Car salesman.
Born at Selkirk on 5 August 1921, son of Stefan and Sophia Zurvel, he enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces in October 1940 and was medically discharged in May 1941. On 18 July 1942, he married Sophie Dolyniuk (?-1991) at Selkirk and they subsequently had three daughters. He worked at Boyko's, Manitoba Rolling Mills, and North American Lumber before moving his family to Winnipeg and working at Dominion Construction and Arlington Lumber before he found a calling as a car salesman. He worked for Eastern Sales in Winnipeg then Imperial Motors in Selkirk, retiring from Steeltown Ford in 1981. Known around Selkirk as “The Candy Man,” he delivered candy, cakes, and muffins to businesses and the hospital in Selkirk. He died at Selkirk on 9 March 2005.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 12 March 2005.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 December 2021
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