Maurice John Romaniuk

August 21, 1932 – January 24, 2020

Maurice Romaniuk of Medicine Hat, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2020 at the age of 84 years old surrounded with love. He fought a brave and hard battle against cancer right until his last breath, but did so with an immeasurable amount courage and strength that could have only come from the grace of God. Maurice leaves to cherish his memory four children: Barbara (Bob) Clark, Maryanne (Yvon) Leblanc, Kevin (Christine) Romaniuk, and Marris (Dawn) Romaniuk. He also leaves behind his eight grandchildren: Jennifer (Steve), Michael (Joanne), Natasha, Tatiana (Willem), Tanner, Kaidyn, Mariko and Kenji; and six great-grandchildren: Kayl, Jayce, Owen, Reese, Konor and Colt. Maurice is also survived by his sister Natalie Basaraba; and numerous nieces and nephews. Maurice was predeceased by his wife Eleanor Romaniuk, his parents John and Olga Romaniuk, his sister Mary Androsin, his infant son Michael, and his son Brian (Kathy) Romaniuk. Maurice was born August 23rd, 1935 in Watson, Saskatchewan, where he developed his extraordinary work ethic and passion for welding from his father, John. Maurice will be remembered for being remarkably wise, witty, strong, loving and how he would protect those he loved with everything he had. His stories were full of wisdom and lessons to be learned, and he would always throw in a few jokes just to make you laugh. He overcame a lot in his life time, but did so with the strength of God and the love of his family. He was always a man you could count on, even if he was struggling personally you wouldn’t have known it, he would put everyone else first and do it with a smile on his face. We can’t wait to see what you’ll do now that you’ve earned your wings.

Quote from Maurice:

“Some words of wisdom that I would like to impart. Fear nothing, I’m with you always.”

A Private Family Funeral Service will take place. Memorial gifts in Maurice’s memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 325 Manning Road NE, Calgary, AB T2E 2P5 or to the Alberta Heart and Stroke Foundation, 200, 119 – 14th Street NW, Calgary, AB T1A 7L5. Condolences may be sent through www.saamis.com or to condolences@saamis.com subject heading Maurice Romaniuk. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to

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