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LARRY CASTLE
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Larry Castle at the Grace Hospital on February 5, 2024 at the age of 81 years.
His memory will be cherished by his devoted wife of 58 years, Frances; daughters, Kimberly (Russell) and Michelle (Marc); granddaughters, Sydney, Mckenna and Kate; brother, Clint (Carolyn); and numerous nieces and nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
He was predeceased by his father, Ross and mother, Florence; brother-in-law, Walter and sister-in-law, Karen.
Larry was born in Dauphin and raised in Fort Garry where he made many lifelong friends and was actively involved in curling throughout his life. His early career took him to multiple locations, until he met his future wife Fran in 1963 in Avonlea, Saskatchewan. They were married on October 16, 1965 and moved to Brandon where they lived for several years before returning to Winnipeg to raise their daughters. Family was always of the utmost importance to Larry and he was always proud to share stories of his daughters and grandchildren.
Larry dedicated many years of service to the Province of Manitoba, in the Department of Driver Licensing, until his retirement. He began to experience difficulties with vision in his early 40s, yet his keen mind and memory allowed him to continue working for many years. In fact, when Manitoba transitioned to Photo Drivers Licences, it was his photo that was used to demonstrate the new cards, even though by that time he was no longer able to drive due to vision loss.
His resilient spirit and ability to find humour in adversity were unwavering. Despite progressive vision loss, he always maintained a positive attitude and a friendly, outgoing nature.
Both Larry and Fran loved to travel and were able to visit many destinations over the years. He was always very sociable and anyone near him would recognize his signature laugh. Many happy Saturdays were spent with friends at the Heather Curling Club.
A private memorial service will be held by the family at the Chapel Lawn Funeral Home.
The family wishes to extend their appreciation to the staff at both Brightwater and the Grace Hospital.
If friends so desire, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian National Institute for Blind (CNIB) at cnib.ca
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 10, 2024, Feb 10, 2024
Condolences & Memories (6 entries)
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So sorry to hear of Larry's passing. We worked at DDVL for several years, including on the Photo Licencing project together. Even tho his eyesight was faltering at that time, Larry was a large part of the success of the project. Larry and I also shared a good bit of time together outside of work. While his eyesight was ok we did some curling together. He was an excellent curler and knew the game inside out. After we had retired, we sometimes went for car rides together. Larry especially liked to go to see the million dollar homes given away by the lotteries. We also went to breakfast together on several occasions. Our favourite topics of conversation were the 'girls' in our lives. I can tell all the Castle women that you were the most important parts of Larry's being. He bragged on all of you, especially the grandgirls who could do no wrong in his eyes. Please know that Larry was admired and loved by many. He will be missed. - Posted by: Dan Puls (Co-worker and friend) on: Feb 10, 2024
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Fran, Kim, Michelle, Clint, Carolyn and families, we are so sorry to hear of Larry’s passing. Our hearts are breaking for you. Please take care and know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. - Posted by: Bill & Suzanne Sawchuk (Friends) on: Feb 10, 2024
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To Fran and the Castle Family. I am so sorry to hear of Larry’s passing. I always enjoyed our times together. I know everyone will holds dear their memories of him. Hugs to you Fran! - Posted by: Bernie Savoie (Friend) on: Feb 10, 2024
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Larry was a very kind man. He was involved with all the charity events we had at work. Deepest condolences to his family. RIP Larry. - Posted by: June Neal (Co-worker at DDVL) on: Feb 10, 2024
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We curled together in a few bonspiels and had lots of laughs. Best memory is when we finished lunch one day at Investors cafeteria we went back through the line and bought a whole pie which we shared. - Posted by: Greg Schwenneker (Coworker at Investors Group ) on: Feb 10, 2024
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My wife Carolyn and I had the pleasure of working with Larry for many years at the Division of Driver and Vehicle Licensing. Larry was an easy person to get to know due to his outgoing personality and joy of laughter, which was genuine, spontaneous and loud. Back in the 1970's and early 80's the Driver Licensing system required data to be updated using keypunch. Since Larry was in charge of data entry, Larry oversaw a room full of women who operated key punch machines. They were affectionately known as "Larry's Harem". Larry was accustom to committing faux pas while on the job. One day while using the paper cutter at work, Larry inadvertently cut his tie off. While we all got a chuckle out of this event, nobody laughed harder than Larry. He loved to eat. On one occasion when attending a luncheon that was buffet style, Larry returned to our table with his plate heaping with food. During the meal, Larry started to look for the butter he had placed on his plate to butter his dinner roll. Larry could not find it and came to the conclusion that he must have eaten the butter unknowingly, including the cardboard swatch upon which the butter was placed. Larry was also known for taking long walks during the lunch hour. He would often be accompanied by a group of employees including me. In addition to exercise, these walks were used to discuss a myriad of topics. More times than not, our journeys were filled with much laughter. Following major renovations at 1075 Portage Avenue, Larry was assigned an office that was situated in a location that had no connection to an outside wall. As such, Larry was always complaining that his office had no window to see what was going on outside and for receiving natural light. One weekend while assisting with a cleanup of my mother-in-law's garage, I found on old wooden-framed storm window that had been removed from her house when she had her windows upgraded. On the following Monday morning, I arrived at work early, along with the old window and went to Larry's office after checking to see that Larry was enjoying his morning coffee in the cafeteria. I placed the old wooden window on Larry's desk along with a note telling him to quit complaining and to arrange for Public Works to install the window in a wall of his choosing. Larry was a great friend and a constant source of humour. He was one of a number of people that made going to work fun. We extend our sincerest condolences to Fran and the entire Castle extended family. Please know that we were proud to call Larry our friend and colleague. Rest well Larry. - Posted by: Don & Carolyn Halbert (Friend & Colleague) on: Feb 10, 2024
