WESLEY IRWIN STEEN

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STEEN, Wesley (Irwin) passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in the Carberry Plains Health Centre, his wife Linda at his bedside. Irwin was born May 31, 1927 to Milton and Eva Steen of the Stinson district. He was their fourth child, but the first male child to survive – two baby brothers having died in infancy. He attended Stinson School, leaving after Grade 8 to help out on the farm. Farming became his lifetime occupation, and in early years he sometimes worked briefly for neighbours. After a curling rink was built at Gregg, curling became winter's entertainment for the men in the family. Though quiet in nature, Irwin enjoyed curling and was often the skip of the rink, in regular and/or at bonspiels. Many events were won/lost, prizes brought home and miles driven over the years. On October 31, 1959, Irwin and Linda McIntosh were married in the chapel of First Church United in Brandon. They lived in the Sear Block in Carberry – Linda continued employment with MTS and Irwin commuted to the farm. In July 1961, they moved to the farmstead in Stinson district, having purchased it from Mrs Peggy Nelson. In March 1965, son Daryl was born, son Mervyn in 1967 and son Garth in 1969. Irwin was a capable "Mr Fix-It", whether it was the house, sheds, machinery, etc. They had a new home moved to the farm in the late 1970s, and in the 1980s a cabin was constructed in the yard and moved to Minne-dosa Beach cottage area. Mobility issues surfaced and in 2010, Irwin and Linda moved into an apartment in Carberry – close enough to get to the farm easily. He enjoyed trips back to the farm – he was still able to watch the combining and make a trip to the pasture in the fall of 2020. These were his happiest memories. Irwin was pre-deceased by his parents; sister Vivian and husband Allan Ruckle; brother Willis and wife Lois; sister Marion and husband Tom Wright, in-laws Herb and Mary McIntosh; Ian McIntosh; Yvonne and Hunter Witherspoon and Clifford Lesperance. He is survived by his wife of 61 years Linda; children Daryl (Chris), Mervyn (Dwayne) and Garth (Debra); grandchildren Jefferey, Mykel, Zachary and Tynille; brothers Byron (Betty) of Carberry and Bruce (Pat) of Winnipeg; brother-in-law Don (Muriel) McIntosh of Carberry; sister-in-law Gwen Regambal of Brandon, and many nieces and nephews. A graveside service was held at Carberry Cemetery October 9, 2021, with Rev. Emma Seamone officiating. Due to Covid restrictions, a limited number were able to attend lunch at the church hall.

"Those we love are never really gone – they have a cherished place in our hearts where they will always be
remembered for the
kindness they showed, the love they shared and
the happiness they brought".

As published in Brandon Sun on Dec 18, 2021