Ohannes Keoshkerian

September 3, 1926 – April 18, 2020. Went to be with his Lord at the age of 93. A faithful servant of God.

Devoted husband (Berjouhi, deceased), and father, grandfather and great grandfather. Loving father of

Arthur (Arpi), Lucy (deceased), Barkev (Sonia), Lily (Ed), Nevair and Mark (Carmela). Cherished brother of

Daniel (Veron) and brother in law Sam Toumayan (Barbara) and five siblings (deceased). Adored

grandfather of Jonathan (Elise), Kristina, Michael (Clare), Luke, Rebecca, Grace, Matthew, Joshua,

Benjamin, and Abigail. Great grandfather of Griffin, Emilia and Alanna. Fondly remembered by many

nephews and nieces. John will be remembered first and foremost as a child of God. He was a pastor,

evangelist, helper, businessman and put other’s needs ahead of his own and thus influenced many

people in his life. He passionately believed in spreading the good news of the gospel and will be

remembered for witnessing whenever and wherever he was.

Ohannes was the second of seven children born in Cairo, Egypt. At the age of 14, he started working and

never stopped. The most significant event in his life, as he would proudly say, was the day he accepted

Christ as his Lord and Savior at the age of 12. He started his own wholesale fabric business in his 20’s

and was very successful at it. He married Berjouhi Toumayan in 1952 and served in the church in

whatever capacity he could. His pleasure came first from serving God, then family and then others. In

1962 he made the difficult and courageous decision to emigrate to Canada, with three children. He

started over in a new country and established a retail fabric store. That was only to finance his passion

as a lay minister. A founder of the Armenian Brotherhood Bible Church in Toronto in the 1960’s, he

served as pastor and then started the Armenian Church of the Nazarene in the early 1980’s. He was

pastor for almost 30 years following wherever God took him. Along the way he raised 6 children, was a

grandfather who delighted in spoiling his grandkids and helping countless people in ways we will only

find out when we meet in heaven. He loved meeting people and invariably asked them, “are you

saved?” He will be dearly missed and fondly remembered.

He was fondly referred to as “Pastor” at the Salvation Army Isabel and Arthur Meighen Manor, where he

resided during the last phase of his life. Even at the Nursing Home, he continued to minister to not only

the staff and residents but resident’s families. We would like to thank all the staff, nurses and PSW’s at

the Nursing Home for their exceptional and kind care. We realize this has been a trying time and

recognize the sacrifices that they make on a daily basis. A heartfelt thank you.

The family anticipates a time soon where we can gather in person and praise God and reflect on and

celebrate John’s life.

Due to the unfortunate current situation, there will only be a virtual funeral service on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 10:30am at Kane Funeral home via Zoom using

https://zoom.us/j/99462978104?pwd=THNSdmgyUktUcFhpcWhVdWNQL1lUQT09

(If prompted for password please use 002939)