JOHN POPLE

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JOHN POPLE It is with profound sadness at his passing, but with thanksgiving for his life, that we announce that John passed away peacefully into his eternal rest on March 12, 2002 at the Carman Memorial Hospital. John was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. His memory will be cherished by his daughter Beverley and her husband Doug and grandchildren, Kristen, Matthew and Catherine; his brother Victor and wife Iona; his sisters, Lillian Greenwood, Rosemary Fague, Hazel Pople; his aunt Norah who was 100 in January; his sister-in-law Dorothy and her husband Don and his brother-in-law Jim and his wife Corrinne. John is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends in the United States, Winnipeg, Carman, Saskatchewan and Alberta. John was predeceased by his beloved wife Mary on March 26, 1999; his mother Zara in 1947; his father Ben in 1954; his sisters, Dorothy Somerville in 1994, Thelma Cuthbertson in 2000 and his brother David in 1998. William Henry John was born on March 27, 1920 at the Morden Hospital. He spent his early years in the Cartwright area where he developed his love of animals and the land. In September 1939, John joined the Winnipeg Grenadiers. John spent from June 1940 to September 1941 in Jamaica and on December 16, 1941 John along with about 1000 others arrived in Hong Kong. They were captured shortly thereafter and spent the remainder of the War as POWs. John was fortunate to be one of those who survived the cruelty of the camps. Following the end of the war John spent over a year in the Ninette Sanatorium to recover from tuberculosis. On March 3, 1949 John married Mary Dix of Carman and they settled in Winnipeg. John worked for the Department of Mines and Natural Resources of the Manitoba Government ending up as the supervisor of Crown Land Records. Many fond memories and life long friendships were made during the time spent living on Sargeant and McDermot. John and Marys only child Beverley was born in 1951 and John devoted himself to being a loving and supportive husband and father and later a very special grandfather to his beloved grandchildren. He loved spending time with Kristen, Matthew and Catherine and he was very supportive of and interested in whatever they were doing. John enjoyed hunting especially with his good friend Bill Colvin and the family summer vacations in Gimli and later in Ottertail, Minnesota. John loved animals especially his Black Lab, Raider and he looked forward to taking drives all over the countryside. He was a kind and generous man and his kindness touched many people. In 1985 John and Mary moved to Carman. John was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 1; the Fort Garry Lodge No. 130; St. Johns Anglican Church and the Hong Kong Veterans Association. John especially enjoyed the get togethers with his Hong Kong friends. Special thanks to the Home Care workers especially Val and Leona, to the nursing staff of Carman Memorial Hospital and to Dr. Dreyer and Rev. Brad Elliott for their care, concern and support. Extra special thanks go to all of Johns neighbours for their extraordinary care and concern. John was blessed by having many people who cared for him in Carman. The celebration of Johns life will be held at the St. Johns Anglican Church on Saturday, March 16 at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Brad Elliott officiating. Interment will take place at Greenwood Cemetery, Carman. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, The Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. Doyle Funeral Chapel of Carman in care of arrangements.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 16, 2002