Obituary of Oskar ABENDSCHOEN

OSKAR ABENDSCHOEN It is with profound sadness we announce that Oskar Abendschoen passed away peacefully, surrounded by his closest loved ones on the morning of May 2, 2011. He was and always will be a loving husband to Rose, a loving dad to Wendy (Richard Crawley), Glenn, and Nancy (Gord) Stokes, and a loving Opa to Kyle, Hiatt, Jessa, Ben, Elise and Mya Rose. Oskar was born in Kirchhausen, Germany on October 5, 1934 and came to Canada in 1957. Not long afterwards he met, fell in love with and married Rose (Weingartner). Oskar was a devoted husband, father and Opa who showed his love not just in words, but especially in all the things he was always ready to do for us at the drop of a hat. He was a good man with soul and a kind heart. We are going to miss him so much. Oskar is also survived by his sisters/brothers-in-law, Regina and Joe Knoll (his favourite golfing buddy), Gisela and Dieter Howald (Kelowna, BC) and their families as well as his sister in Germany, Renate (Karl-Heinz Hielscher) and nieces, cousins and friends in Germany. Oskar has left behind many good and long time friends in The Kolping Society of Winnipeg, the St. Joseph's Seniors Bowling League, not to mention his Union brothers at Local 254. After retirement, Oskar developed a love for golfing and tending to his flower gardens both at home and for many years at the family cottage. As soon as the winter weather broke, he could often be found puttering in the garage preparing for spring. Oskar and Rose travelled extensively throughout the years, and just recently returned from a wonderful Mediterranean cruise. A big thank you to the paramedics, Dr. Patricia Harris and all of the professional, and wonderfully compassionate staff at the Grace Hospital for taking care of our dad in his last days. A Memorial Mass will be held on Thursday, May 5 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Mountain and Andrews. Interment will follow in Glen Eden Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Oskar's memory to CancerCare Manitoba. Ruhe in Frieden