August 21, 1972 – October 27, 2022
Unexpectedly on Thursday, October 27, 2022, Charles (Chuck) O’Brien passed away. Chuck was born Sunday, August 21, 1972 at 6:38 am at St. Boniface Hospital. The music playing in the room was “Feeling Groovy”.
Chuck grew up in the Elmwood area and attended Lord Selkirk School, Elmwood High and Kildonan East Collegiate Schools. He loved sports and played hockey for Chalmers Community Club and Kelvin Community Club from ages five to fifteen years. Later in life he moved to British Columbia for a short time, then Alberta where he found his true profession in working with Stucco. He knew the job from start to finish on houses, apartments, large buildings and high up on rafters.
He loved fishing and music, especially Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard.
Chuck is survived by his mother Johanne O’Brien; older sister Kelly Donohue and her family in Mission, BC; younger sister Pam and her family from Winnipeg, MB; his closest nephew Tyler O’Brien from Vancouver, BC; sons Charles IV and Logan from Alberta; aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends who are still in shock.
He is predeceased by his father Charles Jr. (Charlie) and his paternal grandparents Charles Sr. and Elsie O’ Brien, and maternal grandmother Frances Dworan.
May you forever rest in peace.
There will be no service.
Interment will take place at Elmwood Cemetery in the spring of 2023.
Make me a Channel of your Peace – Prayer of Saint Francis
Make me a channel of your peace
Where there is hatred let me bring your love
Where there is injury, your pardon Lord
And where there is doubt true faith in You
Make me a channel of your peace
Where there is despair in life let me bring hope
Where there is darkness only light
And where there’s sadness ever joy
Oh, Master grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console
To be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love with all my soul
Make me a channel of your peace
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned
It is in giving to all men that we receive
And in dying that we are born to eternal life
Oh, Master grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console
To be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love with all my soul
Make me a channel of your peace
Where there’s despair in life let me bring hope
Where there is darkness only light
And where there’s sadness ever joy
7 thoughts on “Charles Joseph Ernest O’Brien III”
My Brother, My Bestie, My Buddy,My EVERYTHING. Who would’ve thought hey my BRO. I frickin frickin frickin miss U so frickin badly. The pain is tremendously deep every min of every day worse than what u were helping me through. U thought I was crying all the time before saying “stop ur crying Pam” ur probably up there saying “FFS” Pam 😭😩go have a beer or something lololololol 💋🫀This is something I never ever thought or imagined that could happen to ME and U 🤷🏼♀️😩💔I know how much u loved me Charles and all the baloney u ate for me proved that 👊🏻Imma miss u so freakin much I still am in shock and awe over this whole thing but we’ll get through this like me and u got through everything. Everyone and I mean everyone knows the unique unbreakable bond we had I’d say some were jealous 🤭😉very jealous 🤷🏼♀️Well im just trying to stay strong for u k bro till we meet again on the flip side 💋👇🏼🫀💔👇🏼💯👇🏼I love u my Brother MY BROTHER love ur lil pain of a sis Pam💋🫀
Sissy I miss n love u
Rest in peace Charles. My deepest condolences to My dear friend Johanne and her family.
I will be honest, brutally honest like I am known for, “ zero filter, call it like I see it, do not candy coat it” I did not like you!
It’s been heartbreaking to watch your life from afar, It’s been even harder and more heartbreaking to watch the pain of our loved ones that were closer to you than I was.
I would be lying if I said that my compassion was undying. It wasn’t. It’s been emotionally exhausting watching you lash out at loved ones while masking your pain.
I realised a long long time ago that I couldn’t ride in the passenger seat with you at the wheel when you were on a relentless self medicating path to self-destruction, so I took a different vehicle and the longer route.
I did not like your route not your ending but I can take comfort in knowing you are finally free of the demons that haunted you and you can now rest.
Surprisingly, I boarded a plane home. I was there at home with love, compassion and respect to say my final goodbyes. It was comforting to clean up your room like when we were kids one final time. Happy Mom did not have to pack up your stuff ( she would have hoarded all of it til the end of her time) and that she had someone hold her up as your arrangements were made. I walked with Mom to your resting place and talked why she chose that spot, it made sense, it was a beautiful Fall day, the smell of leaves filled the air and the Winnipeg wind was present in every step we took. In your honour, I took Mom’s “pickle juice” shot, had Gondola pizza and whispered, “ I did not like you Charles, I Loved You!”
~xoxo~
Kelly
I will be honest, I did not like him. I would be lying if I said that my compassion was undying, it wasn’t. I knew years ago that I couldn’t be a part of his journey, a path of self destruction. This was his journey and his ending. I take comfort knowing he is at peace. I was home, in his room, with love, benevolence and respect to say my final goodbye. I had mom’s “pickle juice shot”, had Gondola pizza in his memory and whispered, “ I did not like you, I loved you!”
I didn’t know you long buddy, but my god the connection I felt with you and Sean was incredible. You helped me to realize my worth, you helped me to realize I shouldn’t follow the path you and sean had fallen down… you saved my life and I will forever be grateful for the words and compassion you showed me at my lowest times.
RIP Chuck 💞 say hi to Sean up there for me and I’ll see you all again when it’s my time. I’ll keep our memories so close to my heart…
MY LOVE
MY HEART
MY SOUL
MY BESTIE
I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHONF IN THIS WPRLD AO LOST SCARED CONFUSED AND IN SHOCK
U WERE MY ROCK MY EVERYTHING
I HEAR U N FEEL U WOTH ME EVERYDAY BABES 😭😯😯