ARKLOS JOHN WILTON

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ARKLOS JOHN WILTON Peacefully, surrounded by family, Arkie passed away on December 2, 2016, at the Boyne Lodge in Carman, Manitoba, at the age of 95. Arkie was predeceased by his loving wife Irene (nee Tolton) in 2007, and is survived by his daughters: Beverley (Richard) Boyd and children Susanne and Bradley (Laura and their daughter, Alice); Eileen (Robert) Roddy and their children Paul (Alicia and their son Kaelan and daughter Avery) and Mark (Jaime); Margaret (Scott) Hand; and Diane (Neil) Hamilton and their children Carly (Riley) and Kyle (Brett). Arkie was predeceased by an infant son Leslie, his brother Donald and wife Shirley Wilton, his sister Mildred and husband Alex Matheson, and brother-in-law Ronald and wife Ann Tolton. Arkie was born on June 24, 1921 at Carman. With the exception of his service in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Flight Engineer in the Second World War, Arkie lived his entire life on the original Wilton homestead in the Roland area, and later at the Boyne Towers and Boyne Lodge in Carman. Arkie was an innovative and hardworking farmer, and took great pride in being one of the early grain corn growers in Manitoba. He was a loving and supportive husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and will be dearly missed. The family would like to thank the staff of the Boyne Lodge for their care and support. Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 9 at 1:00 p.m. at Friends Community Church in Carman, with Pastor Dale Warkentin and Pastor Terry Sawatsky officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Parkinson's Society or to the Boyne Lodge Foundation. Doyle's Funeral Home, in care of arrangements. www.doylesfuneralchapel.com

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 06, 2016