CORNELIUS J. FAST 1922-2005

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CORNELIUS J. FAST 1922-2005 Cornelius J. Fast of Blumenort, MB, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on September 2, 2005 at the Steinbach Rest Haven at the age of 82 years. He will be missed and lovingly remembered by his children, Carol and Phil Doerksen (Jodi, Carey Pam) of Winnipeg, Donald and Emily Fast (Adrian, Michael, Darrick) of Blumenort, Sharon Allan Reimer (Aaron, Austin) of Balmoral, Bonita Ike Friesen (Jeff, Kristen, Tyler) of Emo, ON, Grace Fast (Stuart and Charis, Ella, Reese, Andrew, Tasha) of Mitchell, Dylan and Val Fast, (O'Danis, Isaiah) of Winnipeg, and Angie and Jody Baty (Evan, Nina) of Winnipeg. He is also survived by his siblings Eva Fast, Edmar Fast, Agatha Grant and by numerous brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, neighbors and friends. He was predeceased by his wife Dora in 2004 and by his son Reg in 1998. He was also predeceased by his parents Henry and Agatha Fast and his siblings Vern, Helen, Wilbert, Margaret, Albert and Ann. Cornie spent his early years in Linden, MB. As a young boy during the depression, he already carried a lot of responsibility helping to provide for his family. At the age of 16 he started working at a lumber camp. Together with his brother Vern, he started Fast Brothers, at the age of 23. He continued to be involved in heavy construction for the rest of his life. With his engineering mind and creative hands he designed and built many things. He obtained his private pilot license in 1958. He flew for fun and for surveying job sites using his backyard as a landing strip. In 1947 he married Dora Warkentine. After living in Ridgewood for several years, they moved to Blumenort. They raised seven children. Although work took him away from home for extended periods, family was always his first priority. He will be remembered as having a quiet but strong character which reflected on how he lived his life. His humble lifestyle demonstrated his strong faith in God. The viewing will take place at 7:00 pm, Monday, September 5 at the Blumenort Evangelical Mennonite Church. The Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 6 at the Blumenort Evangelical Mennonite Church. Interment at the Blumenort EMC Cemetery. If friends so desire donations may be made to Mennonite Disaster Service, 306-2265 Pembina Hwy, Wpg , MB R3T 5J3 Arrangements by: Birchwood Funeral Chapel Steinbach Winnipeg, MB 1-888-454-1030 or 1-204-346-1030

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 04, 2005