Obituary of Ivan Chester Forsyth UE

FORSYTH: Ivan Chester Forsyth UE, was born on July 30, 1928 and passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at the age of 90 years, having lived a long and fruitful life. He passed away peacefully at the Assiniboine Center with his wife and family by his side. Ivan was predeceased by one daughter Judy in 1974, two sons, Gordon in 1994 and Ken in 2007, and one sister Shirley (D'Arcy). Left to mourn are his wife Amy, daughter Dianne (Rempel), son Doug (Roxanne), 13 grandchildren: Keith (Angel), Marlene, Dawn (Mark), and Phillip; Robert (Kim), Tanaya and Christina; Ben (Jacklyn), Matt (Katherine) , Graham (Aislinn); Jonathan, Andrew (Chelsea) and Sabrina (Drake); and 10 great-grandchildren: Meghan and Breanna; Alea, Loranne, Renae and Aaron; Bryce; Jackson and Hudson; and Calvin; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. Ivan spent most of his life working for the CPR as a dispatcher and retired in 1985 at the age of 57. Although he worked nights most of the time he did not neglect his family. Many an evening you would find him at the baseball diamond either cheering his sons on or coaching them to victory. His other joy was curling. Ivan and his three sons could be found Sunday morning at the curling rink playing together. Winning or losing they were having fun as a family. After retirement, Ivan and Amy joined a tour group and were off to see the world. They travelled to many countries in Europe as well as down under to Australia and New Zealand. Ivan was a member and for a time president of the Brandon Kiwanis Club and was granted an Honorary membership in 2017. He worked tirelessly for the organization and every year helped raise money. One of his great joys was the annual car derby which he was in charge of for many years. Some of his grandchildren and even two of his great-grandchildren came out to race. One of them even won a trophy. The last 3 years of his life Ivan lived with his wife Amy at the Rotary Villas on 10th Street in Brandon. His failing health sent Ivan to the Assiniboine center in February. On July 7th, Ivan returned home for the day to join with the family to celebrate his 90th birthday and their 70th wedding anniversary. It was a wonderful time of celebration for everyone. Ivan is a descendant of the United Empire Loyalists and proudly carries the initials UE after his name. A Celebration of Ivan's Life will be held at Brockie Donovan Chapel, 332 8th Street, Brandon, MB on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Doug Craig officiating. Interment will be held at Rosewood Memorial Gardens on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Ivan may be made to Central United Church (Memorial Fund), 327 – 8th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 3X5 or a charity of your choice.