ARTHUR BERNARD KOMUS
Peacefully,
on Monday, December 22, 2014, Art passed away at home, in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
with his loving wife by his side, at the age of 92 years, three days short of
his 93rd birthday.
Art
will be deeply missed by his wife Gwen, of over 66 years of marriage; his son
Scott (Sheelagh); daughter Lori (Lawrence) Parsons; son-in-law Blair Webster;
grandchildren Chris, Heather, Shena, Sara and Marlene; great-granddaughter
Nilaya; brother-in-law Keith Scott; as well as by many nieces and nephews. He
was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Elizabeth; brothers Nick (Dorothy),
Rev. Peter, Joe (Jean), and Bill (Lee); sister Anne Palkert (Lou); and his
eldest daughter Carol Webster.
On
December 25, 1921, Art was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. After graduating from
St. John's High School, he worked as a printer for Public Press. He then went
on to work as an executive for the Winnipeg Typographical Union as well as
teach Layout and Design at Red River College. Art enjoyed teaching and his
pupils looked forward to his end of the year parties at Art and Gwen's
home. He retired from the Union in 1984
but continued to teach at Red River for many years afterwards.
Art
held his family especially close and filled our home with unconditional love
and laughter. He loved the outdoors,
building slides and skating rinks in the winter and taking his family on
camping trips in the summer. Art enjoyed
traveling and he and Gwen took a trip to Europe as well as Mexico to visit
their daughter Carol. In his retirement years, Art enjoyed woodworking and made
dollhouses for his granddaughters and a garage for his grandson one
Christmas. In 1989, Art and Gwen bought
a cottage at West Hawk Lake where they spent several years entertaining family
and friends, and watching their grandchildren grow up. He loved spending time sitting with Gwen in
their porch sipping on wine and talking into the wee hours of the morning.
Art
liked helping people and fought for the little guy in his career and throughout
his life. Art was a dedicated husband and fun-loving dad who instilled solid
family values into his children and grandchildren. His final advice was, "to be kind and
love each other", which Art did his whole life.
In
accordance with Art's wishes, a private family gathering will be held in Art
and Gwen's home on Saturday, January 3, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
The
family wishes to thank the wonderful staff at Palliative Care who always showed
such kindness and compassion to Art and his family.
Wojcik’s Funeral Chapels &
Crematorium, 2157 Portage Avenue, 204.897.4665, is in care of arrangements.
wojciksfuneralchapel.com
Wojcik’s
FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM
2157 PORTAGE AVENUE
204 - 897 - 4665
www.wojciksfuneralchapel.com
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