GUSTAV HENRY UHMANN

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GUSTAV HENRY UHMANN Peacefully on November 12, 2013 Gus passed away at the Last Mountain Pioneer Home, Strasbourg, SK, at the age of 95 years. Gustav Henry Uhmann was born in Czechoslovakia on September 21, 1918, the youngest of seven children to Frank and Anna. He trained as a physical therapist and immigrated to Canada in 1939, homesteading in Loon Lake. Gus married Gertrud Sinek in London, England in 1939. Together they raised two children Eric and Dorothy. They moved to Manitou Beach in 1942 to continue his profession as a registered Physical Therapist. Later (1949) this included shared time in Winnipeg (Winnipeg Turkish Baths). In order to earn a living, he would work in the lab and X-ray department at Watrous Hospital. He was always proud of his profession and was a founding member (one of the first ten) of Saskatchewan and Manitoba Physical Therapy Association, serving on the executive. He served the community of Manitou Beach as councilor/reeve and later traveled in all kinds of weather from Winnipeg to attend monthly council meetings. He enjoyed skiing, curling and bird hunting with friends. He was an active member of Watrous Masonic Lodge and Khartum Shrine temple in Winnipeg. While he was a Shrine member he could pursue his passion for motorcycles and later sports cars. Family and friends were very important to him. Lovingly survived by his loving wife of 74 years, Gertrud; son Eric (Verone) of Winnipeg; daughter Dorothy of Calgary; grandson Scott (Janice), great-grandchildren Finley and Amelia all of Winnipeg, granddaughter Tanys (Eric) of Ottawa, and granddaughters Shauna and Cheryl of Calgary. Funeral services were held in Watrous, SK, on Saturday, November 16, 2013.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 23, 2013