In Memory of
Jannich Nielsen
June 28, 2008
Death Notice of Jannich Nielsen
Jannich Nielsen passed away on Saturday, June 28th,2008 at the age of 67,at the Durham Hospital after a courageous fight with a rare lung cancer. The road was uphill and rocky but he never complained or stopped fighting as the disease spread throughout his body. He leaves his wife and best friend of nineteen years, Ruth Peter-Nielsen who resides in Walkerton.
He was born in Aarhus, Denmark to Rosa and Joergen who predeceased him. He immigrated to Canada in 1966, settling in Orillia where he lived for 25 years.Two brothers, Mogens and Flemming and their spouses Benta and Kate, one sister,Liselotte and her husband, John and several nieces and nephews all of whom reside in Denmark or Sweden mourn his passing. He was their dearly beloved older brother and uncle.
He was born August 6th, 1940 just as Germany occupied the tiny country of Denmark. As he stated recently; The war ended, but the memories did not go away as easily.
As he was separated from his family by distance he became Uncle Jannich to Todd and Michelle Peter, their children Connor and Madison of Woodbridge; Chris and Sarah Peter and their children Bretton and Corbin of Mount Forest; Darwin (predeceased - Nov. 2007) and Lisa Dewar and their children, Miriam, Abigail and Jeremy of Edmonton Alberta.
He will be missed at family gatherings by his brothers and sisters-in-law Bob Peter, Bill and Betty Peter and Darrell and Isabel Dewar all of the Durham area.
He was co-owner of The Victorian Manor Bed & Breakfast in Hanover from 1994 to 2005 when he and Ruth left the area to travel in their fifth wheel. In a two year period they traveled from Alaska to Newfoundland and south to the Mississippi Gulf Coast as they experienced the freedom and the adventure of the open road. During this time he helped to build houses for Habitat for Humanity after Hurricane Katrina, worked in a homeless meal center in Southern Mississippi and learned how to fillet salmon in Alaska as well as learning how to play the button accordion while he was in Newfoundland.
Jannich took his trade of painting, wallpapering, silkscreen printing, sketching and sign writing techniques as a young man in Denmark when signage was hand designed and drawn.
He was born in Aarhus, Denmark to Rosa and Joergen who predeceased him. He immigrated to Canada in 1966, settling in Orillia where he lived for 25 years.Two brothers, Mogens and Flemming and their spouses Benta and Kate, one sister,Liselotte and her husband, John and several nieces and nephews all of whom reside in Denmark or Sweden mourn his passing. He was their dearly beloved older brother and uncle.
He was born August 6th, 1940 just as Germany occupied the tiny country of Denmark. As he stated recently; The war ended, but the memories did not go away as easily.
As he was separated from his family by distance he became Uncle Jannich to Todd and Michelle Peter, their children Connor and Madison of Woodbridge; Chris and Sarah Peter and their children Bretton and Corbin of Mount Forest; Darwin (predeceased - Nov. 2007) and Lisa Dewar and their children, Miriam, Abigail and Jeremy of Edmonton Alberta.
He will be missed at family gatherings by his brothers and sisters-in-law Bob Peter, Bill and Betty Peter and Darrell and Isabel Dewar all of the Durham area.
He was co-owner of The Victorian Manor Bed & Breakfast in Hanover from 1994 to 2005 when he and Ruth left the area to travel in their fifth wheel. In a two year period they traveled from Alaska to Newfoundland and south to the Mississippi Gulf Coast as they experienced the freedom and the adventure of the open road. During this time he helped to build houses for Habitat for Humanity after Hurricane Katrina, worked in a homeless meal center in Southern Mississippi and learned how to fillet salmon in Alaska as well as learning how to play the button accordion while he was in Newfoundland.
Jannich took his trade of painting, wallpapering, silkscreen printing, sketching and sign writing techniques as a young man in Denmark when signage was hand designed and drawn.
A celebration of his life will be held at the Hanover Missionary Church at 12 noon on Saturday July 5th with a time to express your condolences to the family two hours prior to the service. A time of fellowship will follow the service at the church which is located at 628- 11th St. Hanover, Ontario. Cremation has taken place and was entrusted to the McCulloch-Watson Funeral Home, Durham, On.
Instead of floral tributes as an expression of sympathy, donations can be made to: Missions, Hanover Missionary Church, at the church on the day of the memorial.