Obituary of John "Jack" Fraser

SO GOD MADE A FARMER

Jack Fraser

1934-2025

The last of a generation of the Fraser family left this earth on Friday, February 14, 2025 when Jack Fraser passed away at the Brandon Regional Health Centre. He leaves to mourn the new generations of the Jack Fraser family, his sons Scott, (Kim) of Peachland, BC and Blaine (Shelley Wray) of Brandon; his grandchildren Corrin Fraser (Roberto Bisighini) of Carpi, Italy, Erin (Ian Beaumont) of Brandon, Cheryl Fraser (Thomas Eissner) of Reston and Devin Fraser of Morden as well as eight great grand children. He leaves his beloved sisters-in-law Doris Fraser of Calgary, Janice Fraser of Souris, Lorna McKibbon of Wawanesa, Viola Brown of Glenboro, and Shirley Patterson of Wawanesa. Also remembering Jack is his dear friend Sally Davies of Brandon. 

Jack was predeceased by his wife of 46 years, Louise, his parents William “Bill” and Lillian (nee Mullen) Fraser; brothers Randolph, James, Ross and George as well as sisters Helen Good, Jean Hamilton and Joan McCartney.

Jack was passionate about curling, winning the Manitoba curling championship then representing Manitoba in the Brier in 1974. Many years later his grandchildren remember learning to understand the subtleties of the game of curling, including the great subtleties and issues with the free guard rule.

He and Louise enjoyed golfing at courses all over Manitoba and Arizona. He particularly enjoyed introducing his grandchildren to the game of golf at a young age. He taught them to swing a club, drive the golf cart and once in awhile how to right it when they crashed it.

The family remembers him most mornings sitting at the head of the table on the farm with coffee in hand and binoculars at the ready should a woodpecker, a deer or a car happen by. In the evenings he would be pursuing an encyclopedia to satisfy his curiosity on various topics while watching sports on TV or calling out answers to Trivial Pursuit from his living room chair to the rest of the family playing in the kitchen.

He cherished his time with his family and particularly his grandchildren, teaching them to ride a bike, and tie their shoes.  He and Louise allowed the grandchildren to open one present on Christmas Eve, a tradition that continues to this day among the great grandchildren.

At Jack’s request, no funeral service will be held. The family will gather to spread his ashes at a later date.

 Thank you to the staff and residents of Rotary Villa for your on-going care and friendship to Jack.