William Donald Manning

December 31, 1950 - October 11, 2013

Suddenly on Friday, October 11, 2013, our husband, dad and best friend Bill passed away at home in the arms of his beloved wife Colleen, with his daughter Michelle by his side. He fought a brief but hard struggle with pancreatic cancer. Bill is also survived by his sister Sandra (Stanley) Nozick of Vancouver, B.C., sister-in-law Cheryl (Ken) Shields of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He also leaves to mourn his nephew Joel (Virginia) Nozick, nieces Leanne(Stephen & Avigail) Feldman, Kelly (Dave, Jhet & Lincoln) Bowen, and Jaimie (Kris, Clark & Blaise) Anton plus many aunts, uncles and cousins across Canada. He was predeceased by his mother Norma, his father Bill and two younger brothers, Corbett and Bobby. Bill was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He worked for GNB/Exide Industrial Battery from August 1977 until his retirement September 30, 2012. His customers became his friends. Bill and Colleen retired to LaSalle, Ont. Bill always referred to Windsor as a "Diamond in the rough". He loved the river walk, the LaSalle trails, the Essex Golf Club and Roseland Curling Club. He was so happy here and made many wonderful friends. To his family and friends, Bill was a man of unrelenting loyalty and kindness, always putting others first. He enriched our lives in countless ways. Bill's family would like to express their appreciation to CCAC and a very special thank you to Marianne at Saint Elizabeth for your exceptional care, understanding and compassion towards Bill. A Memorial Service to celebrate Bill's life will be held at the Anderson Funeral Home & Cremation Centre, 895 Ouellette Avenue (519) 254-3223 on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. As a tribute to Bill, and his love of all animals, memorial donations to the Windsor/Essex Humane Society or to the Winnipeg Humane Society would be greatly appreciated. Please join us in remembering Bill by visiting his memorial at www.andersonfuneralhomewindsor.com. "Your pain and suffering are over Bill. We will love you for always and miss you forever."