ELGIN DALE DUECK PASSED AWAY JULY 25, 2000 AT VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE AT THE AGE OF 63 YEARS.
DALE WAS BORN JUNE 30, 1937 AT HANOVER, MANITOBA TO FRANK AND MATHILDA DUECK. HE WAS PLACED IN AN ORPHANAGE AT A VERY YOUNG AGE FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER. HE RECEIVED HIS EARLY EDUCATION IN WINNIPEG AND AT THE AGE OF ELEVEN MOVED IN WITH HIS AUNT AND UNCLE AT ROSENHOFF, MANITOBA. HE COMPLETED HIS EDUCATION AT ROSENHOFF AND JOINED THE AIR FORCE IN 1957. HE WAS STATIONED AT GIMLI, MANITOBA WHERE HE SERVED AS AN AIR CRAFT MECHANIC. IN 1960 HE RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE AND WORKED REPAIRING NEON SIGNS FOR FIVE YEARS. IN 1965 HE MOVED TO CALGARY WHERE HE WORKED FOR A SHORT TIME WITH A NEON SIGN COMPANY AND THEN AS A STEAM FITTER AT PETROCHEMICAL PROJECTS FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS. IN 1992 HE MOVED TO VULCAN AND DID ODD JOBS IN THE AREA WORKING FOR MIDWEST, NICK’S AUTO BODY, GREG DANIELS AND MOST RECENTLY FOR THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION.
DALE ENJOYED VISITING WITH HIS FRIENDS, PLAYING DARTS AND CROSS WORD PUZZLES. HE WAS A FAMILIAR FACE FOR THE PAST THREE CHRISTMAS’S AT THE LEGION HELPING WITH THEIR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER.
DALE IS SURVIVED BY FOUR BROTHERS DELBERT (JOY) DUECK OF AIRDRIE, PERCY (MARY) LOWEN OF ROSENORT, MANITOBA, FRANK (JEAN) DUECK OF VULCAN, BILLY (RUTH) DUECK OF WINNIPEG, TWO SISTERS BETTY (DAVID) PLETT OF KLEEFELD, MANITOBA, MAISIE HILDEBRANDT OF LANDMARK, MANITOBA, AUNT HELENA DUECK OF MORRIS, MANITOBA, NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS AND COUSINS.
DALE WAS PREDECEASED BY A BROTHER ALAIR, TWO SISTERS ELVA AND VIOLA, UNCLE JACOB DUECK AND HIS PARENTS.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE TUESDAY AUGUST 1, 2000 AT 1:30 P.M. AT VULCAN LEGION HALL WITH PADRE DOUG BARRIE OFFICIATING.
HONOUR GUARD MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH #121 – JOHN SCATTERGOOD, DAYTON WILLIAMS, GEORGE LAWRENCE, ROD SPEER, WALTER DANN, JOYCE BIRCH, ED ZILKE AND GLEN EVANS.
INURNMENT VULCAN CEMETERY FIELD OF HONOUR.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 485-2633. E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.