Alan James

Obituary

Passed on

January 11, 1937 – August 18, 2025

It is with profound sadness that we announce that Alan James, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, went home to Jesus in the early hours of Monday, August 18, 2025 at the age of 88.  

Alan is survived by his wife Natalie (nee Ozirney), his children Brent, Brad (Candace), and Tracey (Alvin), his grandchildren Jasmyn, Tanner (Kaitlyn), Madison (Jeremiah), and Brooke-Lynn, and his great-grandchildren Jaylen and Levi. 

Alan was predeceased by his sister Evelyn Corrigal.

Alan was born in Grosse Isle in 1937, the oldest of four siblings.  In 1944 Al’s father died in World War II when he was seven years old.  Needing to help contribute to the family finances, Al quit school at the end of grade 8 and joined the workforce. 

On July 1, 1961, Al met the love of his life, Natalie Ozirney.  They were married four short months later on October 28th.  In 1963 they made the move out to Richmond, BC where Al went to trade school for welding.  In February of 1964 they were surprised by the birth of twin boys.  Feeling homesick, they returned home to Grosse Isle in 1965, and a year later welcomed their daughter.

In 1967 evangelist, Billy Graham, came to speak in Winnipeg and Al and Nat were there.  It was on that day that their lives changed forever as they both accepted Jesus to be Lord and Saviour of their lives.  The rest of Alan’s life can only be described as a life lived of unwavering faith in Christ.  If you ever crossed paths with Al, whether you were a close friend or a stranger, he would make sure you left knowing about Jesus.

Later in life Al and Nat started travelling, visiting Ukraine twice, England three times, Israel four times, Portugal, Egypt, Ireland, and France where Al’s dad is buried. 

After living in the Stonewall area for almost 40 years, they moved to Inwood, MB where Alan spent the last 14 years living next door to his daughter, grandchildren, and later, great-grandchildren.  Having Al next door has been such a blessing to all of us and he will be greatly missed.

Funeral services will be held at New Life Church in Stonewall on Wednesday, August 27th at 2:00 p.m.

Alan’s family would like to send our sincerest thanks to the nurses and health care aides on Medicine 4 at the Selkirk Regional Health Centre.  Their kind and compassionate care extended not only to Al, but also to us.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Bethel Rays of Hope Ministries.

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