George Crumback

We said goodbye to George May 11, 2021 at 97 years of age. Predeceased by his loving wife Helen, his brothers Lloyd and Robert, sisters Marion Stratford, Barbara Goldsmith and daughter Wendy, and Irene Owens, brothers in law Albert Langdon, Bill Knight, and Gordon Stratford, sister in law Doris Knight, nephews Robert Knight, Faron Langdon, Brian Crumback and Wayne Stratford, niece Mabel Crumback, son -in-law Harry MacGregor and great granddaughter Mikaela Crooks.

George was DAD to Dr. Dauna Crooks (Terry) and Bonnie MacGregor (Harry). POPPA to Stephanie Cross (Justian) and brother Stuart MacGregor (Joanna), Sean Crooks (Michelle), David Crooks(Robin) and Tara Crooks. POPPA2 to David’s Alexandra, Talazia and Danyka Crooks, Sean’s Aidan and Devlin Crooks, and Stephanie’s Fia, Harrison and Rosa Cross.

The loss is felt by his sister Marjorie Good, her daughters Tammy and Kim, brother Don (Shirley) and sons Doug (Nora) and Daniel (Jess), sister in law Audrey Langdon and son Lorne, Linda Anderson, Darlene Leavens (Paul), and Terry Stratford (Alice), Brother in law Peter Owens and his children Cheryl (Brad) and Mark (Maria), James Knight (Elizabeth), Joanne Judge (John), Bruce Crumback, Garry Crumback (Patricia), Joan Morgan (John), Susan Swanson (Steven), Dale Crumback (Kirsten).

George was revered by his immediate family as he became their guardian after his mother Vera became ill and passed away. He fostered sister Marion for a time. Yearly Crumback family gatherings at Marion and Gordon’s were raucous, loud and loving. The Langdon get togethers were fun as many of us were scattered across Canada. Dad also left his mark on the staff at St Joseph’s Villa in Dundas. They enjoyed his topless sunbathing, smart remarks and jokes and Thank you. He was allowed to feed the birds (his daily job) until Covid hit. He was well loved and cared for by the staff. Thank you from our hearts!

George was a WWII veteran going overseas with the Essex Scottish Regiment at age 17 and serving in the Netherlands. He was a long time employee of TransCanada Pipeline working in the early years to build the line From BC to Ontario and testing out new equipment to check welds and another checking the integrity of the massive pipe before any product was allowed through. As a family we moved every year from K to grade 8 and learned to make friends quickly and adjust to urban and rural lifeways. Once the line was complete Compressor stations were built to push the gas along and Dad supervised stations in Saskatchewan and Ontario until his retirement. Everywhere he went he pursued his interest in the Legion, Masons and Shriners.

One of his greatest gifts to my sister and me was to push us to get a solid education, something he was unable to do in his youth. His pride in his girls and their family was never ending. Our family took car trips yearly and in retirement Dad loved to travel to Texas and Florida where he kept a cottage. In his nineties he sailed to California with Dauna, took the train west with Bonnie and visited Bonnie in Scotland. He had indeed travelled far.

We miss you Dad!