Archie Fiel

Archie Fiel, husband, father, papa and great papa left this world on December 24, 2020 at the age of 89 years in Dauphin, MB.

Archie was born on the family farm on August 27, 1931 in the Rural Municipality of Rossburn to parents Mike and Ann (nee Herchak) Fiel.  He was the eldest of a family of four with three siblings, Sonya, Joe and Alice.

On June 19, 1956 he married the love of his life Louise Kreshewski in Rossburn, Manitoba.  They relocated to Dauphin in 1960 to be closer to Louise’s family as family was very important to Archie.

Upon arrival in Dauphin, Archie started his career in the food services industry by working at the Laverendrye Steak House and remained there until 1980 at which time he worked at the Wright Place until they closed.  He then worked at the restaurant in the Provincial building for a number of years and prior to his retirement was employed at the Bestmore Tea House.  While at the Tea House, he affectionately referred to the three owners as the “Golden Girls”.

Archie was a very active member of St. Viator’s Parish as well as being a life member of the Knights of Columbus.  One of his proudest achievements was the celebration of his 60th wedding anniversary to Louise in 2016.  He loved the outdoors, gardening, picking wild berries and especially morels in the springtime.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years Louise, son Darrell (Sylvia) and daughter Darlene (Clint).  He is also survived by his grandchildren Justin and Andrew along with four great-grandchildren, Jayden, Benjamin, Brooklyn, and Nikolai.  He also leaves his sisters Sonya Rubeniuk and Alice Mushumanski.  Also surviving are his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ed and Velma Kreshewski, Michael Kreshewski, Shirley Craig, Lorraine Kreshewski, Richard and Hazel Stack, Wayne and Judy Bartkiew, Jim and Elaine Mandziuk, and Lothar and Connie Roessing as well as many nieces and nephews.

He was pre-deceased by his brother and sister-in-law Joe and Rose Fiel, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Jim Rubeniuk, Lewis Mushumanski, Alec and Elsie Kreshewski, Peter Kreshewski, Bill Kreshewski, Bill and Murnie Antonyshyn, Clifford and Florence Lamy, and Terry and Colleen Kreshewski.  He was also pre-deceased by his niece Valerie Herchak and his nephew Kevin Mandziuk.

Archie had the gift of bringing joy and happiness to all who met him; he will be sorely missed by everyone he touched.

The Funeral Service for Archie Fiel has been rescheduled due to the inclement weather, and will take place on Thursday April 15, at 11:30 a.m. from the Pathways Funeral Services Tribute Room.  The service will be streamed live from the Pathways Funeral Services Facebook page.  You do not need a Facebook account to watch the service.

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