EDWARD HAUGHIAN

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EDWARD HAUGHIAN April 20, 1934 - June 2, 2014 Ed was born in Perth, Ontario and raised on the family farm at Stanleyville. After leaving school he took the Harvest Train to Saskatchewan, where he worked in Unity before returning home to Ontario. He got his start in retail working as a stock boy at Stedman's, where he quickly moved up the ranks to a managerial position. From there he took a job at Zellers, where he worked for many years. With his wife Terry, whom he had met in Kapuskasing, and their two daughters, he saw much of the country - from Ontario to BC - working as a store manager for Zellers, transferred on average every two years. In 1973, he left retail and embarked on a new career in the insurance industry. By his second year, he had made the Million Dollar Round Table, and was hooked. He became more and more interested in the financial planning aspect of the business and in 1984 formed his own company, Comprehensive Planning Services. He soon developed a wide rural client base; coming from a farm background himself, he could relate to the farmers and he always enjoyed their down-to-earth hospitality. He remained in the business until 2002, when he was forced to retire due to complications from diabetes. He and Terry enjoyed many years at their log cabin at Candle Lake, where many of their neighbours became great friends. A longtime member of the Fish and Game League, Ed loved fishing and hunting. He and Terry also enjoyed holidays away, from road trips to Alaska and winter getaways to their Texas property, to cruises and trips to Hawaii. After the death of his wife, Ed spent a year at Caleb Manor in Saskatoon before moving to Winnipeg, where he lived first at Sturgeon Creek Retirement Residence and then at Misericordia Place. He was an inveterate joke-teller, often leading with "Did you hear about the baby born last week who was half-human and half-animal...?" Shortly after his 80th birthday, which included his favourite lobster feast, Ed passed away suddenly on June 2, 2014. He was predeceased by his wife of 50 years Terry (Marie-Thérèse Brisson) in 2009 and his parents, Urbin and Margeurite (Pennett) Haughian. He is survived by his sister Terry Emery and brother Leo Haughian, as well as his two daughters, Linda (Blaine) Haubrich and Karen Haughian (Gord Shillingford), and his four grandchildren, Lindsay, Evan, Rochelle, and Griffin. The family wishes to thank all the staff at Misericordia Place, Cornish 2 for the wonderful care they provided during Ed's stay there. In keeping with his wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be a private family memorial at a later date with interment at Gravelbourg Cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 07, 2014