Ken was born on March 23, 1933 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. When he was in high school the family moved to Saskatoon where he met his wife Arlene. They were married December 26, 1955 and settled in Cranberry Portage, Manitoba where he worked for Wells Construction. They moved to Saskatoon in 1957 where they started their family and he began his career with General Motors.
Ken and Arlene would welcome 4 children while his career took him to Calgary, Edmonton, Moncton and finally to Winnipeg where sadly Arlene passed away in 1985. He followed his new love Charlotte to Calgary when he retired after 35 years in 1992. After Charlotte passed away in 2003 he moved to Okotoks. He could often be found at the Cottonwood Golf and Country Club, golfing with friends or having a Friday night dinner. He loved woodworking, and baking and was known among his circle as the pie man.
He is survived by his daughters Susan and Alison, sons Dana (Tannis) and Bradley, grandchildren Jennifer, Emily (Karl), Ben (Samantha), Brandon, Carly and Jayden, stepson Eric (Shelley) and grandchildren Maxwell and Cecilia, great grandchildren Sydney, William and Grayson. His parents, Joseph and Gladys Bell, his sisters Dorothy and Marjorie, his wife Arlene, his second wife Charlotte and his son in law David predeceased him.
The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses in unit 44 of the Grey Nuns Hospital, the kind caring staff at Churchill Manor and the excellent nurses with Bayshore.
We look forward to when we can gather safely and share our stories, there is so much more to say about this wonderful man.
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