Jim Dunphy

He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Carla, children; Don (Cathy), Sharon, Brent, Sonny, grandchildren; Mellisa, Christina, Mitchell, Mary Jane, Gena, Quinn, Delainy, great grandchildren; Ashlyn and Amelia. Jim was predeceased by his four siblings, two brothers, Joe and George and two sisters, one at the young age of five, and Ella.

There have been many kids over the years who considered Pops to be their favourite father figure. We will all miss him dearly.

Pops took great pride in his family, when in need, we could always count on him. He spent many hours enjoying his grandchildren and all their endeavours, hockey games, and practices, appointments, after school pick ups, weekends at Chesley’s, Grandpa was always available.

Jim was a hard-working man, he started his career at CNR in the baggage department, he owned his own business S&D messenger, and was a highly regarded long term employee of over 20 years for Business Furnishings.

A man of many talents, a carpenter, electrician, plumber, fabricator, mechanic, and farmer. Jim could be called on for advice or help anytime. Camping was something he truly enjoyed. He spent 62 years on Netley Creek at Chesley’s Resort where he enjoyed many long-term friendships and many many bottles of Blue. Saturday mornings you could find Pops cooking the bacon, beer in hand, hollering hello to anyone who passed. His oldest granddaughter loved spending time at Chesley;s so much that she now has a place of her own there and the lovely addon on lot 71 wouldn’t exist without Jim’s expertise, the family legacy continues. He was an avid fisherman, and he spent many hours enjoying all that Netley Creek had to offer, fishing, boating, pulling kids of all ages water skiing, tubing, and he especially enjoyed the wipe outs. Jim was a Manitoba Elks, and Legion member for over 50 years, and could be found enjoying a dance or two during the off months from camping on Friday nights at the St James Legion.

Jim grew up on the farm in Modal Farm, Saskatchewan, and after meeting Carla, he enjoyed many weekends at the farm in Atwater, Saskatchewan with the Jenson family. Pop’s has shared a story or two about growing up on the farm, like the fact that his mother wouldn’t let him in the kitchen when cooking and that gave him cause to believe that he may have been eating pigeon stew. He actually rode his horse to school and apparently it wasn’t terribly friendly, it had been known to kick his fellow students. Times were tough when Jim was a kid, his brother went off to war and he had to quit school to lend a hand working the farm. Having a grade 5 education didn’t stop him from living a successful life. His ability to work hard continued well into his 80’s as he could still be found tending to his garden in Winnipeg along with his wife Carla.

We will each carry our own memories of you with us Pops.

Rest in Peace and we love you.