Obituary of Nelson Edward “Ted” Jesmer (5-22-1935 to 8-9-2020)
Nelson Edward “Ted” Jesmer
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At Grace Hospital in Winnipeg Manitoba, Ted passed away on Sunday August 9th, 2020 at 85 years old. Ted’s memory will be remembered by his wife Adele “Della”; his daughter Karen Landon of Winnipeg Manitoba; his son Kevin (and Julie) Jesmer of DeKalb Illinois; his seven grandchildren, Brit, Zack, Jennifer (and Andrew), Augustine, Sarah, Hope, and Mark; along with his siblings, nieces and nephews and his many friends he accumulated over the years.
Ted is survived by his sisters Shirley Motkaluck in Edmonton Alberta, Doreen Jesmer of Kelowna B.C., and his brothers Harvey Jesmer of Edmonton Alberta and Ron Jesmer of Burnaby B.C.. Ted was predeceased by his parents, Harvey Howard and Alice Jesmer and his sister Doris Enge.
Ted was born on June 22, 1935 in Wadena Saskatchewan and completed his schooling in Paswegin Saskatchewan. Except for four years in Ontario, Ted worked his entire life in western Canada. He moved to Thompson Manitoba and was involved in the development of the town with a construction and supply company called Crowley McCracken, around 1958. Later on, he started working for INCO, the International Nickel Company of Canada in 1961. He was a crusher operator. There he met Adele “Della” Sawicki and they married on December 7th 1963. Adele managed the Thompson Co-op grocery store for decades.
While in Thompson, Ted enjoyed camping at Paint Lake and Setting Lake, fishing and long road trips in their motorhome. He took his family across Canada, half of the USA and even Tijuana Mexico. He and Della fulfilled their dream of driving the Alaska Highway. He liked black coffee (especially in the mornings and after a restaurant meal), photography, nature, history, museums (where he read every poster), reading books and newspapers from front to back, crosswords, researching genealogy, documenting life events of the family, and staying on top of the news. You would find him watching the CBC 10 O’clock news every day. He also liked deep conversations with people, mostly about politics. He really enjoyed hearing about the latest news about the grandkids and the rest of the family.
Ted and Adele retired in Winnipeg Manitoba in 1991. They loved and enjoyed their grandchildren a lot. Karen’s kids, Brit and Zack, lived in Winnipeg. Kevin’s kids visited every year for a month as they grew up. Ted and Adele did a lot of things with them. In their retirement years, Ted and Adele loved dancing and traveled to Old Time Dancing meets all around the region. They also traveled to many countries. Though Ted lived seven decades away from Wadena Sakatchewan, his heart was always there. He stayed in contact with relatives and visited occasionally. He also valued the friendships he formed in Thompson over his thirty three years there.
In his final years, Ted struggled with COPD, which caused his death after a fall and hip fracture. He was devoted to his wife and when she could no longer care for herself because of Alzheimer’s, he took care of her right up to his end, despite his own failing health.
According to Ted’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Remains will be interred at Glen Lawn Cemetery on Lagimodier Cemetery in Winnipeg Manitoba. We give special thanks to the nurses and the doctors at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg.
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