Erik Wennberg

ERIK THEODOR PATE WENNBERG 1911-2002 The death of Erik Theodor Pate Wennberg, husband of Margaret Anne (Brierley) Wennberg, occurred peace- fully on May 7, 2002 at the St. John and St. Stephen Nursing Home, Saint John, NB. Erik was born in London, England on November 1 (All Saints' Day), 1911. He received his education at South Norwood College and William and Ellis School, London and, after moving to Canada in 1926 with his sister, at Hamilton Central Collegiate and the Business Management Programme at LaSalle Extension University. Erik joined The Steel Company of Canada in 1928 and, after increasingly senior sales management positions in Winnipeg and Ottawa, he established the Atlantic Regional Sales Office of Stelco in Saint John in 1966. He retired from Stelco in 1972 - after 45 years of service. During World War II, Erik served in the Royal Canadian Navy - almost entirely on North Atlantic convoy duty, in command (Lieutenant-Commander) of HMCS corvettes Dauphin and Frontenac and the frigate HMCS New Glasgow. Erik loved the game of golf. He played it almost all his life, and spent many happy hours at Riverside Country Club in Rothesay demonstrating his skill and his passion for the game. In later years, he also became an avid curler. Erik was a former active member of the Manitoba Club (Winnipeg), the Rideau Club (Ottawa), the Royal Ottawa Golf Club, Marylebone Cricket Club (Lord's Grounds, London), the Royal Overseas Club (London), the Union Club in Saint John and the Kennebecasis Rowing Club. He was also an active member of the Rotary Club in both Ottawa and Saint John, the Canadian Club, the Boy Scouts Association (as National Finance Committee Director), the Canadian Red Cross (Chairman, Disaster Services), the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, both the Ottawa and Saint John Boards of Trade, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, The National Geographic Society and the Royal Astronomical Society. In 1988 he was made an Honorary Life Member of The Maritime Seniors' Golf Association. He served on the board of the Saint John Arts Council and served as Vice-President and President of the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra. Erik also served for many years on boards of the Anglican Dioceses of Ottawa and Fredericton, and as Treasurer of the Anglican Church's Summer Music Camp in Rothesay. Music was always an extremely important part of Erik's life, and he was a dedicated and long- standing member of the St. Paul's Church Choir, Rothesay, NB, as well as a great dog-lover and a hard-working and successful gardener. Erik was predeceased by his Scottish mother (Margaret Pate Morrison) and Swedish father (Theodor Wennberg), by his sister Christine Warr (Edmonton, AB) and his son Richard Pate Wennberg (Fall River, NS). He is survived by his wife Margaret Anne (Brierley) Wennberg (with whom he celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in November, 2001), his daughter Anne Brierley Menzies (Barrie, ON), his son Michael Douglas Wennberg and daughter-in- law Margaret (Blagrave) Wennberg (Rothesay, NB), and grandchildren James Michael Menzies (Toronto), Robin Kathleen Menzies (Barrie), Megan Jane Brierley Wennberg, Phillippa Anne Wennberg and Emily Harriet Hutton Wennberg (all of Rothesay, NB). The family also wishes to express its thanks to Erik's care- givers over the last few years, Susan and Allan Thomas, for their dedication and friendship. Resting at Brenan's Select Community Funeral Home, 111 Paradise Row, Saint John (634-7424), with visiting on Thursday, May 9 between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm. The funeral service will be held from St. Paul's Church, Rothesay on Friday, May 10 at 2:00 pm. Interment will follow in Hamilton, ON at a later date. For those who wish, and in lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Building Fund of St. Paul's Church, Rothesay or to a charity of the donor's choice. www.brenansfh.com