Dr. Hyman (“Hy”) Dubo passed away peacefully in Kamloops, British Columbia, on July 11, 2026, after years of declining health due to Parkinson’s disease. He was 87.
Hy was born in Winnipeg on March 14, 1939. He and Donna married in 1964 and shared more than six decades together.
Following fellowship training, Hy began working as a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist in 1969. He later served as medical director of the Manitoba Rehabilitation Hospital and as head of the Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Manitoba.
Over four decades, Hy helped build rehabilitation medicine in Manitoba. He developed specialist training, taught medical students, residents, and allied health professionals, and helped establish programs in spinal cord injury, amputee care, neurological rehabilitation, musculoskeletal medicine, and brain injury. He also served as an examiner and as president of the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, published widely, and presented nationally and internationally. His research contributed to the evidence supporting seatbelt legislation in Manitoba.
Hy developed what he often described as a “second career” in myofascial pain medicine. He shared these approaches with physicians and other health professionals, helping to advance treatments that continue to play an important role in pain management today.
Hy retired in 2010. Outside of medicine, he was known for his jokes, his love of travel and photography, and his lifelong devotion to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Winnipeg Jets. He is survived by his beloved wife, Donna; daughter Deborah and her husband, Matt Matthew, and their sons Thomas, Alex, Nicholas, and Jacob Matthew; son Nathan Dubo and his partner, Tamara Steinborn; and daughter Sherryl Dubo and her husband, Russell Lewis, and their children Violet, Charlotte, and Jack Lewis.
Hy will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and a gifted physician and teacher whose work improved rehabilitation care for generations of patients.
The funeral will be held at Chapel Lawn, 4000 Portage Avenue, in Winnipeg on Friday, September 4 at 2:00 pm.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dearest mother, Rhona Shnier. We find comfort in knowing that she will be reunited with “her Allie,” to whom she was married for almost 73 years. Theirs was the quintessential love story. She was cherished and had the privilege of remaining in her own home with the assistance of a team of treasured caregivers until she succumbed to dementia, which she had lived with for many years.
Our mother was a generous woman who always had a welcoming and warm home, whether it was in Winnipeg, at the lake, in Palm Springs, accompanying Allie to Las Vegas, or visiting her children in Toronto and Vancouver. She and Allie also generously took us all on many cruises.
Her cooking, baking, joyous laughter, and open-door policy created a wholesome village for us to grow up in. She was an open-minded and liberal woman with an elegant sense of personal style and interior design. She was supportive of all of her grandchildren’s interests and attended many dance concerts.
She will be deeply missed by her children, Clifford (Ruth Anne z”l) Shnier, Sara (Jeffrey) Bernstein, Jordy Shnier, and Gary Shnier; her grandchildren, Carrie Shnier, Kelly Shnier, Tammy (Ilan) Vinokur, Jared Bernstein (Laura Gordon), Noah Bernstein (Alexa Gelles), Lily Bernstein (Kel Exner), Jacob Blaeser (Abby), Andrew Blaeser (Bailie), Zoe Shnier, Skyler Shnier, and Bryn Shnier; and her great-grandchildren, Zoey, Lexi, Wesley, Goldie, Ivory, Baker, Iris, Cooper, and Bodie. She will also be deeply missed by her many nieces and nephews and her dearest friend, Sos Plattner. Sincere thanks go to Dr. Grant Goldberg for his many years of patience and kindness, and for his constant communication with hospitals. We would also like to thank Nurse Practitioner Sabrina Singh, who worked closely with Grant. A special thank you to the nursing staff, who were always accessible and supportive to us. May her memory be a blessing.
In lieu of flowers, kindly make donations to The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba.
The family would like to thank the pallbearers: Joel Remis, Dr. Alan Ritter, Laurie Gorenstein, and grandchildren Skyler Shnier, Bryn Shnier, Tammy Vinokur, and Jacob Blaeser.

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