering the Free Press and working as a bowling pin setter. She was secretary of bowling leagues and later touched the lives of 6,000+ kids by volunteering at a school and soccer #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

I had no idea that Ted Longbottom had passed away until I came upon his grave site during a walk through Balsam Bay Cemetery on Lake Winnipeg. I remember him as a very gifted songwriter and storyteller. Rest in peace. I figured @fpkevinrollason.bsky.social would have posted about him.

Alan Pakarnyk was an animator who also worked on other films. He created Terra and Carried Away for the National Film Board, did visual effects for Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary and did props for The Arrow mini-series #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta... @winnipegfreepress.com

Allan Holm worked in insurance. He worked first with Sovereign Life and then bought the Powerview insurance agency and later the Lac du Bonnet one. He was one of the first to earn the Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker designation #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Lawrence Johnson was taking fluid mechanics in university when he left school to join Atomic Energy of Canada in Pinawa. There he did nuclear waste research, did the same in Switzerland, and wrote 120-plus articles on it #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta... @winnipegfreepress.com

Guyanne Chaddock was Madame to generations of French students. She was a parent and activist with Canadian Parents for French who, after launching a French immersion program in Thompson, went on to teach 100s of students #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta... @winnipegfreepress.com

Donald Marshall worked at the Winnipeg Water Works Company as a supervisor before deciding to own his own businesses. He went on to own several including the Patricia and Bell Hotels and ABC Temporary Help #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Born in Greece, Peter Ginakes came to Winnipeg to reunite with his siblings. He went on to own restaurants with them as well as with his family. Some he was part of include the Thunderbird, Town and Country, the Rib Shack, and Perry’s. #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Diane Maryk spent many years in the restaurant and hospitality industry, rising to become manager at one of the city’s past iconic restaurants: the Valley Room at Eatons. She then worked for Miracle Janitor Services and went on to own it #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Julie Lyons spent her career in nursing and worked mostly in the operating room at the HSC’s Woman’s Centre. But, after retiring, she was integral in creating and operating the family business, Time Lapse Escape Rooms #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Susan Kackenhoff loved family and plants. She and her husband were able to combine the two by founding Kackenhoff Nurseries. They worked together for decades building the company and now their two children are part of it #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Jim Draper said the reasons for him being ordained in the Anglican Church were a mystery even to him. His 40 years of religious life saw his service include being Dean of Theology at St John’s College and rector at All Saints’ Church #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Lee Luetkehoelter graduated from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in 1955. He served congregations in Saskatchewan, Philadelphia, BC and Alberta before becoming Bishop of Manitoba and president of the church’s Central Canada Synod #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

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Dr David Manusow saved the vision of thousands of Manitobans. In the 1980s, he was the province’s first and only ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma and had a patient population now shared by eight doctors #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Philip Mukai was a Winnipeg police officer for 28 years. He was in numerous units, including uniform bicycle and crowd management, and rose to Patrol Sergeant. He also volunteered extensively at the Manitoba Japanese Cultural Centre and Folklorama #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Beth Hiscox was a professional artist. She studied art in Toronto, taught school for a few years, and then went back to university to take Fine Art. Her works are in many corporate collections as well as at the University of Winnipeg #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Thorkell (Wally) Johannson taught for more than three decades. He was elected as MLA for St Matthews to Manitoba’s first NDP government in 1969 where he pushed for housing development and legislation to amalgamate Winnipeg as Unicity #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Hazel Olson volunteered for several charities including as an Optimist and a candy stripper at Grace Hospital. She loved to golf and curl and was president of the women’s league at Breezy Bend CC and at Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Wanda Rutherford was a nurse who met her husband while caring for one of his sisters in hospital. The couple square danced together - she was even on CBC’s Red River Jamboree - and they also owned the BDI for several years #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Pat Puchniak was a talented pianist, singer and music teacher. She was a member of the Sweet Adelines chorus and she inspired generations of music students. She also skydived at 84 and was ‘flower granny’ at her granddaughters’ weddings #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Paul Desjarlais was known as Big Al in the Metis music community. He worked for the city before following his music passion, touring first with Len Henry and Good Co., then forming the Al Desjarlais Band and Trapline, and winning a MACA #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Such a great musician. I wish I could have seen him perform more often.