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RICHARD SIMPSON

Born: Apr 18, 1921

Date of Passing: Mar 03, 2000

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RICHARD SIMPSON On Friday March 3, 2000 surrounded by his family, Richard Banks Simpson, of Malachi, Ont. passed away. Richard was born in Winnipeg, Man. on April 18, 1921, the son of John and Mabel Simpson. He was predeceased by his wife Cecilia Richard in 1973; his father, mother and brother John Beresford Simpson. He is survived by his two daughters, Beverley Frey and Diane Kesanko; son-in-law Peter Kesanko; four grandchildren, Michael Frey, Dean Kesanko (wife Kelly Kesanko), David Frey, Breena Kesanko; a special thanks to Gio DiNoto for all his kindness and support given to the family; three sisters, Marian Michaud (Alf), Jacqueline Ash, Marie Tinilin of Codrington, Ont. Richard Simpson was a Military Policeman during the Second World War when he met and married Cecilia. Together they built two fishing and hunting lodges in Northern Ontario. His life was fulfilled with his love for nature, the tourist business and his family. He will be sadly missed by those who knew and loved him and he continues to live on through the lives of his children and grandchildren. A Service of Remembrance to celebrate the life of Richard Simpson will be held at St. Matthews Church, 641 St. Matthews, on March 8 at 2:30 p.m., with Canon Peter Flynn officiating. The family wishes to extend their thanks to the orderlies and nurses at St. Boniface Hospital at 6A south. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation as tokens of remembrance.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 08, 2000

Condolences & Memories (1 entries)

  • I really don't know how I got here on December 8, 2015 but here I am remembering Dick. I was looking at a map showing cell phone outages which led to me to looking at a map of Hudson Bay which then led to Ontario to Kenora and a search for Fletcher Lake. Then to a Google search for Dick himself. In 1975 myself and 2 close friends were interested in Moose hunting in Canada. How we found Dick's Fletcher Lake Lodge I don't remember but after driving to Kenora, losing our State's hunting licenses, and having to take literally last minute Canadian tests to be able to hunt we jumped aboard a DeHavilland Beaver and were off. On the way, the pilot circled an Indian Village to pick up a hunting guide who never materialized so on we went, guideless. Dick met us when we landed and so began a wonderful week with a very fascinating individual who we all recall vividly and fondly to this day. Dick guided (hunting and fishing), Dick cooked, Dick chopped wood, Dick told stories (his father, the mailman, sleeping on a frozen lake with his sled dogs on his mail route), Dick saving our lives one cold wet day when, light years from the Lodge, he managed to build a fire using nothing but wet wood and determination. Anyway, he was and still is a superman to we 3 young Louisvillians (we were all 30 years old) and one of the few unforgettable characters I have met in my life. We caught a lot of fish but didn't see a moose. We did, however, bring home some wonderful memories. RIP Dick. PS. He also made a mean bunch of pop corn. - Posted by: Mike Skelton (Lodge Guest) on: Dec 08, 2015

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