Hank passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB.
He is survived by his wife Betty, his wife of 58 years, four children, Sherry, husband Ray and children Justine, Shaelynne and Dillon. Shauna, husband Rob and children Rain, Jordan and Jett. Tammy and husband Kelvin, children Britney, Spencer, Carter, Jade, Braxton, Keenan, and Petra. Joe, his wife Julie, their children Mathew, Isaac, and Maggie, Christian and Amanda, Morgan and Patrick, and granddaughter Lily.
He is also survived by brother Bernie (Hilda), three sisters, Marie Scott, Tena Reimer (Levi), Martha Dueck (Art) and their children and grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his parents, Henry and Katherine Brandt, three sisters, Elma, Nettie, Lena and one brother-in-law, Jim Scott.
Hank, dad, grandpa brought so much joy and laughter into our home, we never knew what his next antics were going to be. He loved farming, sunrises, nature walks, and sitting in the hot sun. All of these he missed a lot in the last years.
The void is already deeply felt, but in time we will return to those memories and treasure them. As sad as our hearts are, we are so happy that the days of his last three years of suffering are done, and he is now experiencing his new life in the presence of Jesus.
We are deeply grateful to Dr. Trachtenberg, Dr. Shaw, Dr Wiebe and rest of the renal doctors and the staff at HSC transplant clinic for the way they showed care not just for him but about him. Hank struggled with so many health issues in the last three years it would be hard to thank all the different doctors tending to him, but we are grateful for you all.
Thank you for the many expressions of love we have experienced already.