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WILLIAM (BILL) JOHN MACILWRAITH MCQUAKER
Born: Nov 14, 1938
Date of Passing: May 31, 2023
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryWILLIAM (BILL) JOHN MACILWRAITH MCQUAKER
Bill passed away peacefully at WestMan Nursing Home, Virden.
Born in Winnipeg to Mac and Ellen McQuaker, Bill grew up in Charleswood, living on Roblin Boulevard and later on McQuaker Drive.
Bill is survived by his wife Gail (McCreedy) and their children, Janet Peters (McQuaker) and her husband Craig, Mac McQuaker and his wife Christi and his granddaughters, Kieley and Addison. He is also survived by his sister Margaret Ellen Teske (McQuaker) and her sons, Mark and Michael Teske.
Bill attended school in Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba graduating from the Agriculture Department. He then took a job with Manitoba Pool Elevators that saw Bill and Gail move to the Virden area where they took roots in the Assiniboine Valley. Bill spent over 30 years with Manitoba Pool Elevators, travelling the back roads of southern Manitoba as Field Supervisor before retiring.
He was involved in many organizations, including the Virden Credit Union, Virden Rifle and Pistol Club, Virden Trap Club, Archery Club, Virden Ag Society and Rodeo, Cubs and Scouts. Bill was Councillor with the RM of Woodworth from 1995 to 2010, and was a Member at Large for the Upper Assiniboine River Conservation District, representing the RM of Wallace-Woodworth from 2015 to 2020.
A Celebration of Life will be held in Winnipeg on Thursday, September 7 and also in Virden at the family farm on Saturday afternoon, September 9.
Contact info for details - Mac McQuaker mmcquaker@gmail.com 416-716-7044
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 10, 2023