Obituary of MICHAEL WAYNE MOLINSKI

MICHAEL WAYNE MOLINSKI Suddenly, on January 26, 2016, Michael passed away. Left to cherish his memory are: wife Merilyn (nee Otto), daughter Kerilyn Zielinski, son Kristopher and wife Suzanne, grandchildren Marisa, Cecelia and Tobin Zielinski, Alexa, Lorelie and Seth Molinski, brother Jason and wife Brenda. He is lovingly remembered by Trevor Zielinski, in-laws Eric & Gladys Werner, Grace Hordyski, Lynette & Lenard Kowalke, Cheryl & Frank Behrendt. He was a favoured uncle to his nieces and nephews and a dear friend to many. He was predeceased by parents Michael (Maxy) and Mary Molinski, parents-in-law Paul and Olga Otto, sister-in-law Irma Werner and brother-in-law Ralph Hordyski. Mike was born on January 22, 1952 in Beausejour, Manitoba. He grew up on the family farm in Thalberg and attended Gull Lake School and Beausejour Collegiate Institute. At age 19 he met the love of his life, Merilyn. They married on April 27, 1974 and made their home in North Kildonan. They welcomed Keri in 1978 and Kris in 1980. Visiting and joking around, Sunday drives, cooking and cutting firewood were among his favourite activities and his heaven on earth was time spent at the family cottage. He would gladly do anything for anyone in need and maintained a positive, cheerful attitude even when the “going got tough”. After a few years at Superior Envelopes, he began a 36 year career as a pressman at Sonoco Flexible Packaging. He was hard-working, meticulous and took pride in his work. Retiring in 2011 allowed him the opportunity to spend quality time with his grandchildren. Mike relished this time and his love for his four little beauties and two little chums was evident in every moment. As his family, we are so thankful to have celebrated Dad’s 64th birthday on January 16. We did not know that this was the last time that he would be together with his grandchildren. In early November, he learned that he had a blood disorder, and on January 5 he received confirmation that it was a type of blood cancer. He was thankful to have enjoyed a good quality of life to this point and treatments were scheduled to begin in late January. Unfortunately, before treatment could begin, he developed an infection, spent several days in hospital and then passed unexpectedly. We believe that our Dad is fully healed in Heaven, and are thankful for his love for our mother and his family, faith and service to others. Prayer service and viewing will be held Tuesday, February 2 at 7:00 pm at Holy Redeemer Parish, 264 Donwood Drive, Winnipeg. Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, February 3 at 10:30 am, also at Holy Redeemer Parish. Luncheon and fellowship will immediately follow in the parish hall. Interment will take place at 3:15 pm at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery in Gull Lake, Manitoba. Pallbearers will be Dusty Molinski, Cam Molinski, Rob Hordyski, Richard Kowalke, Tim Behrendt, Joel Behrendt, and honourary pallbearer, Courtney Werner. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to CancerCare Manitoba, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba or Holy Redeemer Parish.