ANDREW HOWARD BUCHANAN

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ANDREW HOWARD BUCHANAN On Saturday, May 25, 2002 at the Douglas Campbell Lodge, Howard Buchanan, a resident of Portage la Prairie, beloved husband of Alma Buchanan, passed away at the age of 81 years. Funeral service will be held in the Chapel of the Omega Funeral Home, Portage la Prairie, on Wednesday, May 29 at 1:30 p.m. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery. Howard was born on March 11, 1921, son of John and Florence Buchanan at Birnie, MB where he was raised and attended the Oak Leaf School. He then helped out on the home farm and was employed as farm labourer. In May of 1940 he joined the Canadian Army and served in Canada, Sicily, Italy and was wounded at Ortona, Italy. His recovery took a year and he was discharged on the 17th of July, 1944. He then resided at Riding Mountain and was a truck driver for J.L. Henry, working for the Department of Highways. In 1952 he married Alma Dafoe and they continued to reside at Riding Mountain until 1958 when they moved to Portage. Here he was employed with Baskier Construction. In 1959 he started his employment with the planning division of the Manitoba Department of Highways where he was employed until his retirement in 1979. Howard was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 65 and also a member of the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry Club in Winnipeg. Howard had a keen interest in horses and ponies. In 1985, he and his wife drove Bill and Heather Dafoes ponies in the 100 years celebration parade at Riding Mountain. They enjoyed camping and travelling in the camper and later in their motor home until 1997. Their favourite campsite was at Sharon Davies place at Riding Mountain, and they also spent ten winters in Mesa, Arizona. Predeceased by his three sisters, Viola Boyd, Olive Bristow, Irene Moore and twin brother Gordon, he leaves to mourn his passing his wife Alma; daughter Joyce (Cy) Painter of Portage; granddaughter Debbie (Orvel) Currie; grandson Danny and great-grandson Brandon; two brothers, Raymond of Stainer, ON, Arnold (Wilma) of High River, AB; sister-in-law Ilene of Abbottsford, BC, and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the funeral home for visitation on Tuesday, May 28 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Should friends so desire memorial donations may be made to the Manitoba Lung Association, 629 McDermot Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R3A 1P6. Omega Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Friends may leave a message and sign the register book at our web site www.legacy.com "Where life stories live on".

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on May 27, 2002