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NORMAN ERNEST DYCK
Born: Sep 12, 1952
Date of Passing: Sep 27, 2023
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryNORMAN ERNEST DYCK
Norman Dyck was born to parents, Ernest and Lydia (Krahn) Dyck, while they were completing French studies in Brussels, Belgium. Before his second birthday, his family was living in what is now called the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). By the time Norm was 18, he had moved 20 times. These included moves from Belgium to the Congo, to Kansas, to British Columbia, back to the DRC, to Alberta, then to twelve or thirteen different communities in Quebec.
His fascination with aviation led him to train for a career in air traffic control. Norm remained passionate about the field until his final days. He started his career in Sept-Îles and then moved on to Baie-Comeau, Montreal, Quebec City, Cornwall, Ottawa, and in 1995 to Winnipeg, Manitoba.
He married Trudy Schroeder in 1981, and they embarked on a life that was highlighted by the addition of two daughters, Nina and Katrina. Norman and his family thrived with a rich mixture of friends, family members, travels, hobbies, and laughter. Norman was an avid fisherman, hunter, hiker, biker, cross-country skier, storyteller, canoeist, cottager, reader, chess puzzler, cook, and family navigator.
Over the years, Norman volunteered with many organizations. He looked for ways to help people in our community through coaching team sports, providing literacy training, assisting with refugee and immigrant language training, helping in homeless shelters, visiting elderly and sick community members, and supporting many arts and cultural initiatives and programs.
Norman is mourned by his wife, Trudy Schroeder, and daughters, Nina (Mark) Schroeder-van 't Schip of Amstelveen, Netherlands, and Katrina (Ary) Schroeder-Williams of Ottawa; brother, Stanley Dyck (Joanne) of Naples, Florida and sister, Ruth Cusson (Jean) of Quebec City; mother-in-law, Augusta Schroeder, and Trudy’s brothers, Ken (Cathy), David (Vera), and Richard (Allison), and their families.
A memorial service will be held at River East Church, 755 McLeod Avenue on Monday, October 2, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. If friends or family members would like to donate to a charity, Norman suggested that gifts could be made to the Canadian Mennonite University or to the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra for the Sistema Winnipeg program.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 30, 2023
Condolences & Memories (1 entries)
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For a time, I would sit near Norm at Sunday evening worship at St. Bens. He was a great conversationalist and was a wonderful addition to our eclectic group. Following his fall, hospitalization, recovery and return to our community, he was enormously happy to be back to worship and wrote some of us special notes of which I still have tucked in my library. He was genuine, thoughtful and a warm human being. As I have moved back to my home province on the East Coast, I miss those St. Bens connections with people like Norm. I recently returned for Jamie Howison's retirement weekend events. Norm was missed amongst the many folks present. - Posted by: Nancy Constantine (Former fellow parishioner at St. Bens) on: Oct 04, 2023