Herman George Warkentin, aka “Herman the German”, born July 23, 1934 passed away May 21, 2023. He is predeceased by his sister Elizabeth and his brothers Ernie and Abe. Herman is survived by his loving wife Joyce; children Sharon (Ossie), Gwen (Allan), Murray, Corinne (Tom), Greg, Bonny (Warren); grandchildren Angie (Warren), Shannon (CJ), Brent (Joanna), Ryan (Steph), Jordan, Kelly (Chad), Kyle (Sharisa), Jesse (Elisa), Mandy (Jesse), Kaylee (Preston), Dayna, Brodie, Larissa (Mike), Nick, Lindsay (David); great grandchildren Ava, Declan, Alexis, Axel, Alexis, Zachary, Emberly, Aurora, Monika, Peyton as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Herman grew up in Saskatchewan and was a pig farmer. Leaving there he moved to Banff where he had a grocery store then made his way to Kelowna and had a laundry business and then Sunburst Irrigation. His schedule always made way for his 11:00 am Social at the Packing House.
Herman is know as a loving and compassionate husband who loved to sing harmony with Joyce, he had an amazing memory for directions, could fix anything being a jack of all trades, and especially enjoyed technology, and of course he was the ultimate sausage maker.
A memorial service will be held at Willow Park Church, 439 Hwy 33 West on Monday May 29th at 1:00 pm.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.valleyviewfuneralhome.com for the Warkentin family.
