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Heinz Goldbach
July 23, 1930 - April 27, 2016
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<div itemprop="description">Heinz Goldbach <br> <br>(July 23, 1930 – April 27, 2016) <br> <br>With heavy hearts and lives suddenly diminished we announce the passing of a gentle and loving husband, father and Opa. Heinz was born an only child to Ada and Ernst Goldbach in Aussig (Usti nad Labem), Czechoslovakia. His lifelong love of adventure and travel began in September 1939 when he and his family fled to Canada from the threat of Nazi occupation of Sudetenland. After being raised on a farm in Gundy, BC., he met the love of his life, Herta Pilz, at a dance in Tomslake and they were married in the fall of 1954. <br> <br>His love of the railways and trains began when he worked on the railway at a young age. Most of his career was spent in the newspaper business in Fort St. John where he started as a photographer and then became advertising manager. In 1983 Heinz and Herta moved to Dawson Creek where he became publisher of the Dawson Creek Peace River Block News, a position he maintained until 1995 when he retired. <br> <br>He was very active in the Dawson Creek community where he was a member and then president of the Dawson Creek Rotary Club, a volunteer for the BC Winter Games, and an avid bowler. Heinz was an honorary member of the Legion where he regularly attended ‘meetings’ with his friends, until Herta phoned to say dinner was ready. <br> <br>He loved the solitude of the Goldbach homestead in Gundy where he enjoyed tinkering with his tractor and farmed part time well into his 70’s. Heinz instilled the love of travel in his children by taking yearly summer vacations and excitedly sharing his meticulously planned itineraries. Heinz and Herta continued to travel with family and friends in North America and abroad after the kids left home. Heinz loved opera and classical music and every Sunday the house was filled with operatic arias. He was an avid photographer and chronicler of family life and loved telling funny stories about his life growing up on the farm. He was interested in astronomy, current events, discussing politics, foraging for wild mushrooms and vegetable gardening. <br> <br>Heinz was a kind and generous man and loved spending time with his family. He had a full and happy life and will be dearly missed. He is survived by his loving wife Herta, daughter Carla (Richard), son Mark (Rita), daughter Diana (Allen) and grandsons Aidan, Sean and Ryan. Heinz’s ashes will eventually reside at the Tomslake Cemetery. <br> <br></div>