Wolf Dietrich Nebelung of Hudson QC, passed away on December 21, 2019 in Rigaud, QC after a two decade battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Dieter was born on January 29, 1936 in Munich, Germany to Rudolph and Sophia Nebelung (née Schoedler). In 1957, aged 21, he received his German Master of Photography degree, the youngest recipient at the time. In 1958, he emigrated to Canada and worked as a portrait and commercial photographer. In 1975, he joined the Royal Bank of Canada in Montreal where he spent 17 years. His work received numerous awards, including being named Photographer of the Year (Quebec) four times.
Dieter was long an avid outdoor sportsman, enjoying hiking, mountain climbing, cycling, tennis, Scouting and, in particular, downhill skiing. He became a ski instructor and taught at Jay Peak, Vermont for over 40 years. It is there that he met Helen Kennedy of Grenville, QC, who later became his wife on April 17, 1965 in Brownsburg, QC.
He is survived by his wife Helen, and his son Mark, his daughter-in-law Chantal and two grandsons Eric and Patrick. Family and friends are invited to the funeral service on February 1, 2020 at 11 am at the Wyman Memorial United Church at 513 Rue Main in Hudson QC. The family requests that in lieu of flowers or other commemorations, that a donation instead be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation https://tribute.michaeljfox.org/tribute-page.php?id=1363.
For further questions, please call Aubry & Fils Funeral at 1-450-458-7381.
