EDWARD JOHN DYCK

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EDWARD JOHN DYCK
May 30, 1939 - April 30, 2021

Dad passed away peacefully, after a long illness, on April 30, 2021, in Saskatoon, SK, joining Mom (Linda) who passed in 2019.
At the very top of Dad's 'most important things' was family, closely followed by friends, with the Winnipeg Jets being a not too distant third.
He is survived by his son Ian (Sandra), daughter Karen (Wayne), grandchildren, Lisa, Shannon, Sara (Alain), Jordan (Keegan), great-grandchildren, Claire and Thomas, sister Alice, and brother Dennis, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Dad was predeceased by his dad and mom, John and Mary, brothers, Harry, Bill, Jim, and sister Doris.
Originally from the Plum Coulee area of Manitoba, Dad grew up in Winkler. He moved to Winnipeg to attend Manitoba Technical Institute, where he met Mom. They were married in 1961, and settled into a house on Hillary Bay that would be home for 54 years. In 2018 they moved to Saskatoon to be closer to Karen's family. Dad, a master machinist, was very proud of his work. He helped build barges in the Beaufort Sea, an ocean-going tug in St. John's, NL, and snowmobile trailers and CB radio towers in his garage. He was also an entrepreneur, creating and growing Hillary Production Machine Co., from a single turret lathe to a successful Winnipeg-based company that three generations of Dad's family found homes at. Dad was an artist, and he loved making things...especially with metal, like the exquisitely fashioned replica brass naval cannon and picnic tables that he made for his children. Over all of that, though, it was all about family. Backyard BBQ's, beer in the garage fridge, the pool. Summers at Big Whiteshell Lake, in a tent, a tent trailer, an EEE trailer, and a cottage over the course of 40 years. Fishing, skiing, wieners and beer at the fire, or simply sitting on the dock, talking. Family get togethers whenever and where ever family gathered. Jets games since 1972. Dad was a fighter, and he had to be over the last couple of years. Mom passing, having cancer and then a heart attack thrown at him, all while dealing with the isolation that Covid has enforced upon all of us. Dad, there are so many things that will call you to our minds, forever. We miss you.
A service, and saying good-byes, will wait until we can all travel safely again.

To share memories and condolences, visit www.parkfuneral.ca "Obituaries-Guestbook".

Arrangements entrusted to Lauren Weafer, Park Funeral Home - 306.244.2103

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on May 08, 2021