NORMAN DUANE TYLER

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NORMAN DUANE TYLER Norman Duane Tyler of Portage la Prairie, formerly of Oakville, MB, beloved husband of the late Doreen Tyler, passed away with his family at his side at the Portage General Hospital on November 11, 2005 at the age of 81 years. He was a dearly loved and respected father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. A tribute to his life will be held at the Portage Alliance Church on Tuesday, November 15 at 1:30 p.m. with Pastor Ray Willms officiating. The service will terminate at the church to be followed by a private family interment at a later date in the Oakville Cemetery. Duane was born on December 24, 1923 son of Norman and Reba Tyler of Riding Mountain. It was there he was raised and received his education. He farmed with his father there until they moved to Piney, MB in 1946 to establish a family owned sawmill business. In 1949 he purchased a farm at Ingleside near Oakville and later that year he married Doreen Moxham. Together they farmed this land for 10 years before moving to Oakville where he established an Electronic and Appliance repair business. In 1968 he established N. D. Tyler Insurance in Portage la Prairie. He and Doreen continued to reside in Oakville before moving to Portage la Prairie in 1988. After his retirement in 1991 Duane kept very active in the community he loved by lending a helping hand, a ready smile and contributing to various community and Church related activities. One of the activities that brought him great fulfillment was assisting families at need through his work at Omega Funeral Home. Duane was a longtime member of the Alliance Church in Oakville and Portage la Prairie. He volunteered many long hours over the years and was always there to help out. He had a simple faith and trust in God which he expressed though generous and practical acts of kindness. Being asked to act as interim church speaker at some of the countryside churches, to volunteering for many church ministries and spending long hours driving anyone needing a ride to appointments and other commitments were things he rarely said no to. He served as Chairman of the Ingleside School District, as Trustee on the Oakville School Board and as Director on the Board of Directors for the Portage Credit Union. Duane was also well known for setting up the public address system for many, many community events and other functions. Predeceased by his father in 1978, his mother in 1992, his loving wife Doreen of 55 years in 2004; two brothers, Hiram Branhart and Grant Barnhart; two sisters, Emma Kitson and Irene Mitchell, he leaves to remember his life and mourn his passing his daughter Wanda (Jerry) Weselowski of Portage la Prairie, grandchildren, Mark (Laura) and great-grandson Kyan of Calgary; Michael (Tracy) of Devon; son Bob (Laurel) of Winnipeg, grandchildren, Drew presently of Zambia, Africa, Brock of Edmonton and Andrea; daughter Faith (Dan) Bartmanovich of Winnipeg, grandchildren, Alex and Andrew; and son Ross of Edmonton, grandchildren, Justin, Kyle and Jayden. Surviving are two brothers, Ben Barnhart of Nanaimo; Jim (Doris) Tyler of Kamloops; and one sister May Grawberger of Piney. He leaves many cherished nieces and nephews and will be greatly missed by special longtime friends, Lorne and Doris Buchanan of Ninette. Friends and family are invited to gather for a time of visitation at the Omega Funeral Home on Monday evening, November 15 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. If friends should desire, donations may be made to the Portage Alliance Church Memorial Fund, Gideons International or a charity of their choice. Friends may leave a message of sympathy on our web site www.omegafuneralhome.com Dedicated to those we serve .

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 14, 2005