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HANS (JOHN) QUIRING
Born: Sep 13, 1933
Date of Passing: Oct 07, 2025
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryHANS (JOHN) QUIRING
Hans (John) Quiring passed away peacefully on October 7, 2025, at St. Boniface Hospital, with family by his side.
Born on September 13, 1933, in present-day Ukraine, his family fled during the Second World War, ending up in Paraguay in 1947. They immigrated to Canada in 1955. Hans was baptized in 1965. On June 7, 1969, Hans married the love of his life, Martha. They built a life together in Vancouver, with their two children. Known as "John" by many, he worked at a sawmill for 35 years. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, time in nature, and chatting over a good meal. Hans spent his final decade in Winnipeg, while his health declined.
Hans’ family would like to thank Bethania Personal Care Home for the care.
Hans is survived by his wife of 56 years, Martha (Neufeld), his son Andrew, daughter Ruth, son-in-law Foort Bruinooge, and his grandson Isaiah; as well as his sister, Lina Fast (Hans Gerhard) and his brother, Arthur Quiring (Ursula), great-aunt Helen Loewen, sisters-in-law, Leni (Hermann) Rahn, Katie (Peter) Klassen, Maria Neufeld, Kaethe Neufeld, brothers-in-law, Hans Karl Neufeld, Franz Neufeld, his nieces and nephews and their families. He was predeceased by his parents, Franz and Maria (Loewen) Quiring, his in-laws, Heinrich and Sara (Schapansky) Neufeld, and several aunts, uncles, and brothers and sisters-in-law, as well as two beloved nieces.
The funeral service will be at Douglas Mennonite Church on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Viewing before the service and interment at Glen Eden Cemetery to follow.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 11, 2025