January 28, 1923 - June 29, 2023
In Loving Memory ~
Born in Vemmelev, Denmark on January 28, 1923 and died on June 29, 2023 at Cairnsmore Place in Duncan, BC.
Predeceased by his wife, Inger in 2012. Survived by brother Knud in Denmark and children, Annie Fisher (Barry), Frances Nash (Harry), Allan Ottosen, (Debbie), Karen Garnett (David), Margaret Walker, and Sonia Ottosen (Gordon). Predeceased by son Peter Wallace (Jill).
He was Morfar (mother's father) to Des and Julia, Felicity and Paul, Heather, Alison and Tim, Rita, and Ole and Hamish and Farfar (father's father) to Ray, Charity, Amber and Chad.
There are many great grandchildren and a huge extended family in many parts of Denmark.
With his good friend, Peter Hansen, Henning immigrated to Canada in 1949. Their ship docked at Pier 21 in Halifax and they took the train across Canada. It was just our wonderful luck that Henning was dropped off at Cobble Hill Train Station.
On Christmas Eve, 1950, he married fiancé Inger Marie Hansen after being separated from her for a year and a half.
The family was raised on the farm in Cowichan Station on Mom and Dad's good food. We will all miss those great Danish meals.
Henning looked after horses in Denmark, was a carpenter, farmer, an avid reader and an antique car enthusiast. He loved to travel. Henning got up with the sun, often had beer with lunch and dinner, and tended a huge vegetable garden until he was 97.
We are grateful to the staff at Cairnsmore, who cared for Henning with such attentiveness and humour.
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