Henry (Hank) Goertzen

August 1, 1943 – December 5, 2023 

Peacefully on December 5 after a courageous battle with cancer, Hank has gone home to be with the Lord.

Hank is survived by his wife Val, of 50 years. Left to cherish his memory are his three sons, Duane, Shane and Brent (Jane); four grandchildren, Brooke, Baylee, Matthew and Amber; five great-grandchildren, Katrina, Alexis, Johnny, Evan and Madison; along with four sisters Agnes (Harold), Kaye (Henry), Erna and Nell. He was predeceased by his sister Elsie, brother Bernhardt+, brothers-in-law Ernie, Ike and Aron; father Bernhardt and mother Aganeta.

Hank was born in Fuerstenwerder, Ukraine on August 1, 1943. His mother and six children came to Canada in 1948 and settled in Greendale, BC for many years. When his mother’s health was failing, Hank and his mother moved to Vancouver. Shortly after his mother passed, when Hank was 15, he lived with his sister Elsie in Winnipeg.

Hank was a successful and hardworking man who was respected for his work ethics as a butcher, meat manger, and consultant for 42 years at Canada Safeway.
Thank you to Dr. Rittberg at Cancer Care for your excellent care and compassion. Thank you to palliative coordinator Sophie, palliative nurse Sean and nurses who tended to Hanks care at home, Dr. Tim Hiebert and nurses at Riverview for your excellent care. To our friends and family, thank you for all your prayers, support, phone calls and visits, and thank you to Pastor John and guitarist Steve.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, December 13 at 1:00 p.m., in the chapel of Voyage Funeral Home, 220 Hespeler Ave at Henderson Hwy. Reception to follow.