PETER STRUK 1960-2013

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PETER STRUK 1960-2013 Peter Struk tragically died in Red Lake on November 10, 2013. Peter was a wonderful man who loved to surround himself with a lot of wonderful people where ever he went. He helped so many families when they were in need and so he inherited a few extended families from their thankfulness for his generous help. Peter loved to coordinate fundraisers and raise money for charity groups and always loved to assist in community events. He was always so giving of his time. Peter was born on January 15, 1960 in Marathon, Ontario. He lived in Port Coldwell, Ontario, White River, Ontario, and in 1967 he moved to Manitouwadge, Ontario where he spent much of his years growing up and gaining his education. He then attended Confederation College from 1979-1982 to study Accounting and then Business Administration. After graduation, he started working at Noranda Mines in Manitouwadge, Ontario as a purchasing agent. He then worked at Canada Brokerlink in Marathon, Ontario for a few years. He then moved to Thunder Bay in 1998 to work as a Purchasing agent at Bombardiere. In 2003 he moved to Balmertown/Red Lake for Buyers roles at Placer Dome Mines , and Goldcorp, and then in January 2010 he moved to Management roles at Sangold/GoldCorp in Bisset, Manitoba, and most recently in Rubicon Mines in Red Lake. Peter was predeceased by his father Andrew Struk in 1993, mother Katie Struk in 1997, grandmother in 1986 and grandfather in 1988. Peter will be forever missed by his sister Mary and her husband Larry Kachan, and their family in Winnipeg, Wendy Locke of Thunder Bay and all her family, Auntie Helen-one of Peter's 'second' mothers, and all the rest of his relatives in Yorkton, SK, Verda Dupuis-Peter's other 'second' mother, and the extended 'Dupuis' family in New Brunswick, and all the too numerous friends to mention which were all so important to Peter some including Manitouwadge, Thunder Bay, Yorkton, Moncton, Red Lake and Balmertown. Cremation will be taking place. A memorial service will be held in Red Lake on November 17. Other Memorial Services for Peter will be held on later scheduled dates in Thunder Bay, Moncton, and in Yorkton, SK. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences for Lions Visions Care Center Fund or Heart and Stroke Foundation or another charity of your choice in honour of Peter through Herold Funeral Home, Box 237, Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 15, 2013