Obituaries
GEORGE KEIVES
George Keives, born October 1, 1923 in Constantinople, Turkey passed away peacefully at age 95 on March 25, 2019 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
His parents made the choice to immigrate to Canada to become farmers when our father was age three. He travelled from Turkey across Europe to Amsterdam, by ship to Montreal and then by train to the Jewish Colony of Sonnenfeld (Hoffer/Oungre) in southern Saskatchewan.
Father loved school and was a good student. He always enjoyed softball and was a very good pitcher. After high school, he briefly attended the University of Saskatchewan with dreams of becoming an engineer. Due to family needs, he left university to return to the family farm to help his parents.
On October 20, 1946 he married Anita Feuer and they had four children. In 1948 they purchased their own farm. The work was hard and the hours were long but father had a good feel for the land and a determination to succeed. That combination made him a good farmer and that farm is still within family ownership.
Father and mother were married for 57 years before Mother’s passing in 2004. They both had a love for travelling and had the opportunity to visit Mexico, Israel and Hawaii. When they retired they purchased a motor home so they could see the landscape by ground. Travelling coast to coast throughout Canada and the US, along the way they created memories and stories that they enjoyed sharing with family and friends. Whether it was the Alaska Highway or their favourite winter spot in Palm Springs, they packed up and off they went.
After watching a “How to” picture painting show on TV in the late 1970s, father found out he had a natural ability for painting. He created some beautiful works of art that he was very proud of. As his eyesight began to fail he was forced to give up his painting, but he loved to show and talk about his work.
A very proud and independent man, he continued to live in his own home in Garden City until shortly before his passing. He was a lifetime member at the Gwen Sector and made many friends. Our father prided himself in accomplishing something every day. In his own words, he had no regrets for what he had done in his life but rather for things he had not done.
Predeceased by his parents, Kiva and Laka, wife Anita, son Lorne, sister Sophie Elfenbien, and brothers, Phillip and Ted.
Survived by his sons, Garry (Kim), Rick (Cyndy) and daughter Norma; grandchildren, Nico, Nina, Andrew and Jeremy, and great-grandchildren, Alex, Konner and Charlotte; a sister-in-law, nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Services were held on March 27 at the Chesed Shel Emes with interment at the Shaarey Zedek Cemetery.
Special thanks to friends and family for sharing their time with him.
You will be greatly missed.
May you rest in peace.
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SOL SHLOMO TODRES
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Sol (Shlomo) Todres on October 27, 2024 in Israel. Sol was born in Winnipeg in 1934 to Sam and Bessie Todres. He was a proud North Ender who graduated from St. John’s High School and received his BA and Masters in Social Work from the University of Manitoba. He was a strong believer in the power of group work and translated those beliefs in his role as the first full-time Director of Bnai Brith Camp in Kenora. Of his many innovations, his most beloved and enduring was the development of Advanced Camp for the older campers- a source of meaningful and enduring memories for many.
In 1968 he made Aliyah and settled in Kfar Saba. He earned his doctorate in Social Work from Yeshiva University. His work career included contributions to the Ministry of Welfare and Bar Ilan University.
He is survived by his loving wife Varda, his son Allon (Ortal), his daughter Naomi of Ibiza, Spain. He leaves behind his brother Rubin (Elaine), his nephews, Jesse of Toronto, Howard of Saskatoon, his nieces Lindsay of New York, and Susan of Winnipeg, and three grandchildren.
Donations in his honour can be made to Bnai Brith Camp of Winnipeg
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BARBARA GOSZER April 15, 1930 – October 6, 2024
It is with profound sadness along with gratitude for her long and purposeful life that we announce the passing of Barbara Goszer. Left with cherished recollections are her children Sharon (Steven Tritt), Elliott (Jennifer Schulz), her grandchildren Sam (Justine), Joseph (Shaun), Nicholas, Sarah, Jack and Max, and her great-grandchildren Carson and Callie. She also leaves to mourn her passing nieces Hilda (Len), Debbie (Jack), Libby (Doug) and their families who loved their “Aunty” dearly. She was predeceased by “the love of her life”, Adam, to whom she was married for almost 60 years and by a daughter, Yonah.
Barbara was born in Lwow, Poland where she often said she had an idyllic childhood until 9 years of age, when the Second World War and the Holocaust started. She was the sole survivor of her family, having been hidden by a courageous woman whom she had honoured as The Righteous Among the Nations and whose descendants sought her out in 2013, forming a warm connection over the past decade.
Barbara was a petite but strong, opinionated, principled woman with an extraordinary sense of social justice, a remarkable work ethic, and the deepest of loyalty. She lived with intention. As a living witness to a time in history when inhumanity was at its height, she spent decades dedicated to educating school aged children and their teachers throughout Manitoba and other parts of Canada about the dangers of discrimination and intolerance of diversity. She advocated standing up for others and taking action despite fear. She also encouraged appreciation for freedom and having a roof over one’s head. Her legacy will inspire her family members as well as generations of children to make a difference in bettering the world we live in. She dreamed of a world free of hatred and of a bright future.
Thank you to Dr. Sheila Domke, her primary care physician, to the entire health care team on 4 North at Grace Hospital, and to her many caregivers in the past couple of years who treated her with the utmost of dignity and respect.
Funeral services were held graveside at Rosh Pina Memorial Park on October 8, 2024. Those wishing to honour her memory can do so by making a donation to the “Barbara and Adam Goszer Holocaust Education Centre Endowment Fund” at the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba.
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BARBARA RUTH HOCHMAN June 7, 1952 – September 16, 2024
t is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Barbara Hochman on Monday, September 16, 2024. Barbara was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the first child born to Clarice and Jack Rubin. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Danny, mother Clarice, sister Jackie (Akman), brother Ron (Rubin), brother-in-law Mickey Hochman (Dorine), nephew Jared Akman (Leanne), niece Jamie Berman (Skyler) and great-nieces and nephew, Lowan, Julie, Shea and Hannah. Barb was predeceased by her father Jack Rubin and brother-in-law Richard Akman. Barbara grew up in River Heights, attending Grant Park High School, then continued her studies at the University of Manitoba. On her first day of university she met Danny and they were married two years later. Barbara began working as a secretary at the law firm Aikins, MacAulay and Thorvaldson, and then advanced to become a corporate and commercial paralegal. She returned to law school while working at AM&T, and eventually became a partner at the firm. Barbara excelled at everything she put her mind to. She was beautiful, stylish and fiercely intelligent. Barb courageously fought her first battle with cancer over 30 years ago. Since then she enjoyed life to the fullest. Barb was a loving and devoted wife, an amazing sister and an extremely generous aunt and great-aunt. She and Danny moved from Winnipeg to Kelowna 15 years ago where they escaped Winnipeg winters and saw their golf games flourish. Barbara will be greatly missed. Funeral services were held to celebrate Barbara’s life on September 20, at the Shaarey Zedek Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jared Akman, Jamie Berman, Skyler Berman, Brent Knazan, David Rubin and Danny Rubin.
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