DENNIS DREGER

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DENNIS W. DREGER 1955 - December 21 - 2018 It is with sadness that we share the news that Dennis passed away suddenly on his 63rd birthday at his home in Hawksbury, Ontario. Dennis will be remembered for his warmth, charm and wit and for his courageous struggle with mental health. He leaves to mourn his mother, Stella Dreger, Lac du Bonnet; sons, Jay (Erin) and Matthew in Montreal, Cole in Halifax and Liam and Lucas (Claudia) in Santiago, Chile; his grandchildren, Phoenix and Olivia; his sisters, Joyce Wright (Roy) and Dianne McCoy (Craig)) of Winnipeg; and good friend Kathy Picard, Lac du Bonnet. His uncle Ernie Dreger resides in Winnipeg. He has numerous nephews and a niece, cousins and aunts Claudette Slobodian, Lorraine Trudeau (Wilf), Louise Van Bellegan (Roger), Beth Allaire and Daisy Allaire. He was predeceased by his father, Victor Dreger; and uncles, Hubert Dreger, Roger Allaire, Aimee Allaire; and aunt Vivian Nightengale; and his former wife, Janice Dreger (Ford). Dennis grew up in Winnipeg and Lac du Bonnet. He married Janice and they had three sons Jay, Mathew and Cole. His career was mainly in aviation. He worked his way up from mechanic into management at Air Canada. He loved his job and it took him around the world. He and his family lived in Winnipeg, Stoney Mountain, St. Lazare, Quebec and Santiago, Chile. Dennis met Claudia in Santiago and they had two sons Lucas and Liam. He worked for LAN Chile Airline after Air Canada and he returned to Canada in 2005. He lived in Lac du Bonnet for a time working at Home Hardware and then moved to Hawksbury, Ontario. Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will take place in April, 2019. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Canadian Mental Health Association.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 05, 2019