JOHN DOERKSEN

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JOHN DOERKSEN May 25, 1930 - September 14, 2001 Peacefully on September 14, 2001 at the St. Boniface Hospital, Dad passed away. Dad will be lovingly remembered by his wife Marie and children, Gordon, Edward, Rose (Ken), Debbie (Frank), Gail, John (Dale), and Ron. Dad also leaves to mourn his sisters, Annie of Paraguay, Helen (Bill) of Winnipeg, Mary of Steinbach and brother David of Paraguay, several grandchildren and a great-granddaughter, his loving friend and companion, his cat Ginger. Dad was predeceased by his parents Abram Doerksen and Elizabeth Doerksen, along with several brothers and sisters. Funeral service will be held on Monday, September 17, at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Voyage Funeral Home at 220 Hespeler Ave. Pallbearers will be Vance Marsch, Duane Marsch, Ricky Stamm, Thomas Sylvester, Shawn Nicholson and Anthony Emms. Interment to follow at Mennonite Memorial Gardens. Donations can be made in Dads memory to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Diabetes Society or the Winnipeg Humane Society. The family would like to thank all the Doctors and Nurses at the St. Boniface Hospital and the staff at Central Park Lodge for all the care they gave to Dad during his illness. God looked around his garden, And found an empty space, He looked upon the earth, And saw your tired face, He put His arms around you, And lifted you to rest, Gods garden must be beautiful, He only takes the best, He knew that you were suffering, He knew you were in pain, He knew you might never get well, Upon this earth again, He saw the road was getting rough, And hills were hard to climb, So He closed your weary eyelids, And whispered "Peace by Thine." It broke our hearts to lose you, But you never were alone, For part of us went with you, The day God called you home. Funeral Arrangements entrusted to: VOYAGE FUNERAL HOME 220 HESPELER AVE. 668 - 3151

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 16, 2001