ALBERT CAMPBELL

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ALBERT CAMPBELL March 4, 1938- April 13, 2016 Peacefully in his sleep, with his family at his side, Albert passed away after a short battle with cancer. Remaining to cherish Albert's memory are his wife of 55 years, Rubina; daughters, Angela, Charlotte ("Cookie"), and Kerri; son, Vincent; grandchildren, Shannon, Daniel, Ryan, Matthew, Gabrielle, Mackenzie, Bernie, Lucas, Deanna, Denae, Tawni, Neal, Noah, Rihanna, Zakk, Kesler, and Charlotte. Also left to mourn are his brothers, Charles and William ("Bill"); sisters, Marie and Linda (Roxy); numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Albert was predeceased by his father, Gabriel; mother and step-father, Agnes and William McKay; mother and father-in-law Neal and Charlotte Cook; sister and brother-in-law, Victoria and Jonas Cook; brother, Lloyd ("Louis"); sister-in-law, Florine Campbell; brother-in-law, Teruo Hayashi; friends, Oscar and Marie Olson. Papa also leaves behind his beloved dog and companion Max. "I'm going home." He told us as he was nearing death. Albert, better known by his beloved grandchildren as "Papa", was born in The Pas, Manitoba on March 4, 1938. The oldest of seven children Papa took a patriarchal lead right from early childhood. He spent most of his life in Grand Rapids, Manitoba as a fisherman who loved the lake, and working for Manitoba Hydro for 37 years. In Grand Rapids, Papa was a mayor for three terms, Fire Chief, and an advocate for the Manitoba Metis Federation. Papa loved square dancing and also participated in other Grand Rapids Winter Festival events. Papa loved his curling. He was a pioneer of curling in Grand Rapids, coaching as well as curling with his beloved broom he nicknamed "the rink rat", and right up until the end he was watching his "Jennifer Jones" and his "adopted grandson" Stoughton curl. Papa was a busy man, but always managed to make time for the loves of his life, his grandchildren. Papa's smile was contagious, and he enjoyed making people laugh right up until the end. His sense of humour and teasing will certainly be missed by all who knew him. The family would like to thank from the bottom of their hearts; Father Noel of the RC Church, the Grand Rapids Nursing Station staff, especially "Papa's nurses" and Dr. Marlyn Cook, as well as his care aide Monique, and the community of Grand Rapids for coming to spend time and help the family! Another special thank you to Helen for feeding us, the "old girls" Yvonne and Anne for visiting, and nephews Patty and Skip and brother Bill for being there every day. Wake services will be held Monday, April 18, 2016 and Tuesday, April 19, 2016 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Roman Catholic Hall, Grand Rapids, MB. Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Viewing to begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Roman Catholic Hall followed by the service at the Church. Father Noel Belanger officiating. Interment to follow at the St. Alexander Roman Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to ANDERSON FAMILY FUNERAL HOME Ashern, MB 1 866 293 4951
Publish Date: Apr 18, 2016

ALBERT CAMPBELL March 4, 1938 - April 13, 2016 Peacefully in his sleep, with his family at his side, Albert passed away after a short battle with cancer. Remaining to cherish Albert's memory are his wife of 55 years, Rubina; daughters, Angela, Charlotte ("Cookie") and Kerri; son Vincent; grandchildren, Shannon, Daniel, Ryan, Matthew, Gabrielle, Lucas, Deanna, Denae, Tawni, Neal, Noah, Rihanna, Zakk, Kesler and Charlotte. Also left to mourn are his brothers, Charles and William ("Bill"); sisters, Marie and Linda (Roxy); numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Albert was predeceased by his father Gabriel; mother and stepfather, Agnes and William McKay; sister and brother in-law, Victoria and Jonas Cook; brother Lloyd ("Louis"); sister-in-law Florine Campbell; brother-in-law Teruo Hayashi. Papa also leaves behind his beloved dog and companion Max. "I'm going home." He told us as he was nearing death. Albert, better known by his beloved grandchildren as "Papa", was born in The Pas, Manitoba, March 4, 1938. The oldest of seven children, Papa took a patriarchal lead right from early childhood. He spent most of his life in Grand Rapids, Manitoba, as a fisherman and working for Manitoba Hydro for 37 years. In Grand Rapids, Papa was a mayor for three terms, Fire Chief and an advocate for the Manitoba Metis Federation. Papa loved square dancing and also participated in other Grand Rapids Winter Festival events. Papa loved his curling. He was a pioneer of curling in Grand Rapids, coaching, as well as curling with his beloved broom he nicknamed "the rink rat", and right up until the end he was watching his "Jennifer Jones" and his "adopted grandson" Stoughton curl. Papa was a busy man, but always managed to make time for the loves of his life, his grandchildren. Papa's smile was contagious, and he enjoyed making people laugh right up until the end. The family would like to thank from the bottom of their hearts, Father Noel of the Roman Catholic Church, the Grand Rapids Nursing Station staff, especially "Papa's nurses" and Dr. Marlyn Cook, as well as his care aide Monique, and the community of Grand Rapids, for coming to spend time and help the family! Another special thank you to Helen for feeding us, the "old girls", Yvonne and Anne, for visiting and nephews, Patty and Skip, and brother Bill for being there every day. Wake services will be held Monday, April 18, 2016 and Tuesday, April 19, 2016, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Roman Catholic Hall, Grand Rapids, MB. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Viewing to begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Roman Catholic Hall, followed by the service at the church. Father Noel Belanger officiating. Interment to follow at the St. Alexander Roman Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to ANDERSON FAMILY FUNERAL HOME Ashern, MB 1 866 293 4951
Publish Date: Apr 16, 2016

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Apr 18, 2016