JOHN WILLIAM EDEN

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JOHN WILLIAM EDEN John William (Jack) Eden born in Winnipeg, September 18, 1910 to George and Martha Eden, passed away in St. Boniface Hospital on September 6, 2004. John attended Cecil Rhodes School and Daniel Mac Collegiate. At 19 years of age he went up to Flin Flon in 1930 to work for Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting. He stayed there for 27 years working his way up to the Research Department. He married Helen Patricia Rindress on March 27, 1935 in Northminster United Church. 50 years later they renewed their vows in Killarney United Church. John was made Recreation Director in Flin Flon. He coached a Ladies basketball team, started gymnastics at the Grayling Canoe Club. Dad joined the Fort Gary Horse Reserve Army Corp and trained at Shilo. Church was always an important part of Dads life from Sparling United Church in Winnipeg where he grew up to Northminster United in Flin Flon. He taught a Tuxis Boys Group and later taught Sunday School, was on the Management and Finance Board and belonged to Killarney United Church. In Winnipeg he belonged to St. James and of late Crescent Fort Rouge United. In 1957 he and his wife moved to Gunnar Mines, SK, a Uranium mine on Lake Athabaska. After four years, when the mine was closing down, they went to Nicaragua, CA, Columbia, SA, Bathurst, NB, and Honduras, CA, where he worked for Rosario Resources. In 1975 Dad gave a presentation to the American Mining and Metallurgist Society in New York. This was the highlight of his mining career. Rosario Resources opened an office in Toronto where he was Consulting Metallurgist for all Rosario properties. They retired to Killarney with their granddaughter Pattie, whom they had raised. After 14 years in Killarney they moved to the Eastern Star Chalet in Winnipeg. Dad received his Masonic Pin for 50 years and was also a Past Worthy Patron of the OES. John was predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Helen Patricia; by two sons, David and Patrick; and a daughter-in-law Elsie. He was also predeceased by his parents; brothers, Harry and George; and sisters, Doris, Ivy, Pearl, Ethel and Florence. He leaves to mourn his daughter and son-in-law Carole and Stanley Lovett; grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, Margie (Dale) Foote, Shayna and Devin; Heather (Dean) Foote, Stephanie, Braden and Kelsey; John (Sherry) Lovett, Katelyn, Curtis and Crystal; Wendy (Shaun) Ortman, Kimberley, Raylene, Mathew and Dakota; Pattie (Ed) Pauls, Dryden and Olivia; and Mary Anne Reimer, Rhea, Cory and Michael; as well as many nieces and nephews, including his nieces, Margaret, Lillian, Doris, Betty and Georgina and their families down East, the Jamieson family, the Wottons, Murrays and Boyds. His special family as well as his nephew David and Pat Wotton, John, Stan, Lynne (Chris) Buckle and their family. His many special friends, Bob Reninger, Ken Coyne, Marion and Jim Powers, Joan and Julie Cormay, Roseanne and Paul Goertzen, his many mining friends, the Pelachaty family and numerous other caregivers who meant so much to him. At the age of 87, Dad wrote a book about his life and his many travels with the help of Marion Powers. He learned to use a computer and took a University course on Anthropology. With the proceeds of his book he donated a large screen TV to the Eastern Star Chalet. He had an excellent memory up to the time of his death. Dad lived life to the fullest and enjoyed many adventures in his travels. We will miss him as he goes on his greatest final journey. The family expresses warm thanks to Dr. T. Cavett and the staff of 6 East, St. Boniface Hospital for their kind support and care. A Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving will take place at the Killarney United Church at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 10. KNYSH FUNERAL CHAPEL 582-0973

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 07, 2004