RUSSELL HUBERT WATTS

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RUSSELL HUBERT WATTS Russell Hubert Watts, passed away peacefully in his own home in Virden, Manitoba on Monday March 1, 2004. He was born January 9, 1907 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan. His father worked for the C.P.R. They moved to Beresford, Manitoba and then to Elm Creek where Russell met Vivian Marie Texmo and married her in 1941. Russell also worked for the C.P.R, starting out in Elm Creek, then Pilot Mound and in 1946 moved to Emerson where he worked until his retirement in 1972. In 1985 they moved to Virden . Russell was predeceased by his wife Vivian in 1993, his father ,Walter M..Watts, mother Charlotte I. Watts (nee Auld) and his sister Doris R. McInnis. Russell and Vivian, Walter and Charlotte, Doris and her husband each celebrated over 50 years of marriage. Russell leaves to morn his son Walter (Shirley) Watts, his daughter Leslie (Don) Watts-Eastman, and his son Martin (Janie) Watts, his six grandchildren Alan (Melanie) Watts, Michael Watts (friend Holly), Robert (Samantha) Lukas, Dia B. Watts, Russell (Alison) Kerik Watts, and Christopher (Marni) Watts, and his great-grandchildren, Brentin, Shyanne, Emma, Miranda, Magnus and Jocelyn. Russells greatest joy after his family and friends was his model trains, passing on a love of trains to some of his children and grandchildren. He also enjoyed reading and gardening. He had a dry sense of humour, loved to know the meaning of words, kept meticulous records of weather, gardening, accounts and of his daily life. His last wish was to die in his own home, which he did. Cremation (arrangements by G. R. Carscadden Funeral Chapel) has taken place and the family wishes no flowers, but for anyone who wishes to pay their final respects to Russell, wave or toot your horn at a passing train and wish him well on his final journey.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 21, 2004