LOUIS
ELDON McLAREN
The family regretfully announces the passing
of Louis Eldon McLaren at his home in Winnipeg on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at the
age of 81 years.
Lou is survived by his wife June (nee
Ostopowich); daughter Linda McLaren and her son Christopher McLaren; son
Jeffery McLaren; son Garth McLaren and wife Florence and their children
Jennifer and Matthew; son Cameron McLaren and wife Fenella and daughter
Charlotte; eldest brother William MacLaren and his wife Laudia and; his only
sister Florence McLaren Latter Irwin, all of St. Andrews by-the-sea N.B.; and
nephew Tony McLaren. He was predeceased by his father Louis Percy McLaren;
mother Lulu McLaren (nee Lambert); brother Ronald McLaren; and brother Donald
McLaren and wife Freda McLaren (nee Trecarten).
On February 14, 1933 Lou was born and grew up
in St. Andrew-by-the-Sea, N.B. He completed his junior matriculation in 1949 at
St. Andrews H.S. His first job was with the Bank of Nova Scotia in St. Andrews,
Black's Harbour, St. Stephen, and then Toronto. Lou started off as a collection
clerk, and then as an assistant accountant. Next, he served in the RCAF as a
navigator (flying officer) Squadron #319, serving in Centralia, ON; Cold Lake,
AB; North Bay, ON; Baden Solligin, W. Germany; Trenton, ON; and Winnipeg, MB.
In 1960 he joined Air Canada as an accounting clerk, then group head. By 1965,
he started work at Revenue Canada as an auditor and moved up to senior field
audit group head and then Chief Internal Audit. Lou took early retirement at
age 55, in 1988.
Lou’s love of golf started at the seaside
links of Algonguin Hotel in his hometown of St. Andrews. He continued to play
casually as long as he was able. He enjoyed volunteering over the course of his
life. After his three sons were born Lou helped start the original Laura Secord
Community Club, in the late 1960's. Later he served as the longtime treasurer
of the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League. Once Lou was retired, he started
his own tax consulting business. At the same time he spent many hours
babysitting his grandkids and attending their sporting activities. Lou spent
all his last 52 years living in the same home in the Wolsely neighbourhood. He
loved to sit in his lawn chair, read his Free Press newspaper and puff on his
cigar. Lou thoroughly enjoyed meeting and visiting with all the neighbours
walking by, both young and old, two-legged and four-legged. (The corner of
Aubrey and Palmerston will never be the same)
Wojcik’s Funeral Chapel & Crematorium,
2157 Portage Avenue, 204.897.4665, in care of arrangements.
wojciksfuneralchapel.com
“Rest in Peace, Papa Lou”
Wojcik’s
FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM
2157 PORTAGE AVENUE
204 - 897 - 4665
www.wojciksfuneralchapel.com
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