HENDRIK (HENRY) HAAK

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HENDRIK (HENRY) HAAK
September 22, 1931 - January 24, 2021

Hendrik (Henry) Haak passed away peacefully with family by his side at Tudor House Care Home in Selkirk.
He leaves to mourn his wife of 60 years, Tini; and his three children, Connie (Tim), Ernie (Lisa) and Audrey (Don); grandchildren, Corey and Jennifer, Melissa and Aaron, Makenzie and Makayla; and great-grandchildren, Brayden, Tyler and Emmalee.
Hendrik was born in Amsterdam, NL in 1931, and as a child experienced the hardships of the Second World War. He attended school and university in Amsterdam becoming a mechanical engineer. In 1948 at 17, Hendrik met Tini where she lived next door, and they fell in love. Hendrik was drafted into the army in 1952, and in 1954 Hendrik decided to go to Canada since the Second World War had left few opportunities in Holland. He began working as an engineer for Monarch Machinery in Winnipeg. Hendrik and Tini were engaged before he left Holland, and he returned to Holland in 1956 so they could be married. They both went back to Winnipeg and he began working for CP Rail, and also working for a short time at St. Boniface Hospital as a P. Eng. He was hired by the engineering department of the City of Winnipeg in 1965 where he spent 28 years, ending his career as Director of Civic Properties when he retired in 1994.
During retirement Hendrik and Tini spent many winters in Tucson, AZ, and their summers back at home in St. Andrews and East Selkirk with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Dad "Opa" will be forever missed but always remembered as the man who gave everything for his family, and loved his wife, children and grandchildren dearly, more than life itself.
Memorial donations can be made to CancerCare Manitoba.

Family and friends may sign a Book of Condolence at www.glenedenmemorial.ca

Glen Eden Funeral Home
204-338-7111

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As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 30, 2021