Henry Ernest Dinsdale III “Ernie”, 78, of Prosper, Texas passed away on July 8, 2023, in Dallas Texas after a long battle from a fall in September 2021. Ernie and his wife Ann moved to Richardson, Texas in January of 1981 for a job opportunity for Ernie. They lived and raised their children in Richardson until they moved to McKinney in 2005. Ann and Ernie would spend summers back in Canada at the Dinsdale family home “Tabae” until the birth of grandchild William Henry in 2016.
Ernie was born Montreal, Quebec Canada to Henry Dinsdale II and Lorraine Dinsdale on February 14, 1945. Ernie married Ann on August 21, 1971, in Montreal, Quebec Canada and they had just recently celebrated their 50th Anniversary prior to her passing in 2021. Ernie graduated from Sir George’s University in Montreal with a degree in Finance.
Ernie Dinsdale is preceded in death by his wife Ann Dinsdale and his parents Henry Dinsdale II and Lorraine Dinsdale.
Ernie Dinsdale is survived by his children, Leslie Dinsdale Henry (Adam), Matthew William Dinsdale (Jeannie), his brother-in-law, Barclay Watt (Danielle) and sister-in-law, Patricia Watt (Jean-Claude), his grandchildren, Landon Henry, and William Henry. His nieces Emily Valle Watt and Madeleine Valle Watt, Elizabeth Pitre, and Sumei Pitre. He has many cousins and close friends that will miss him dearly.
Ernie will be laid to rest at St. Francis of the Birds Cemetery in St. Sauveur, Quebec in the summer of 2024. A celebration on his life and his wife Ann, is being organized and will be held at Canyon Creek Country Club soon. The Dinsdale family will provide details once they have been set.
Ernie “Bear” loved all types of sports and passed that love of sports to his children, Leslie and Matthew. Ernie and Leslie would play tennis in the parent child tournaments. Ernie and Matthew would frequently play golf on the weekends, and that launched Matthew’s career and he became a golf professional. Ernie had many many friends and never met a stranger anywhere he went. The “Bear” has gone into eternal hibernation for the final time.
The family of Ernie Dinsdale wishes to extend our sincere thanks to all the medical providers and the care he received at Faith Presbyterian Hospice in Dallas. Being that Ernie was an animal lover and in lieu of flowers, please send donations to the SPCA or Operation Kindness in his honor.
Thank you,
Leslie Dinsdale; Henry & Matthew Dinsdale