DALE NEDUZAK

It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of our beloved husband and son, Dale Neduzak, aged 67 years old. Dale passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, after a short battle with cancer at Riverview Health Centre on Friday, December 6, 2024.

Dale was predeceased by his father Charles (Chuck) Neduzak and will be remembered by his wife and the love of his life, Gizele, mother Linda and younger sister Carolyn (Carrie), as well as numerous aunts and cousins.

Dale was born in Thunder Bay, ON but grew up in Beausejour, MB, which was in his opinion the best place a kid could grow up in.

Dale’s interests in cars and snowmobiles began early and turned into a life-long passion for all things mechanical. If it had a motor, Dale could fix it! His knowledge of mechanics was sought out by many over the years.

Dale began his career in aviation soon after high school and acquired his Aircraft Maintenance Engineer license in 1977. Over the years, Dale had the opportunity to work on many different types of aircrafts and spent the majority of his aviation career working for the province of Manitoba on the CL-215 water bombers, on various airliners for Air Canada, and restoring warbirds for Vintage Wings of Canada.

Folks who knew Dale of course knew DooWop: The 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible he lovingly restored back to butter-yellow glory in the 1980s. DooWop was his pride and joy, a winner of many awards over the years, and often featured in magazines and newspapers.

Dale was a lifelong learner and an avid reader of history and biographies, especially anything to do with Manitoba history, the Hudson’s Bay Company or the development of the snowmobile industry in Beausejour.

He gave freely of his time to the community he loved, volunteering and serving as president of the Canadian Power Toboggan Championship races. He was also a co-founder of the Shades of the Past car show.

Dale loved meeting new people and was never shy about starting conversations with perfect strangers. He enjoyed exploring new places and was fortunate to travel to Africa, Australia, Hawaii, and across the US and Canada.

Dale was a loving husband, devoted to his family and ready to help anyone in need. Any of Dale’s friends can attest to his loyalty and great sense of humour; always ready with a joke or a funny story.

Many thanks go to the team at CancerCare Manitoba for their dedicated, professional care especially our oncology nurse Kim Paradoski. Additional thanks go to the doctors and nurses at Riverview Health Centre for their tender and compassionate care during Dale’s final weeks.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Sobering Funeral Chapel, Beausejour, Manitoba on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Brain Cancer Canada, P.O. Box 30007 RPO Woodbine Heights, Toronto, Ontario M4C 5J2

www.braincancercanada.ca

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 14, 2024

Dale Neduzak