HENRY NEUSTAEDTER

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HENRY NEUSTAEDTER Henry Neustaedter was born into the loving home of Paul and Maria Neustaedter on an estate in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, on September 23, 1911. He was the second oldest of seven brothers and one sister. The family moved to Canada in 1924. Henry passed away peacefully in the morning of October 6, 2008 at Polson Place Residential Care, Vernon, BC. Henry started in the construction industry working for Bird Construction in Winnipeg during the Second World War. In 1945 he began building houses and founded Neustaedter Construction Ltd. He had a successful career in the homebuilding industry as well as in commercial construction. Henry retired in 1976 and moved to Vernon, B.C. with his wife Maria to enjoy retirement, be closer to their daughter Hildy, and spend time fishing. Henry was active in a number of community and business organizations in Winnipeg. He personally sponsored German immigrants to enable them to come to Canada; he raised funds to provide assistance to orphans in Germany; he was president of the German Society of Winnipeg for two terms 1958 and 1965; he was a founder of Camp Neustadt located on Lake Winnipeg; he was on the building committee for the construction of Grace Lutheran Church in East Kildonan; and he was president of the Winnipeg House Builders Association for one term 1965. Henry was very proud of constructing and contributing towards the construction of the Hansel and Gretel house in Kildonan Park. In recognition of his work Henry received a Certificate of Merit for his outstanding contribution as a Builder from the Winnipeg House Builders Association and a Community Service Award from the City of Winnipeg. Following Henry's retirement to Vernon he was also active in his community. He was on the Court of Revision from 1986 to 1989 and he joined the Shubert Centre. He felt the Shubert Centre made an important contribution to the community and enjoyed visiting for lunch and listen to the music. Henry loved fishing and spent many years on Lake Okanagan and Kalamalka Lake trying to catch the big one. One year he won a trophy for catching the largest fish in a fishing derby. Henry was predeceased by his wife Maria on June 22, 1998. Henry leaves to mourn his daughter Hildy, his son Michael and daughter-in-law Karin, his granddaughter Carla, and his grandson Charles and his wife Jackie and their children Alexander and Lauren. Henry also leaves to mourn his brother Peter and wife Helen and other extended family and friends. We wish to offer our love, thanks and respect to Dad for giving us opportunities in life. In lieu of flowers friends wishing to remember Henry are asked to send donations to: Polson Place Residential Care 2102-32nd Street Vernon, BC V1T 5L2 or German Society of Winnipeg 285 Flora Ave. Winnipeg, MB R2W 2R2 The funeral will be held on October 11, 2008 at Vernon Funeral Home, Vernon, BC.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 09, 2008