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DOUGLAS GORDON TESCH

Date of Passing: Sep 15, 2005

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DOUGLAS GORDON TESCH Mr. Douglas Tesch of Cornwall, ON at the Janet MacDonell Pavilion on Thursday, September 15, 2005. (Retired Chief of Meteorological Training at Transport Canada Training Institute. Doug was born in Winnipeg where he attended the University of Manitoba and obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree). Dearly beloved husband of Audrey Irwin. Beloved father of Lucinda (Chris). Dear brother of Margaret Forster of Winnipeg. Loving uncle of Gail of Vancouver and Dennis and Craig of Winnipeg. Doug was predeceased by one daughter Natalie and son-in-law Brent Pringle; and his brother Harry. He leaves to mourn his passing many cousins and dear friends. Resting at the Wilson Funeral Home, 822 Pitt St., Cornwall, ON from 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 18. Funeral services will be held in St. John's Presbyterian Church, Cornwall, ON on Monday, September 19 at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Ruth Draffin officiating. Interment to take place at a later date in Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg. Visitation Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. only. If so desired contributions to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or at the St. John's Presbyterian Church Restoration Fund would be appreciated by the family. Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of Wilson Funeral Home, 822 Pitt St., Cornwall, ON K6J 3S2. (613) 938-3888.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 16, 2005

Condolences & Memories (1 entries)

  • I came to know Doug because of his interest in genealogy. Not only did he research the Tesch family tree, but also those of a number of intersecting branches, including the Vockeroth’s. He came to visit us once at our home in Burnaby, BC. At the time, us consisted of myself, my wife, Donna Doerksen, our two children, Murphy and Zoe, and my parents, Bob and Erie Vockeroth. Doug was a gentle and kind man who was passionately interested in researching both his and other related family histories. Our earlier family members came alive as he recounted stories of the challenges and joys they experienced during their lives. He left us a copy of the research he had done, complete with text, family trees, photos, and kept in touch to update new family additions and departures. We are grateful for his time and kind tenacity and his gift of our family history that would be difficult if not impossible to recreate today. My father, Bob or Robert Ernest Vockeroth passed away on September 21st, 2014, several months after suffering a head injury as a result of a fall, while walking home from a nearby Seniors Centre. My mother, Erie Jacqueline Vockeroth, nee Holmes, passed away on December 7th, 2020, at the Sunrise Care Home in Victoria, BC. It was her passing that prompted me to try to reconnect with Doug, and then find his obituary. I am sorry for your loss, but know that having had Doug as a family member must have left you, his friends and family with a wealth of happy and interesting memories. - Posted by: Glenn Vockeroth (Distant relative and my father may have known Doug as he worked as a Meteorologist for many years. ) on: Jan 01, 2021

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