Paul and Basia Lieske are very pleased to announce that on October 9th, Pauls’ father, Rev. Ewald Lieske, will turn 100! There will be a open house for family & friends on Sunday October 29th from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, everyone is welcome to join us for food & beverages (the location is still to be determined).
Ewald Lieske has spent 100 years focused on the things he loves: family, church and teaching.
He was born on October 9th, 2017 in Lang, Saskatchewan.
Today he lives in his own home in Arizona and spends his summers in Canada with his children. Most of that time is spent on Bowen Island where he has made many new friends, he attends Cates Hill Chapel and where he has a fan club of youngsters who enjoy his stories about the “olden days”.
Every summer Ewald helps design and build parade floats for Bowfest, he helps Paul renovate houses and chopwood for the winter, he prunes trees and clears the yard on our large lot and he really likes to invent useful items from various bits n’ bobs he finds laying around. He loves people and will talk to most anyone he sees on his walks through Snug Cove.
After graduating from high school in Lang, in 1936, Ewald went to Winnipeg Bible Institute. Ewald lived and worked in numerous provinces and states. He continued his education at the University of British Columbia, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Psychology while, simultaneously attending Union College. In 1943, Ewald married Nathalie Spady. Together they had four children.
All Ewalds’ children will be joining him on Bowen Island to celebrate his 100th birthday. We are very proud of his tremendous example of service throught out his life to his family, to his church and to the communities he has lived in.
- Basia Lieske
