"When he was school age he moved with his family to Wildwood, MN. The next lived in Wahpeton, ND. In 1909 the family moved to Canada and settled in McInnes Creek where his father was the Lutheran Minister. Casper lived in McInnes Creek for the rest of his ife except for a few years in his teens when he lived in Rapid City.
Casper, known by his friends as "Cap" loved the outdoors and was noted for his fishing ability. He started to guide at Calvert's Camp when he was 28 and even last fall at age 81 went for the close up of camp at Cedar Island. He also did a little farming. As a young man he worked at a bakery and store at Rapid City. He worked on the Kenora Highway when it was being built. He also worked as a pulp cutter and for Ontario Hydro when the Whitedog and Kapuskasing dam were built. He worked for Web's Camp in Kenora. In the later years he loved gardening.
Football was his favorite sport and he would never miss a game on T.V.
Being a young man and living in a relatively unsettled area it wasn't long before he developed his great love and appreciation for the outdoors. This love along with the determination to provide for his family played a big part in the vocations he would follow in life. In the winters he would work in the woods and the summers were spent working as a guide. For over 51 years he guided on the Lake of the Woods, thus qualifying him as perhaps one of the finest guides on the lake. He was the kind of man that others enjoyed and he always tried to make their trip enjayable. The fall of 1982 he helped close down the camp he had worked at for so many years for the last time. In his later years he enjayed sports and working in his garden and being with his family.
A book could be written about this man and his experiences, but to his family and friends he will be remembered as a man who enjoyed life--he was a hard worker - honest - kind - fair - always reaching out to help his fellowman. He enjoyed people, a hearty handshake along with a greeting for men and a hug and a pat on the back for the ladies. He was slow to anger and quick to forgive, never in all my time with him have I seen him angry, disappointed yes, angry no."
(From eulogy given by Bill Gate-son in law.)
Casper, known by his friends as "Cap" loved the outdoors and was noted for his fishing ability. He started to guide at Calvert's Camp when he was 28 and even last fall at age 81 went for the close up of camp at Cedar Island. He also did a little farming. As a young man he worked at a bakery and store at Rapid City. He worked on the Kenora Highway when it was being built. He also worked as a pulp cutter and for Ontario Hydro when the Whitedog and Kapuskasing dam were built. He worked for Web's Camp in Kenora. In the later years he loved gardening.
Football was his favorite sport and he would never miss a game on T.V.
Being a young man and living in a relatively unsettled area it wasn't long before he developed his great love and appreciation for the outdoors. This love along with the determination to provide for his family played a big part in the vocations he would follow in life. In the winters he would work in the woods and the summers were spent working as a guide. For over 51 years he guided on the Lake of the Woods, thus qualifying him as perhaps one of the finest guides on the lake. He was the kind of man that others enjoyed and he always tried to make their trip enjayable. The fall of 1982 he helped close down the camp he had worked at for so many years for the last time. In his later years he enjayed sports and working in his garden and being with his family.
A book could be written about this man and his experiences, but to his family and friends he will be remembered as a man who enjoyed life--he was a hard worker - honest - kind - fair - always reaching out to help his fellowman. He enjoyed people, a hearty handshake along with a greeting for men and a hug and a pat on the back for the ladies. He was slow to anger and quick to forgive, never in all my time with him have I seen him angry, disappointed yes, angry no."
(From eulogy given by Bill Gate-son in law.)
"When he was school age he moved with his family to Wildwood, MN. The next lived in Wahpeton, ND. In 1909 the family moved to Canada and settled in McInnes Creek where his father was the Lutheran Minister. Casper lived in McInnes Creek for the rest of his ife except for a few years in his teens when he lived in Rapid City.
Casper, known by his friends as "Cap" loved the outdoors and was noted for his fishing ability. He started to guide at Calvert's Camp when he was 28 and even last fall at age 81 went for the close up of camp at Cedar Island. He also did a little farming. As a young man he worked at a bakery and store at Rapid City. He worked on the Kenora Highway when it was being built. He also worked as a pulp cutter and for Ontario Hydro when the Whitedog and Kapuskasing dam were built. He worked for Web's Camp in Kenora. In the later years he loved gardening.
Football was his favorite sport and he would never miss a game on T.V.
Being a young man and living in a relatively unsettled area it wasn't long before he developed his great love and appreciation for the outdoors. This love along with the determination to provide for his family played a big part in the vocations he would follow in life. In the winters he would work in the woods and the summers were spent working as a guide. For over 51 years he guided on the Lake of the Woods, thus qualifying him as perhaps one of the finest guides on the lake. He was the kind of man that others enjoyed and he always tried to make their trip enjayable. The fall of 1982 he helped close down the camp he had worked at for so many years for the last time. In his later years he enjayed sports and working in his garden and being with his family.
A book could be written about this man and his experiences, but to his family and friends he will be remembered as a man who enjoyed life--he was a hard worker - honest - kind - fair - always reaching out to help his fellowman. He enjoyed people, a hearty handshake along with a greeting for men and a hug and a pat on the back for the ladies. He was slow to anger and quick to forgive, never in all my time with him have I seen him angry, disappointed yes, angry no."
(From eulogy given by Bill Gate-son in law.)
Casper, known by his friends as "Cap" loved the outdoors and was noted for his fishing ability. He started to guide at Calvert's Camp when he was 28 and even last fall at age 81 went for the close up of camp at Cedar Island. He also did a little farming. As a young man he worked at a bakery and store at Rapid City. He worked on the Kenora Highway when it was being built. He also worked as a pulp cutter and for Ontario Hydro when the Whitedog and Kapuskasing dam were built. He worked for Web's Camp in Kenora. In the later years he loved gardening.
Football was his favorite sport and he would never miss a game on T.V.
Being a young man and living in a relatively unsettled area it wasn't long before he developed his great love and appreciation for the outdoors. This love along with the determination to provide for his family played a big part in the vocations he would follow in life. In the winters he would work in the woods and the summers were spent working as a guide. For over 51 years he guided on the Lake of the Woods, thus qualifying him as perhaps one of the finest guides on the lake. He was the kind of man that others enjoyed and he always tried to make their trip enjayable. The fall of 1982 he helped close down the camp he had worked at for so many years for the last time. In his later years he enjayed sports and working in his garden and being with his family.
A book could be written about this man and his experiences, but to his family and friends he will be remembered as a man who enjoyed life--he was a hard worker - honest - kind - fair - always reaching out to help his fellowman. He enjoyed people, a hearty handshake along with a greeting for men and a hug and a pat on the back for the ladies. He was slow to anger and quick to forgive, never in all my time with him have I seen him angry, disappointed yes, angry no."
(From eulogy given by Bill Gate-son in law.)
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