FELIX PTASHNIK

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FELIX PTASHNIK 1923 - 2012 Born in Hodgson, MB, one of 10 children; predeceased by five brothers, Mike, John, Frank, Max and Paul, and one sister, Tesse.Felix leaves behind two brothers, Joe and Carl, and one sister, Josephine, all of Vancouver, BC; Felix also leaves behind from his first marriage of 26 years, four sons, Dennis, Robin, Anthony, and Jamie; his wife, Florence, of 40 years, who brought seven children to his family, Collins (deceased), Wayne, Judy, Charlene, David, Heather, and Dwight; and finally, to complete his relative to a Brady Bunch family of 13, the two children had together, Dawn and Felix Jr. We are all a part of a special and unique assorted bag of nuts! At the age of 17, he lied about his age so he could sign up for the Army where the age limit was 19. His service with the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders took him overseas, landing in Normandy to fight in the Second World War. He was very proud of his service as a dispatch operator whose job was to ride a motorcycle across Europe, in-between enemy lines to relay coordinates for gunfire. He enjoyed sharing his proudest memories and stories of his years spent serving his country. After his return to Winnipeg in December 1945, he began his lifelong career as a tailor and invisible art mender, which he took pride in teaching himself. His art of pulling apart threads from the inside of any cloth or knit garment and reweaving damaged, torn or burned clothing was so amazing and one of a kind that he had customers from across Canada, into the United States, and Europe who brought in and sent from casual to expensive and sentimental items for repair. His business of over 50 years provided well for his large family until he retired at age 78. He was a man who loved his family, loved his work, and whose simple pleasures included going out to his summer cottage in Narcisse, MB, indulging in a good stiff drink of scotch and a cigarette, bowling, watching baseball, and spending time with his many friends at the St. James Legion where he was a member for over 40 years. The family would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of his friends, comrades, and especially the amazingly kind and friendly staff who all made him feel so very special, by catering to him every time he came through the doors. He loved you all. Approximately six years ago, he became a resident at Deer Lodge Centre where over the years his charming personality has created many new family and friendships. The family would also like to say thank you so very much, to each and every staff member who had any part in his care, comfort and dignitybig or small. We love you and appreciate you all; you were like our extended family for making his quality of life so full, so enjoyable, so comfortable, and so happy. His kind, generous, and humorous personality impacted everyone he met and knew. He will always be fondly remembered and dearly dearly missed. Our family would like to invite all who cared for him to share in a Cheer! and Celebration of Life gathering at the St. James Legion #4, 1755 Portage Avenue, on Friday, January 13, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. Daddy, we love you - ya tebe liubliu For those who wish to sign the online Guest Book please visit our website. Chapel Lawn www.chapellawn.mb.ca 885-9715

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 09, 2012