Obituary for Marcel Charles Bauer
Marcel passed away peacefully at the age of 62 on Monday May 6th, 2019. He had a very difficult time battling his own health and grieving over his wife Muriel.
Marcel was a Journeyman Steel Fabricator. He began in this profession from his grandfather Wendal as they worked together at Degelman Industries in Regina. Marcel could craft and design anything made of metal. Even in his last days he was saying "I need to build something, I'm just not sure what that is yet".
Although steel was his trade, his true passions were music and playing (he would say "blasting") his guitars, growing hot peppers, guns and fishing. His last days were filled with thoughts of going to the Capilano River and casting a line. "Oh boy!" he'd say.
Marcel began playing a guitar in his mid teens. He tried other instruments such as the flute, but the guitar grabbed him and he never let go. He, his brother Antony, and some friends began a band called LLEEDS. They had some local success playing in high schools and entering battle of the bands contests. Marcel wrote and recorded his songs (he played all the guitars on the recording) and entered them on Numberonemusic.com where for a time his songs were 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in British Columbia and 3 of his songs were rated in the top 10 in Canada. One of them reached #5.
Marcel loved his friends and family more than anything else. He and his wife Muriel were soul mates and best friends. The happiest days of his life were when he married her and when his son Tiger was born. Marcel is survived by his mother Harriette (Daisy), his father Karl (Charlie), his son Tiger, his brother Antony, his sisters Lorraine, Lana and Faith, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. He will be greatly missed and remembered for his humour and passions.
A celebration of life will take place at the Capilano River Regional Park (in the picnic area just directly downstream from the hatchery) at 1:00pm on Friday, May 31st. Bring your finishing rods. We will be dropping a few lines in Marcel's honour.
Marcel was a Journeyman Steel Fabricator. He began in this profession from his grandfather Wendal as they worked together at Degelman Industries in Regina. Marcel could craft and design anything made of metal. Even in his last days he was saying "I need to build something, I'm just not sure what that is yet".
Although steel was his trade, his true passions were music and playing (he would say "blasting") his guitars, growing hot peppers, guns and fishing. His last days were filled with thoughts of going to the Capilano River and casting a line. "Oh boy!" he'd say.
Marcel began playing a guitar in his mid teens. He tried other instruments such as the flute, but the guitar grabbed him and he never let go. He, his brother Antony, and some friends began a band called LLEEDS. They had some local success playing in high schools and entering battle of the bands contests. Marcel wrote and recorded his songs (he played all the guitars on the recording) and entered them on Numberonemusic.com where for a time his songs were 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in British Columbia and 3 of his songs were rated in the top 10 in Canada. One of them reached #5.
Marcel loved his friends and family more than anything else. He and his wife Muriel were soul mates and best friends. The happiest days of his life were when he married her and when his son Tiger was born. Marcel is survived by his mother Harriette (Daisy), his father Karl (Charlie), his son Tiger, his brother Antony, his sisters Lorraine, Lana and Faith, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. He will be greatly missed and remembered for his humour and passions.
A celebration of life will take place at the Capilano River Regional Park (in the picnic area just directly downstream from the hatchery) at 1:00pm on Friday, May 31st. Bring your finishing rods. We will be dropping a few lines in Marcel's honour.