Ken was born on November 20, 1949, in Dryden, Ontario and grew up in the Dryden/Minnitaki area until moving to Manitoba at a very early age. He passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at the Brandon Regional Health Centre after a courageous, determined fight against lung cancer and other health conditions.

Ken enjoyed living on the farm with his mother and brother, attending school in Minnitaki and Dryden. He worked briefly at the pulp and paper mill in Dryden. After settling in Manitoba, he worked on a dairy farm outside of Hartney, MB, making many friends in the area. He loved the couple he worked for; they included Ken as one of their own. He then got a job with Superior Cheese in Souris, MB. Ken then moved to Brandon and was employed as driver for Manco Dairies. When Manco was sold, he got his Class 1 driver's license and had an extensive short and long-haul semi-truck driving career with Trans X, I. Peters Transport, Hunterline Trucking, Boyd Trucking, L & R Transport, Loyalty Transport, Redline Transport, Conquest Trucking, & Jarvis Trucking, retiring in 2018.

Ken belonged to a snowmobile club, and played old timers' hockey in his spare time, and loved the time he spent at his cabin at Otter Lake.

After purchasing a home in Gladstone in 2010, Ken joined the Royal Canadian Legion. He enjoyed the friendships he made there, cribbage, and of course, the meat draws.

Ken had a lifelong passion for hockey, his favorite team being the Montreal Canadiens. He loved to travel whether for working or for pleasure seeing most of the provinces and states, and his favorite places in the Caribbean. He enjoyed photography, and camping, sitting around the campfire in the quiet with a beer.

Ken is survived by his loving partner Marilyn Sheridan; son Gregory (wife Alicia, daughters Alayna and Jordyn) from Outlook SK; Marilyn's daughter Jennifer Sheridan Westdal (husband Paul deceased, children Robertson and Veronica) from Winnipeg MB; daughter Monique, (sons William and Christopher); Greg & Monique's mother Edna of Brandon MB; sister Ruth Gamble (Hugh, deceased) of Mesa, AZ, nieces, nephews, cousins, sisters and brothers-in-law, and many close friends.

Ken was predeceased by his father Ross, mother Lila, and brother Ross.

A Graveside Service in memory of Ken will take place on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at the Brandon Cemetery.

A Celebration of Ken's Life will be held on Saturday, July, 27, 2024 from 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. at the Riverbank Discovery Centre, 545 Conservation Drive, Brandon MB. Rain or Shine, bring your own lawn chair.

Donations in memory of Ken may be made to The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Manitoba, 1379 Kenaston Blvd., Winnipeg, MB, R3P 2T5 or Canadian Cancer Society, 55 St Clair Ave. West, Suite 300 Toronto, ON M4V 2Y7.

The family would like to thank Dr. H. Benning, Dr. R. Benning, Dr. E. Saltel, HSC, Dr. D. Kristjanson, Dr. B. Anderson, ER Doctors and nurses, and the wonderful nurses at Cancer Care Brandon, for their care of Ken during this past year.