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KEN NIEMAN It is with deep sorrow we announce the passing of our dearly beloved husband, father and grandfather on June 20, 2007, at the age of 66 years. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 44 years, Charlene; his son Mark (Lisa) and their children, Garrett and Lauren; his daughters, Darcy (David), and Dawn (Lloyd) and their children, Hayden and Hunter. He is also survived by his brothers, Duane (Lynn) and Bob (Liz); brother-in-law Lynn, and numerous nieces and nephews, as well as a wonderful circle of friends. Ken was predeceased by his father Bill; his mother Lyola, and his granddaughter Kayleigh. Ken was born in Cudworth, SK and moved to Winnipeg in 1950, he attended St. Ignatius School before moving on to St. Paul's High School. After graduating he attended North Dakota State University, graduating with a degree in Pharmacy in 1967. While there he met the love of his life Charlie , they were married in 1962. He returned to Winnipeg where he joined his family in founding Nieman's Pharmacy. Throughout his life, Ken was an avid sports enthusiast. He played football, basketball and hockey, first at River Heights Community Centre and then at St. Paul's High School. He went on to play basketball with C.P.A.C before playing football at N.D.S.U. Ken was very involved in the community, serving as president of the Corydon Avenue Business Association, the board at Sir John Franklin Community Centre and president of the Sunset Beach Cottage Association. Ken's true passion was coaching. He coached youth football and hockey before going on to coach high school basketball at both St. Paul's and Kelvin High Schools. Later in life, he enjoyed spending as much time as he could at his cottage at Sunset Beach with family and friends. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the doctors and nurses of A4 at the Health Sciences Centre for the care and compassion they showed to Ken and his family. Cremation has taken place and a memorial mass will be held on Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in St. John Brebeuf Church, 1707 John Brebeuf Place. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Quinton Didyk, Tom Gill, Ron Latter, Jack Lewis, Art Stannard and Kerry Pedrick. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Paul's High School (Bursary Fund), 2200 Grant Ave. or Canadian Diabetes Association, Box 12013, STN BRM B, Toronto, ON, M7Y 2L3. The Coutu family in care of arrangements: E.J. COUTU CO. FUNERAL DIRECTORS 680 Archibald St. 235-5086
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 22, 2007
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My first memories of Kenny are as a neighbour on Niagara Street, where a group of us played a lot of games together, and Kenny first showed what a natural athlete he was. Later we were teammates on the CPAC basketball team, of which Kenny was the star, and responsible for getting us as far as we did. I left Winnipeg soon after that, and our paths had not crossed in many years, but I always felt a connection through information passed on from friends and family members still in Winnipeg. My condolences to his family and friends. Wayne Cook - Posted by: Wayne Cook (Acquaintance) on: Jun 25, 2007