Robert "Bob" Glen Currah

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Robert Glen Currah was born in Canora, Saskatchewan to Lanty and Freda Currah. They eventually settled on a farm near Basswood in 1959. Bob completed his schooling in Basswood and Minnedosa.

Bob worked summers in the nickel mine in Thompson before his acceptance to the RCMP. After graduation, he was stationed in Alberta but purchased his early discharge from the force to return to the Richardson homestead, which he bought in 1970.  Bob’s hunt and peck typing, carbon copy forms and the volume of paperwork involved in policing played a large part in his decision that he was more suited to farming.

Bob met Kathy Wyatt in 1974 and they married October 15, 1975. They finished cattle and grew grain and the operation eventually evolved to commercial cow-calf. The kids started arriving in 1978 and the the fourth and final addition rocked up in 1983.

Bob and Kathy sold the majority of the cattle in 2009 but it was a few years before there were no cattle on the farm. He missed them so when he came to Alberta he loved to tag along with Jan on farm calls to get his cattle fix. He took over Basswood Baits from Jan and Robert in his ‘retirement’ and continued to trap minnows and leeches until the end.

Bob and Kathy made many trips to visit the kids in Australia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Bob made friends wherever he went and always managed to find someone to fish with at each new stop. Any new opportunity to fish or hunt was eagerly accepted and so he fished for salmon in the Queen Charlotte Islands, took innumerable trips to Northern Manitoba after various fish species and nothing with wings or four legs was safe if he had a chance to chase them. He was meant to visit Iqaluit this summer and had another visit planned to Australia for their 50th wedding anniversary.  

Bob was an avid outdoorsman and his love of fishing and hunting started at a young age. His friends Bill and Alvin nurtured his interest in the outdoors. He loved nothing more than taking anyone fishing or hunting and when the grandkids were old enough he delighted in introducing them to his love of the outdoors. Bob was involved in various groups: Youth Hunts, the Minnedosa Game and Fish Association and the Manitoba Wildlife Federation are only a few. He always had room in his boat for anyone who wanted to fish and took every opportunity to mentor anyone who was new to buck fever or tight lines, young or old. His passion for the outdoors sparked the same excitement in countless others.

Bob’s sense of humour and mischief leave his many friends with wonderful memories of their adventures. Anyone he ever met should have a Bob story to share. He was renowned for never taking the same road home as he took to get there. He thoroughly enjoyed his Tuesday night crew, and no bottle of dark rum was safe when he was around.  

Bob departed far too soon, but we can all take comfort that he left us doing something he loved.

Bob was predeceased by his parents, parents-in-law, brother Wayne, brother-in-law Ken and sister-in-law Muriel. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, his kids - Jennifer (Paul), Roberta (Rick), Jan, Robert (Janina) and Katherine (Benji), 9 grandchildren, brother Gord (Sarah), sister Karen, sister-in-law Ingrid, many nieces and nephews, the kids’ friends he adopted over the years and his faithful dog Bell.

Donations in Bob's memory may be made to the Minnedosa Game & Fish Association (for the youth) P.O. Box 303 Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0

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