RUDY LOWENSTEIN

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RUDY LOWENSTEIN It is with great sadness, that we announce the passing of Rudy Lowenstein on October 18, 2004 at Seven Oaks Hospital. He is survived by his wife Paula of 56 years, his three sons Howie (Francie) of Calgary, Arnie (Valerie) of Boston, and Jeff (Cathy) of Vancouver and seven grandchildren Jeremy, Marc, Daniel, Whitney, Rachel, Michael, and Alana Lowenstein as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother Ken in 1994. Rudy Lowenstein was born in 1921 in Dusseldorf, Germany son to Hugo and Johanna Lowenstein and brother to Ken (Margaret). After being arrested on Kristallnacht and a period in Dachau, he escaped Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport. When the war broke out in September 1939, he along with other refugees was placed in internment camps, first in England and then in Canada. Soon after his release from the camps, and following a period working on farms in Manitoba, he volunteered for the Canadian army. He served at Camp Shilo, near Brandon. Rudy was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was devoted to his wife and his family. He took great pride in keeping in touch with the limited family that survived the war. He was active in the Jewish community and spent his later years teaching young people about the Holocaust. Playing the violin, listening to classical music, and attending the symphony were some of his greatest passions. Rudy and his late partner Joe Frank built the Crown Cap into a well-respected manufacturer in Winnipeg. They ran the company with an unusually high moral standard with honesty, integrity and trust as the fabric. These qualities were characteristic of the manner in which Rudy lived his life. He will be profoundly missed by his wife, children, grandchildren, relatives and friends. He is remembered for his love of learning and his good deeds. His constant smile, positive outlook, his love for Judaism, and his willingness to give of himself will be a source of pride and inspiration to us all forever. The funeral was held at the Congregation Etz Chaim with interment at the Hebrew Sick on October 20. Pallbearers were his grandsons, Jeremy, Marc, Daniel and Michael Lowenstein, his nephews David Lowe and Alan Pritzker. Honorary pallbearers were Harold Richman, Max Labovitch, Sam Unrode, Joe Leinburd, Lanny Jacob and Howard Bogach. Many thanks to the physicians and nurses at the Seven Oaks Hospital for their care. Donations can be made in his memory to the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba, Holocaust Education Centre Endowment Fund, 123 Doncaster Street, Winnipeg, R3N 2B3 or to Hadassah Youth Aliyah Village, 2001 Beacon Street, Suite 101, Brighton, MA, 02135.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 30, 2004