WARREN C. PLUMMER

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WARREN C. PLUMMER Warren C. Plummer passed away peacefully at the Seven Oaks Hospital in Winnipeg, MB on March 2, 2004 with his three children by his side. He is survived by his children, Valery Plummer, Chummy Plummer (Lori Poersch), Berva Bocklage (Dr. Joe Bocklage) and the mother of his children Adeline Plummer; grandchildren, Jorgen Bocklage (Sonja), Barrett Bocklage (Debra), Chandler (Alana) Bocklage; great-grandchildren, Sophia, Barrett and Ross; his twin sister Jean Kies (Harry) their daughter Bonnie Piringer (Anton) and special friend Muriel Brown. Warren was born in Swan River, MB, March 30, 1917. He began his career in the hotel and theatre business in Flin Flon, MB. His passion for flying and fishing led him to Yellowknife, NWT, where his Dad had a business. In 1938 Warren and his father (Chummy) travelled by canoe with a two and half horsepower motor from Yellowknife on Great Slave Lake to the northeast end of the lake to a spot called Talthelei Narrows. The Narrows is the location where he established Great Slave Lake Lodge in 1949. He started by flying four fishermen from Sioux Narrows, ON. This now became his home and Sioux Narrows Airways Ltd. was born. Plummers Great Bear Lake Lodge followed in 1959 and the Tree River Char Camp was established in 1960 (flying to the Lodges in chartered aircraft from Winnipeg). Warrens son, also named Chummy began working with his father when he was thirteen and carries on the Plummer tradition. Warren was instrumental in bringing tourism to the Northwest Territories and was a founder and past president of the N.W.T. Tourist Association. Warren lived his life to the fullest and upon retiring spent early spring and fall in Sioux Narrows, ON, summers in the Arctic and winters in Mesa, AZ. Our heartfelt thanks to Liz Rolls for her caregiving and compassion. Thank you to the nurses and staff 4th floor, Seven Oaks Hospital for their concern and attentiveness. At Warrens request cremation has taken place and a private family commemoration will take place this summer at one of the Lodges. One of Warrens first airplanes purchased in September 1944 - CF-AZV-Stinson Reliant SR-8CM is in the Western Canada Aviation Museum. If so desired, a memorial tribute in his name Warren C. Plummer may be made to the Western Canada Aviation Museum Inc., Hangar T-2, 958 Ferry Road, Winnipeg, MB R3H 0Y8. NEIL BARDAL INC. 949-2200

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 13, 2004