KENNETH RAYMOND LOEWEN

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KENNETH RAYMOND LOEWEN

1959 - 2024

Kenneth Raymond Loewen, age 64, passed away suddenly on April 13, 2024. Born in Ontario to Henry and Katherine Loewen, Ken was raised in the Brookdale, Manitoba area and attended school in Carberry. He left school early and later acquired his GED.

Ken spent many years working in agriculture and in the oil field in a variety of capacities honing skills that served him well in life. In 2010, Ken began KRL Enterprise Inc. and provided high quality spraying services to local farmers and quality service to construction projects in the Fort McMurray, Alberta oilfield.

Ken's love of hunting and entertaining people led him to start up 'Brookdale Outfitters' and build a log cabin on his property to host clients. Ken was a licensed Guide, whose passion was waterfowl. Many great friendships were born of these adventures.

Ken was a very talented man. He was a qualified mechanic, electrician, plumber, carpenter and could answer the call to most anything that needed doing. His many hobbies included antler shed hunting, deer and waterfowl hunting, together with fishing and golfing.

Ken worked hard, played hard and loved big - his family meant the world to him. He will be deeply missed by Geneane Feland, his life partner for the past 16 years and their combined family of four wonderful children and six grandchildren. Ken's unconditional love for them shone through in how he lived life. The family spent many fun-filled hours together at home, at the lake and in Arizona. Whatever the context, Ken loved his time with family and his bigger than life personality always made those times special and memorable.

Ken is survived by: his life partner Geneane; children Mandy Kurmann (Adrian), Curtis Loewen; step-children Tyler Bell (Jackee), Evan Bell (Brittany); and grandchildren Ty, Dylan, Jesse, Jace, Coulter and James; Loewen brothers and sister -in-laws Hank (Grace), Dave (Donna), Ed, Irv (Lois); and sisters Elaine (Brien), and Betty (Buurma); together with the mother of Mandy and Curtis (Cindy), numerous nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and close friends. Ken was predeceased by his parents Henry and Katie, sister-in-law Edna Loewen, and brother-in-law Fokko Buurma.

Many have been touched in some manner by Ken and his 'Kenneth ways' of being and doing - his zest for life, love of his family, strong faith, big heart, kind and caring manner, generosity of spirit, fun-loving nature, grand sense of humour, down to earth nature, attention to detail, extensive talents, abilities and expertise, capacity to get-er-done and do it well, and his far-reaching capacity to brighten the lives of all those he knew.

May Ken's spirit shine brightly through all of those whose lives he touched - and may each person pay-it-forward far and wide to help make this crazy world just a little more loving, caring and kind, and fill it with richness of the things that really matter.

As published in Brandon Sun on May 09, 2024, May 09, 2024