John Binder

He will be lovingly remembered by Rose his wife of 59 years; daughters Petra (Peter) and Andrea (Ford) and grand children Blake, Drew and Lauren Singbush and Michael, Morgan & Ryan (Duterrow).

He is also survived by a large extended family including his brothers, George (Susan), Nik (Ginny) and Erich (Lynda) of Calgary, his sisters, Hermine Stoppa of Seattle and Sue (Murray) McAuley of Calgary, and sister in laws Elizabeth, Trudy both of Calgary. He was predeceased by his parents, Susanna and Georg Binder, sister Eva Neumiller and brothers Jack & Walter Binder.

After the second world war John’s family fled the communist regime in Yugoslavia and spent 6 years in Austria and immigrated to Canada with his family in 1953, settling in Calgary, Alberta in 1954. John met and married Rosalie in 1962 and shortly after they moved to British Columbia and then on to Seattle, Washington in 1977.

John devoted his life to his family, his friends and his career. His quiet assurance, strong work ethic and willingness to help out no matter what the challenge, made him the backbone of whatever venture he put his mind to. A true entrepreneur, he worked in many different areas in the construction industry and invented numerous ingenious tools and developed well planned short cuts to make the workload easier and bring his high quality projects to a successful completion.

John will be remembered for his gentle demeanor, generous spirit, quick wit, and concern for others. He will be greatly missed by his family and all those whose lives he touched.

As per the family wishes there will only be a memorial service by invitation (via video call – more info. to come).

In Lieu of flowers please consider a donation to your favourite charity or if friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to Alzheimer’s Society.

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