Obituary for
Jack Reitenbach
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jack Reitenbach on Friday, February 12, 2016 at the age of 91 years.
Jack was born in Lemberg, SK on December 30, 1924. He was the youngest son of Julianna and Jacob Reitenbach. Jack was living on the family farm north of Lemberg when he attended Peace School where he completed his Grade 8. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith and was confirmed on April 2, 1939 while attending Trinity Lutheran Church.
In1946 they purchased a farm north of Melville. In 1947, his parents retired and he took over the farm. During the winter of 1948, Jack worked on the CN in Melville. He returned to farming for a year and during the winter of 1950, he and his brother Dan worked in a distillery in Vancouver. Jack returned to the farm and in October 1956, he married Doreen Schick. They were blessed with three daughters. Jack retired in 1993 and moved into Melville.
Throughout his life, he enjoyed bowling, was an avid curler and continued to golf late into his 80s. His favourite golfing spot was Neudorf which had sand greens. In his early retirement years, Jack discovered ‘coffee row’ which became an important social activity in his life. He attended single dances, shared numerous road trips with his good friends and enjoyed watching the activities of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Card games, crib, shuffleboard and pool kept him busy and his mind sharp.
Jack will be lovingly remembered and is already missed by his three daughters and their families: Susan (Gerald) Vandane and their children Carissa, Alysha and Davis; Debbie Reitenbach; and Gloria (Mel) Sabeski and their children Cory (Alicia); Christine (Terry) and their children Jaiden, Austin and Dorien; Jennifer (Tyrone) and their children Leah, Alexa and Emersyn; Jonathan and Chelsea; one sister-in-law Ida (Dan) Reitenbach and many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents Julianna (nee Hennig) and Jacob Reitenbach; and his siblings Karl (Eileen), Henry (Emalyn), Mary (Ed) Scheirer, Dan, Fredrich ‘Fritz’ (Mary) and Ida (Harold) Niebergal.
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