Frederick Edgar Roluf

OBITUARY FREDERICK EDGAR ROLUF Passed away peacefully on Friday evening, September 5, 2008, at the Lakeshore General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Loving father of Kimberly, brother of Grace Knechtel (Vancouver), Albert Roluf (Timmins, Ontario) and Adele Archer (Thunderbay, Ontario). He was pre-deceased by his parents Barbara and Carl Roluf, his older brother Lawrence (Larry), and his sister Marjorie Stieh. His much beloved son Kevin passed away in Montreal in 1991. Fred was born on July 2, 1927, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He received his education and his flight training in that city and then flew in Northern Ontario for a short time before moving to Sept-Iles, Quebec, where he flew for the Iron Ore Company of Canada. In 1964, he relocated to Montreal as chief pilot of the I.O.C., many years later in Montreal he became chief pilot at Northern Telecom where he oversaw flight operations for a fleet of corporate jets. Fred was a dedicated member of the Masons for many years (Harmony Lodge 131 in Pierrefonds, Quebec). A creative person throughout his life, Fred was an accomplished oil painter of portraits and landscapes; a talented wood worker always happiest when tackling a new project; a trumpet player in his youth as well as an avid bird watcher in later life. Fred, Larry, and Kevin were especially fond of the dogs -- Thor and then Jason -- two black and tan Great Danes who lived long and happily as full-fledged members of the family. Visitation will be held at: on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 11 a.m. Service to follow at 1 p.m. The family extends its gratitude and thanks to David Sherk, Sheila Kindellan-Sheehan and Eric Perron for their care and concern over the past few years. A special thanks to his caregiver Andrea Spoerry.