IVAN HUGH LOUNSBURY -

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IVAN HUGH LOUNSBURY 1923 - 2011 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Ivan Lounsbury on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Grace Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, after a courageous struggle with cancer. Ivan was born on August 27, 1923 to Hugh Lloyd Lounsbury (1886-1963) and Ida Lealine Dobbin (1888-1983) in Treherne, MB. His grandparents were Thomas Lounsbury and Sarah Marlatt, who immigrated from Tillsonburg, ON about 1890, and Alexander Dobbin from Ireland about 1869 and Laurinda Holmes from Paisley, ON. The families lived in the Ladysmith District, near Lavenham, on the north side of the Assiniboine River. Ivan was predeceased by his grandparents, parents and siblings: Lyle Clifford (1907-1992) who married (1928) to Gladys Ivy Syms, 1912-1990. They had six children. Lola Laurinda Lounsbury (1912-2005) married (1930) to Thomas Eldridge English (1908-1984) they had five children. Thomas Lorne Lounsbury, 1913-1914. Ivan attended Matchetteville School for Grade 1, and then Ladysmith for Grades 2 to 9. Then he moved to Winnipeg for Grades 10 and 11 in the old' Gordon Bell School (now Mulvey School). When Lyle and Gladys moved to Niagara Falls, Ivan proceeded there for Grades 12 and 13 at Niagara Falls Collegiate Vocational Institute. He returned to Winnipeg to complete Normal School on William Avenue and Gertie Street in 1945 to 1946. He also achieved a Bachelor of Pedagogy from University of Manitoba. Ivan loved the farm, working with plants, and being in the outdoors. He worked in a Market Garden in Niagara Falls for a while, then with Park Davis Drug Distributors in Toronto. However, the call of the west drew him back to teach Grades 7 to 11 on permit from 1944 to 1945 in Gypsumville, MB. After his one year at Normal School, he returned there again from 1946 to 1949. This teaching career next took him to Elm Creek, MB, 1949 for Grades 7 to 8, where he remained as Principal from 1955 to his retirement in 1981. He may have retired from the classroom, but he continued teaching and mentoring for an equally long period of his life. Ivan travelled across Canada and in many parts of the USA. In addition he vacationed in Acapulco, Mexico, Barbados, Cuba, St. Lucia, and Monaco. Friends will know that he loved his cars, and was constantly ready to drive friends and relatives anywhere they needed to go. He covered many miles from Elm Creek to the Lavenham farm on weekends. Then later when he lived in Winnipeg from 1967 he drove regularly to school in Elm Creek. Family was very important, both his roots connections and his adopted' families. He attended family reunions in Boulder, Colorado, Columbus, Ohio, Chicago, Illinois, and The Dells, Wisconsin and in Winnipeg. He prepared a family history of the Lounsbury-Marlatt family. Ivan's hobbies included casinos, driving his car(s), visiting friends, cooking dinners, talking on the phone, gardening, bowling, and old time music. He played the piano very well, and enjoyed dancing to old time music. Ivan was a member of the Masonic Order in Elm Creek. Sincerest thanks to the doctors and staff at Grace Hospital for their care and concern. Also to the friends who attended him daily during his stay in the hospital. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 10, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. in Winnipeg at Neil Bardal Funeral Centre, 3030 Notre Dame Ave. (across from Brookside Cemetery). A graveside service will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethel Cemetery, Treherne, MB. In lieu of flowers, friends are encouraged to make a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society, Manitoba Division, 193 Sherbrook St., Winnipeg, MB R3C 2B7 or to a charity of your choice. Rest in peace, dear soul. You have lived a good life, and many people have loved you. NEIL BARDAL FUNERAL CENTRE (204) 949-2200 nbardal.mb.ca

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 08, 2011