Life Story for
Bruce William Allen Pospiech
POSPIECH, Bruce William Allen – Surrounded by his family, Bruce passed peacefully due to complications from pneumonia, on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at the St. Catharines General Hospital. Bruce was born October 3, 1946 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Predeceased by his father Nicholas (2000) and his mother Joanne (Saganski) (2014). Survived by his wife Maureen (nee Donihee) of 48 years, his three children Matthew Carleton (Sarah), Daniel Nicholas and Kathleen Mary. He was very proud of his only grandson Nicholas Phillip Rosebush. Also survived by his brother Rob (Janet 2001) and sister Ruth Hunter (Glenn), nephew Raymond Hunter (Tracey) and nieces Wendy Beam (Ken Stewart), Jolene Ellwood and Amanda, sister-in-law Barbara Donihee (Robert Graham) of Rockcliffe. Bruce arrived by train from Prince Albert to his lifelong home in Virgil, at the ripe old age of 2 weeks. He attended Col. John Butler, Virgil Public and Niagara District Secondary School. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Carleton University in 1969. He began working for Chipman Chemicals in 1971 and married Maureen the same year. During this time he began farming his own grapes and that of his father. Having promised Maureen the home of her dreams he rebuilt the original farm house on the creek to suit their growing family. He enjoyed the farming and winery community and was President for two terms of the Niagara Fruit and Vegetable Assoc. He also felt giving back to his village and town was important. He was Chairman of the St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Council where he founded a youth group. He was also President of the NOTL Community Hospital, during an extensive fundraiser. Bruce volunteered at Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 124 for the fish and chip nights. In Virgil he volunteered with the Virgil Businessmen’s Assoc., by helping design the new arena pavilion, then putting it up and taking down the canvas sides for years. When working with the Canadian Cancer Society for over 20 years, he would say “Maureen knocks and talks, I drive the soggy rural routes and count the money.” He enjoyed being Chairman of the NOTL Christmas Parade Committee for the past 30 years. The thrill never went away. For that he won Town Council’s Community event of the year, as well as the “Peggy Anderson” award for volunteer of the year. He truly loved NOTL Warriors Minor Lacrosse. He got the town to change the team colors to red and black (NOTL town colors – who knew?) before a Provincial Tournament. For the personal fulfilment coaching gave him and the enjoyment summer camping trips gave the entire family he mentioned that memorial donations to the NOTL Minor Lacrosse Association would be much appreciated.
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Bruce William Allen
Pospiech 2019..
Décès pour la Ville: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Province: Ontario