Edward GARDINER

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GARDINER: Edward “Ted” Shantz Gardiner, Oct. 9, 1923 – Dec. 5, 2015. Ted passed away at the Melita Personal Care Home on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the age of 92. He was born on the Gardiner farm at Lyleton, MB. on October 9, 1923. In 1943, Ted enlisted in the Canadian Army and saw action in Italy and Europe during WW11. He was discharged in 1946 and came home to farm at Lyleton. Ted married Thelma Pickard of Fertile, SK. and together they raised a family of three boys, Terry, Dale and Kevin. Together they actively farmed for 39 years. He was an active member in the Lyleton community, playing baseball, curling, and dancing. For numerous years, Ted and Thelma traveled to Texas with their snowbird friends. In 1985 Ted and Thelma moved to Melita from the farm where they quickly made more friends, and were very active members of the Melita Legion. After Thelma passed away, Ted stayed in Melita until 2014, when he moved to River Heights in Brandon, there he quickly reacquainted with old friends and met many more new ones. He was predeceased by his parents, Andrew & Loretta; wife, Thelma; son, Terry; two brothers, Orland (Claire) and Harry (Isobel); also brother-in -law, Hartley Purvis. Ted is survived by his good friend, Edith Cooper; two sons, Dale (Connie) of Pierson and Kevin (Melba) of Waskada; daughter-in-law, Pam of Melita; eight grandchildren, Kisty (Colby) Argue, Kyle (Alana), Danny, Nicholas, Todd (Connie), Shaun, Ryan (Adrienne), and Stacie; fourteen great- grandchildren, Summer, Silver, Aksel, Rylan, Taylor, Jaelee, Brook, Conner, Nathan, Chasity, Caden, Camdyn, Adler, and Elliott; two sisters, June (Nick) Kaufman of Regina and Rose Marie Purvis of Toronto; also numerous nieces and nephews. A service to celebrate Ted’s life will be held on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. from the Victoria United Church, Melita, MB, with (Rev.) Heather Sandilands officiating. Interment will follow at the Lyleton Cemetery. Donations may be given to the Melita Palliative Care Fund, Box 459, Melita, MB, R0M 1L0. Arrangements in care of Redpath Funeral Home - Melita 522-3361. Neil Redpath & Kurt Ardron Funeral Directors. To send condolences to the family, please visit: www.redpathfuneralhome.com

As published in Brandon Sun on Dec 08, 2015