He was predeceased by his parents, Agnes and Wilfred, and step mother Josephine and daughter Kathy Gunter; siblings Phil, Lea, Florence, Emile and Alf.
He will be greatly missed by his loving wife of 41 years, Janet; Sister Olive (Don) Fullerton and sister in law Jeanette (Alf) Normand. Also, his children; Niles (Patricia) Kenny, Charmaine (Marnix) Thienpondt and Charlene (George) Camara; his grandchildren; Brandy (Darryl), Somer, Ryan, Curtis, Kevin, Kelsey, Sean, Adam and Danielle; Great grandchildren, Justin, Emily and Cameron. Also, children; Agnes, Wayne and Guy.
Don lived a full and carefree life enjoying every moment. He especially enjoyed many family occasions, particularly entertaining the grand children as he greatly amused them.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm on Monday, January 19, 2015 at Green Acres Funeral Home, #1 East at Navin Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
A special thank you to the staff at Maples Care Home for the kind and helpful care.