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| Inkster John |
| Date of birth: January 28, 1930 |
| Died: January 20, 2010 |
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| Funeral: January 27, 2010, 10:30 am, Ste. Rose de Lima Roman Catholic Church, Ste. Rose du Lac MB |
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John Inkster, our dear father, grandfather (pop) and great grandfather passed away peacefully on January 20th, 2010 at the Ste. Rose General Hospital at the age of 79 years with his family by his side.
John was born in Abbotshall 3 miles east of Rorketon, and 1 mile north, on his parents Charles and Valentina Inkster’s family farm on January 28, 1930. He had one brother Ronald, who passed away at the young age of 21 years from epilepsy.
John attended school in Abbotshall for the first part of his schooling, then later went to Rorketon to attend high school. He was very active in sports, baseball in the summer and hockey in the winter. Of the stories I’ve been told, he was the best in both.
He graduated from high school, and then took a 6 week course in the summer time that allowed him to become a teacher. He taught school in Million for one year. He then decided to do something different in his life, he then moved to Winnipeg and did various jobs. He worked at Canada Packers, ALE, and a cold storage facility.
Times were tough on the farm back then, his parents found it very hard so they asked him to move back to the farm and lend a hand. He then decided to return back to Rorketon. Upon his return, he married the love of his life, our Mom, Olga. Together they built a home, where they raised the 5 of us.
Things were not all roses for farmers back then as we all know, so he took a job in Flin Flon working for his uncle as a carpenter. Together they built the Ukrainian Catholic Church. After that project John returned home, to become a fulltime farmer. The cows were always the main interest and staple of the farm, but he also tried his hand at fishing, mink farming and sheep ranching. In the end of his trials, the cows were the ones that pulled the family through all these years.
In his free time, John was active in the church and the community. He also spent plenty of time with his children, whether it was coaching, driving or just being a spectator along the sidelines. As the years went on, he became involved in the curling rink and became a curler just like the baseball and hockey player …. one of the finest. He always said, “You can never miss a shot, behind the glass.” John and his buddies were best known for their escapades on and off the ice!!
We all know that John, though the years, became an avid hunter and fisherman. Now we don’t have all day for the goose, fish and deer stories that could be told, but there is one that I will treasure forever. It’s about John and his Partner. They emptied their clips twice and still looking for more shells, at 10 deer, 50 yards away, and nothing fell to the ground!! And like one of John’s friends would say, “John it’s a big target, but there’s a lot of room around it!!” We all will have our memories and treasures about our famous hunter. John made sure to pass his hunting skills onto his children and it is something we all enjoyed doing to this day.
When John’s parents retired from farming he moved the farming operation to its present location, where he was presently living. John and Olga built a new home and he farmed there for the remainder of his career.
And then he retired…. to the living room sofa. Where hockey, baseball and curling were the only topics allowed on the television set when it was his time to be relaxed!! (which was ALWAYS ‘his’ time) He still loved to keep busy with all of his hobbies, as well as picking fresh berries, just to be sure that there were ingredients for a pie!
John became ill in September, this led to a 4 month battle that he fought very hard with. He never gave up hope or lost his good spirits during this rough and lengthy path. The battle became too much for him and he found it easier to give up his fight and join his true love, our mom, Olga once again. He will always be one of the strongest, kindest, and honest men that we have ever had the pleasure of knowing, who was always ready, willing and able to lend a hand whenever it was needed.
John is survived by his son Jerry and his wife Gloria and their children Cindee, Cheryl and Jeffrey, son Lonney and his wife Colleen and their children Susan and her husband Darrel and their children Brooklyn and Brayden, daughter Judy and husband Adam and their daughter Amanda along with Justin, daughter-in-law donna, her daughter Tina and her husband Jacques and their children Brenna, Chelsea and Matthew. Sister-in-law Stella Muzyka, brother-in-law Ben Litwinovich (wife Gloria) and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
John is predeceased by his loving wife Olga, and his two sons Brian and Dean, as well as his parents, Charlie and Valentina, and his brother Ronald Inkster. One uncles, John Inkster Sr. (wife Mary), brother-in-law Nick Muzyka, sister-in-law Ann Davidson.
And in closing, Dad, we would like to send you a final birthday wish in heaven. With all our love…your family and friends… Happy Birthday Dad.
Funeral services for John were held on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. in the Ste. Rose de Lima Roman Catholic Church under the auspices of the United Church. Rev. Neil Strohschein officiated with the service concluding at the church. A private interment will be held at the Ridgeway Cemetery in Rorketon at a later date. Judy Tymchuk offered the eulogy and Amanada Tymchuck acted as urnbearer. Honorary urnbearers Edgar Hudson, Sid Ackerman, Ben Kujanpaa, Russell Murray, Raymond Moffatt, Bruce Fredericksen and Bert Dicks formed the Honour Guard, soloist was Adele Murray and organist was Evelyn Taylor.
If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice. |
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