ARON YOJNA (HARRY) RABER

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ARON YOJNA (HARRY) RABER It is with great sadness that the family of Aron Yojna (Harry) Raber announces his passing on October 19, 2000 at the age of 95 years young. He was a loving and devoted husband to his late wife Marcia who predeceased him in January, 1990 and a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather who left a wonderful legacy to his whole family. He leaves to cherish his memory his son and daughter-in-law Monte and Myrna Raber; his daughter Leah Weinberg; his daughter and son-in-law Carol and Arnold Shapiro; grandchildren, Avis and Ari Lipson, Eileen and Ian Block, Earl Raber, Lloyd, Garry and Shoshana Weinberg, Cara and Mariasha Shapiro; great-grandchildren, Mark, Daniel, Jonathon and Benjamin Lipson, Joshua, Rachel and Arielle Block and Matthew Raber; sisters-in-law, Evie Stern, Gladys Teich and Devorah Raber; brother-in-law Eddie Dixon, many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. He took great pride and satisfaction in his family and both his immediate and extended family were very important to him throughout his life. He loved, respected and helped all his children who, in turn, loved, respected and helped him to maintain his dignity and control over his life, to the highest possible degree. Harry lived his life as an inspiration to others. He was a man of dignity, integrity, kindness and courage. He helped his family and many others with deliberate acts of kindness and good deeds and remained concerned about others to the last day of his life. He leaves a legacy of love, thoughtfulness and generosity which will always be remembered by those who knew him. He was an independent businessman, a good and honest storekeeper and salesman who was respected by his customers. His last dry-goods store was Rabers Department Store on McPhillips Street and 55 years ago, his last grocery store was Harrys Food and Fruit Market on Osborne Street. He was active in the community and was formerly President of Bnai Brith, Winnipeg Lodge No. 650, and President of the Associated Retail Grocers. The family thanks those individuals who treated him with respect and compassion, a high level of professional expertise, and assisted him to maintain his dignity and autonomy while he lived at the Sharon Home. A very special thanks to friends, Barb, Patricia and Michelle, who helped him to achieve a greater quality of life in the months before his death, and to Dr. E. Hirshfield who looked after him with respect and thoughtfulness for many years. Our father was born in Ludwipol, Poland and immigrated to Canada as a young man. In addition to his beloved wife Marcia, he was predeceased by his parents, Isaac and Bracha Raber, brothers, Gershon and Yankel, sisters, Razel and Leah, all of whom were killed during the Holocaust, and by his brothers, Labish and Avrom and sister Bela, all of Israel. Funeral services were held Monday, October 23 at the Beth Israel Synagogue. Pallbearers were Lloyd and Garry Weinberg, Earl Raber, Arnold Shapiro, Ari Lipson and David Levene. Should friends so desire, donations may be made to the Marcia and Aron (Harry) Raber Fund at the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 01, 2000