ERNIE JENTSCH (UNCLE ERNIE)

Condolences & Memories (7 entries)

• Uncle Ernie so many good memories! You are such a positive in my live. You coached me bowling. When I bowl today I hear your voice telling me to shake hands with the headpin. So many hours spent at the lanes after my Youth league was done. You knew Winnipeg streets and drove like a crow flys. Could not have gotten to as many Foklorama pavilions in one evening! Everyone's Uncle Ernie. No matter how many kids, and friends of your nieces and nephews we all piled into the back of your truck, and went for ice cream at the lake. Took us to Falcon for candies and comic books. Taught us to play cribbage, to drive and dock a boat. Always patient and kind. Big dimpled grin and giggle! You are loved and in my Heart and memories! - Posted by: Sandy McGonigal (Niece) on: Nov 20, 2019

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• When I think of Ernie, I remember as a child being at many family weddings, anniversaries and socials and how I loved to watch my parents and all my relatives dance. I especially liked watching Ernie dance the jive with Eleanor and the other relatives. He did try to teach me how and I am still not as good as he was but I love to dance and think of him when I try to do the Jive. - Posted by: Leanne Urbanski (cousin) on: Nov 19, 2019

• Ernie was a wise and thoughtful gentleman. Always willing to help. He was the main man who helped in the transition from the old CGS building to the what is now known as Bowl Below. Many fond memories of Ernie. May he rest in peace in a life well lived. RIP - Posted by: John Hemmerling (Friend) on: Nov 16, 2019

• Sincere condolences to Karen and family. I will always remember Uncle Ernie fondly. He was always smiling and had the best dimples. - Posted by: Heather Kork (Friend of family) on: Nov 16, 2019

• I want to extend the Lorenz Family condolences to Dorothy and the whole Jentsch family. My parents lived close to The Jentsch Family in the North End and they became close friends. Ernie in particular was always a presence and when any of us met him over the years we shared stories and memories, he was so kind and friendly. RIP - Posted by: Lorraine Lorenz (family friend) on: Nov 16, 2019

• So many fond memories of summers at Star Lake. Ernie was the ideal uncle for a pack of young kids. When people of our generation talk about the things we did when we were young – and survived – I think of the five cousins, lined up in the back of Uncle Ernie’s half-ton, holding on to the rack, heads poking over the roof, roaring down the Service Road to Falcon Lake, where Ernie bought us ice cream & comic books. Ernie didn’t so much teach me to drive as he let me to learn how to drive, and come to think of, that was his style. Teaching by setting an example and then letting you learn. He was never bossy, but was clear about what he wanted you to do. When I worked for him as a teenager building cottages, his instructions were always like “Douglas, you’ll ....” , not “I want you to...”, or “you should...” or “could you...”, just a simple “you’ll...” and you did. In Scouts, our district had a kite completion. One of the prizes was for the Biggest Kite. My patrol figured we could win that one. After building a 6ft x 8ft kite out of dowels and vapour barrier (and of course duct tape), we carried it down the street to the field where the Kite Day was being held. Oh, we have to actually fly the kite? Six guys couldn’t run fast enough to launch the kite, so Ernie let us tie on to his bumper, as he drove the truck over the field. The kite ascended to about 5 feet, then the dowels cracked. No matter, we won the prize for Biggest Kite, thanks to Uncle Ernie. Uncle Ernie was the kind of uncle I wish I could be, and the kind of uncle that I wish my kids had. He made growing up an adventure. - Posted by: Doug Jentsch (nephew) on: Nov 16, 2019