1944-2019
Peacefully surrounded by his family, Jerald “Jerry” John Farr passed away at Pinawa Hospital on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the age of 74.
He was predeceased by his parents John and Norma Farr of Hamilton, ON and brother Brad Farr of Lions Head, ON.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Judy of 47 years, his children Cynthia (Jorge), Robert, Patrick (Carol) and Toiny (Zee). He will be fondly remembered by his grandchildren Jennifer Farr, Nico Farr, Amir Sayadi, Gazi Sayadi, Alicia Farr, Isha Sayadi, Zachary Farr, Logan Farr, Noah Sayadi, Divya Farr, Aydin Sayadi and great grandchild Maverick Farr. He is also survived by his in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins and many close friends.
Jerry will be remembered for his love of boating on Lake of the Woods, entertaining and cooking for guests. He was a caring man with a unique sense of humour. Jerry was a dedicated Lions Member for over 30 years serving his community. There is only one Jerry Farr.
Jerry was born and raised in Hamilton, ON. He then moved to Thompson, MB where he met the love of his life, Judy. They started their family there and moved to Pinawa in 1982, where they remain until today.
Jerry was a hardworking man. He worked for INCO in Thompson for 15 years, then onto AECL in Pinawa for 15 years and then off to work for Manitoba Hydro for 15 years until his retirement at age 68.
Many thanks to Dr. Papetti and Dr. Bruneau for their absolute excellent care.
A Celebration of Jerry’s Life will be held on Tuesday, May 28 at 10:00 a.m. at Pinawa Lutheran Church, 25 Massey Road, Pinawa.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pinawa Foundation, c/o The Lions Club.
Jerry was a colourful man. To honour him, please wear your best and your brightest.
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tammy bach
I remember Jerry very fondly, the Farrs’ were a staple in our life growing up, both on Duke and also at the cabin on Setting Lake, Jerry always had a joy for life and I remember all the times mom and him would stay up late and solve the world’s problems. Many nights of laughs and games and boat rides, Once I was old enough to drive, a remember bringing mom out to see you and everyone made us feel welcome and like time never passed. I must share one story, I have told this again this past Easter. The Farrs’ were at the cabin for Easter and Jerry stayed up late to be the Easter Bunny for everyone. He did an excellent job hiding the chocolates for everyone….so good was he, in fact weeks later we found the Cadbury Cream Eggs that had all alluded us at the time. How did we find those eggs, by having the cabin lights on one evening and we could smell chocolate and could not figure out why. Jerry had put them in shades of the lights on the wall, the chocolate eggs had melted onto the shades. Jerry, always the smartest, biggest life of the party claimed it was him
Judy Farr
Such wonderful memories of the Bach and Farr families
Elaine and Oliver Greenfield
We were saddened when we learned of Jerry’s death. Yes, he was a big hearted man with a love of people and a zest for life. When I first met Judy and Jerry I felt that they were real northeners, helpful and giving. We had lived in Yukon for several years before moving to Lac du Bonnet and then Pinawa and our experience of northern people was of how neighbourly they were. He will be missed greatly in Pinawa. We offer our sincere condolence to his family.