Aron "Ernie" Neustaeter

Born Dec. 6th 1919 - Died Nov. 24th 2010
Aron "Ernie" Neustaeter passed away Wed. Nov.24th, 2010 at Bastion Place in Salmon Arm at the age of 90.

Born Dec. 6th 1919 at Chortitz, Mb. He was the eldest of eleven children born to Aron & Anna Neustaeter.
Ernie was predeceased by his wife Helen of 60 years in Feb. 2005 and an infant daughter Nora in 1964.
He is survived by 4 children: Doug ( Sandra ) of Merritt, B.C., Ron ( Debbie ) of Morden, Mb., Jim ( Wendy ) of Salmon Arm, B.C., Noreen ( Tim ) Morrissey of Sanford, Fla., 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Ernie and Helen started their married life in Gladstone, Mb. where he worked for Stout's Service and then Gladstone Transfer.
In 1963, they moved to Churchbridge, Sask. where they owned and operated a Macleod's store. Ernie was the first fire chief for the fire dept in Churchbridge.
In 1971, they moved to Salmon Arm, where Ernie worked as Assistant Manager at the Macleod's store. In 1976, he started work at Mainline Coop in the Hardware Department until his retirement.
In their retirement years their adventures continued. They visited their daughter Noreen and her family in Brazil, enjoyed heading south as snowbirds and traveling extensively throughout Canada and the U.S.
Never one to sit still, Ernie tried his hand at many different tasks including amateur radio, landscape painting and woodworking including clock building and furniture making. His visits to his kids homes were eagerly anticipated because it meant lots of projects being finished.

Donations in memory of Ernie can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or Sunnybrae Bible Camp.

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