Malcolm John (Huck) Wenaus

Malcolm John (Huck) Wenaus

Malcolm John (Huck) Wenaus
October 6, 1922 – October 12, 2008

Predeceased by his wife of 44 years, Irene, in 1992, as well as his brothers, Lester and Vernon, Huck is survived by his sons, Dale and Gary; grandsons, Brody, Andrew and Jordan; sisters, Eileen and Violet; brother, Quintin; and many nieces and nephews.

Huck was born and raised in Saskatchewan where he excelled at school and sports, especially tennis. In 1940 Huck enlisted in the Canadian Army with the No. 3 Canadian Armoured Corps Reinforcement Unit, with whom he sailed on the Queen Mary to Britain for deployment. He served overseas in North Africa, Holland, Belgium, Italy, France and Germany until 1945. Shortly after returning home from WWII Huck moved to Burnaby and, with his brother, Vernon, bought a motel at Barnet and Hastings Streets. In 1949 the brothers, with their father, “AB”, started a small real estate firm, AB Wenaus & Sons and later a construction company, Wenaus Construction, which played a large part in the residential development of the Brentwood and Lake City areas. In 1961 Huck became a Notary Public for Burnaby. He also served as a governor for the Real Estate Institute of BC from 1962 to 1964 and as President of the Real Estate Board in 1965/66. In 1996, at the age of 74, Huck retired from his Hastings Street notary practice to focus on his other passions – telling jokes, playing bridge and enjoying his garden.

Huck was as large as life and will be sadly missed by his family and many friends. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. A celebration of Huck’s life will be held at the Scandinavian Community Centre, 6540 Thomas Street in Burnaby, on Saturday, November 1, 2008, from noon to 3 pm.

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  1. Lucy Borghesi on October 21st, 2008 8:59 pm

    Gary and Family,
    So sorry to hear of your father’s passing. I always thought that he was a legend in the real estate community and the North Burnaby area. So many of my family and friends knew him and had good stories to tell.

  2. Cindy Wenaus on October 22nd, 2008 11:10 am

    We will miss uncle Huck aka; The Grand Pooba,The Huckster and of course The Wizard.
    If you knew Huck,at one time or another you would have heard one of these names.We spent many afternoons with our children by his pool on Napier.
    We will also miss all the joke telling phone calls we got from him. Till we meet again …
    Love Ronnie,Cindy,Chris & Joel Wenaus

  3. Lynn Nutland on October 23rd, 2008 6:18 pm

    Gonna miss ya Huck, you were a great boss to work for, and a good friend. What are we gonna do without The Wizard??? We will all miss you, rest in peace.
    Lynn, Tony, Alex, Matt and Julia Nutland

  4. MacDermid family on October 26th, 2008 10:50 am

    Our family extend our most sincere sympathy to all the Wenaus family.We have so many great memories of our life and times on Napier St.

  5. Tom Boyle on October 26th, 2008 11:25 am

    I was born in Regina a year before Huck. I knew him and his family. I was on the Real Estate Board with him and was president two years after him. I knew him well.
    The fact that I am still here, and he lived so long, proves that old saying, ” The good die young”.

  6. Beverley (Wenaus) Muir on October 29th, 2008 5:10 pm

    We will miss this very special man . He was a pillar to all of us in the Wenaus family. Good bless you Malcolm you will be with us always.

  7. Leslie Wenaus on October 29th, 2008 8:50 pm

    Huck – you were a hell of an UNCLE. Am truely going to miss you. It is a whole era gone. See ya later, Love you. Leslie.

  8. Jack & Sandra Koch on October 30th, 2008 4:17 pm

    We will continue to have many lasting memories of Huck and his many humorous stories. Having both Huck and Irene as well as
    Vern and Ev, and their respective families, as neighbors on Napier
    Street, added so much to our pleasure and enjoyment of living
    there. The Wizard and his contagious smile will be missed by
    both of us. Jack & Sandra Koch

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