JAEB: Louis
Louis G. Jaeb was born on January 8, 1915 at Humboldt, Sask to Louis and Mary (nee Frank) Jaeb. After attending Burton Lake School for a number of years he began working as a farm hand. When his mother and step-father moved to British Columbia, Louis and his brother Joe worked the family farm until 1944. In the late 1930s, at one of the Marysburg picnics, Louis met Margaret Mueller, daughter of Max and Susan Mueller. They fell in love and after a long courtship they married on Jan. 12, 1944, at Assumption Church in Marysburg. Following their wedding Louis and Margaret rented the Haskamp farm near Burton Lake for two years and then bought land and moved to St. Gertrude where they farmed until 1975. They raised nine children, and spawned their legacy which will pass on through their many grandchildren and great grandchildren. After their retirement in 1975, they split their time between the homestead in the winter, and Kipabiskau Lake in the summer, where they had a cottage. Finally, in 2003, after a rich life spent out on the farm and at the lake, at the ripe age of 88, Louis with Margaret moved into the Harry Ford Center in Humboldt. Four years later, in 2007 Margaret died. They had been married for 63 years and enjoyed a deeply devoted relationship. Her death was a great loss to Louis. After Margaret's death, Louis moved to St Mary's Villa in Humboldt into enriched housing, and then in 2011 to Meadow Edge House, a private care home in Lumsden. From there he moved to the Lumsden and District Heritage home where he was in full time care until his death. Throughout his life Louis was active in the community. He served on many boards including the Muenster Rural Telephone Company, Muenster Home and School, St. Gertrude School district and Muenster School district. Louis was a man of moral conviction. He held strong beliefs, and was an example of someone who truly lived with integrity. He had a keen sense of justice, and stood firmly behind what he felt was right. He loved a good argument. Not only was Louis a powerful mentor for his children, he set an example for many young farmers within the community. He believed in kindness and fairness, and he lived by these beliefs his entire life. Louis had a keen mind and could still recite poetry that he had learned in school. He loved music, playing coronet in the Muenster band and enjoying singing and dancing. He had a witty sense of humor and could always be counted on for a few laughs. His family was most important to him and he was proud of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Throughout the years, Louis was a dedicated husband and when Margaret's health failed he lovingly cared for her, his devotion never wavering. The death of Mr. Louis G. Jaeb, 99 years, of Lumsden & District Heritage Home, Lumsden, and formerly of Humboldt, occurred on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Louis will be lovingly remembered by his nine children, 28 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren: MARY LOU Nilson of Vancouver Island, BC and family, Erika(Jeff) Stewart and son Sydney; SHARON(Kent) Campbell of Coquitlam, BC and their family Curtis(Susan) Campbell and children Allergia, Brielle and Braxton, Jared(Marla) Campbell and son Carson, Connon(Christine) Campbell and sons Noah and Asher; Jarvis(Leanne) Campbell and daughters Elsa and Ivy; GARY(Bertha) Jaeb of Yellowknife, NWT and family Daniel(Julie) Jaeb and children Zoe and Jaydon, Malcolm Jaeb and daughter Alyssa; LINDA(Norman) Allard of Montreal, QC and family Subhadra(Chris) Vavatsikos and children Lalita, Kalindi, Dhruva and Lakshmi, Radharani(Ryan) Archibald and children Keshava, Bhima, Krishna, Premanjali and Prahlad, Jay(Darine) Allard and child Ramai, Nitai(Krystyna) Allard and child Radhika, Shanta(Jan) Greg and children Sita and Tulsi; LEWIS(Irene) Jaeb of Humboldt and family Calvin Jaeb(fiancee, Jennifer) and son Luke, Derrick(Amanda) Jaeb, Nathan Jaeb; RALPH(Annette) Jaeb of Saskatoon and family Clarissa (Amit) Shenoy and daughter Maria, Ryan Jaeb, Leanne Jaeb and Carla(Sam) Martin and children Samuel and Airlie; DANETTE Jaeb(Luc De Smet) of Windhoek, Namibia, Africa and daughters Nathalie and Gaelle; MAXINE(Maury) Koskie of Lumsden and family Curtis(Lindsey) Koskie, Rae-Anne Koskie(fiance, Travis) and Mitchell Koskie; and ANNALEA(Norman) Pfeil of Holbein and family Kyle(Dana) Pfeil, Cassandralea Pfeil; Christinalea Pfeil and Kimberlea Pfeil; two half sisters, Pearl of BC and Bernetta of AB and one half-brother Norbert of BC. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret (nee Mueller) Jaeb (Feb. 10,2007); father, Louis Jaeb; mother, Mary (nee Frank) Jaeb Muglich; step father, Ferdinand Muglich; sons-in-law, Syl Marksteiner and Dave Nilson; two sisters and one brother, Isabelle (Andrew) Bauml, Joe (Viola) Jaeb, and Alice (Bernard) Puetz; three half-brothers and two half-sisters: Clarence, Julia, Alphonse, Emil, and Lillian. The Prayer Service for Louis was held on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 7:30 pm at Malinoski & Danyluik Funeral Home, led by Jenny Irwin. The Funeral Mass was offered on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 10:00 am from St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, celebrated by Father Paul Paproski, OSB. Interment will follow in St. Peter's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Muenster. Memorial donations in Louis's memory may be made to Telemiralce, a charity that Louis and Margaret faithfully supported over the years. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Malinoski & Danyluik Funeral Home.
