John Broek

John (Johann) Alerich Broek

May 19, 1930 – January 7, 2022

Peacefully on January 7, 2022, John went to be with his Lord and savior Jesus Christ. 

Luke 23:43 – And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Gisela as well as his children; Herbert (Sandra), Margaret, Helmut (Peggy), daughter-in-law Kelly, John (Bridget), Rose (Alan), Karen (Cory), David.  He will be dearly missed by his grandchildren; Susan (Colin), Jennifer (Karl), Cameron (Katrina), Burton (Kate), Bobby, Tyson (Laura), Dallas, Carly (Tanner), Julia (Trevor), Eric and great-grandchildren; Taylor, Dylan, Sydney, Liam, Austin, Tavis and Bennett.  He is also survived by his sisters; Bernadine Mueller, Agnes (Edward) Hiller, sister-in-law Annie Kinzel, and numerous nieces and nephews.

John was predeceased by his parents Johann and Magaretha Broek, son Walter, son in-law Paul Duncan, several of his siblings and in-laws.

John and Gisela were married in February of 1954 and then embarked on the long journey of coming to Canada in August 1954. They made their home in Whitemouth, Manitoba where they farmed and raised eight children.

In 1982 they sold their dairy farm in Whitemouth and moved to Anola, Manitoba to a hobby farm. They lived on the hobby farm until 2008 when they moved to Beausejour, Manitoba. Dad was a hard-working man who instilled his work ethic in all his children. He was a family man, kind, and humble. He was a man of God, who placed trust in his faith above all else. 

Private family service to be held Friday, January 14, 2022.  Interment to follow at the Whitemouth Fellowship Church Cemetery, Whitemouth, Manitoba.

The service will be live streamed on Friday, January 14 at 11:00am.  You may access it by going to Korban Funeral Chapel's website homepage (www.korbanchapel.com) and clicking on the Facebook icon on the top left hand corner which will redirect you to the Korban Funeral Chapel Facebook page.