Obituary of JOSEPH H. LECHOWICZ

JOSEPH HENRY LECHOWICZ Peacefully, Joseph Henry Lechowicz passed away on December 21, 2014 at Pine Falls Hospital. He is survived by his sister Wanda, daughters Judith and Beverly (David), grandchildren Samantha (Keith), Teresa (Mark), Caitlin, and James (JJ), great grandchildren Mikayla, Landon and Lilyanna. He was predeceased by his wife of 59 years, Helen, son Gary, brothers Ted and Bill. Dad was born April 22, 1926 in Ituna, Saskatchewan to Magdalene and Anthony Lechowicz. He was raised and educated in Angusville, MB and spent his early years hunting and fishing in the area. Joe started working as a power engineer at the mine in Flin Flon MB before moving to Winnipeg where he worked at Canada Packers Meats. He took a Class 2 power engineer’s job at Carling O'Keefe breweries where he worked for over 30 years before retiring in 1990. In 1979 Joe and Helen bought property in Lake of the Woods, ON where they built a cottage and spent many hours finishing it including a beautiful stone fireplace. Dad loved to fish with close friends at the lake and spent many hours there with his grandchildren as they grew up. The rocking chair on the porch put many of his grandchildren to sleep while singing ‘You Are my Sunshine’ or ‘I Want a Girl’. In 2013 he moved to Traverse Bay where he had his own little cottage, where he spent his final months enjoying watching his 3 great grandchildren. Dad, Joe will always and forever be remembered with love by his family and friends. Our family would like to thank the nurses at Selkirk General Hospital for their kind care of dad. Cremation has taken place and no formal funeral will be held.