It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Greg Sletmoen. Greg passed away suddenly at the young age of 55 on Saturday, December 7, 2024.

Greg was born in Cochenour, Ontario, on September 18, 1969, to Ivar and Alma Sletmoen. He was the baby brother to Roelene, Larry, and Marilyn. Greg did not get the opportunity to meet Roelene, as she passed only two years before his birth.

From the beginning of Greg’s life, he was quiet until he got to know you. He was gentle, kind, respectful, and giving. His great humor and swift comebacks always kept us on our toes.

Greg grew up on McKenzie Island until he was nine when the Sletmoen family moved to Cochenour, ON (or the “mainland” as the Sletmoens called it) in 1978. That Christmas is when Greg’s love for hockey began. His gift that year was his first pair of hockey nets, which he immediately used during road hockey games with his friends. Greg chose to play goalie, which is the position he paid for the rest of his life. The Slemoens lived close to the local hockey arena, and seeing Greg’s passion for the sport, dad signed Greg up for the children’s league shortly after the holidays. Between in-arena games and watching the NHL on TV, Greg and his dad spent each Saturday wholly immersed in all things hockey.

Greg’s father passed only a year later, in 1979. By 1981, the Sletmoens moved to Stratton, ON, to be closer to family. It was in Stratton where Greg made lifelong friends. He graduated from Rainy River High School.

Greg was blessed when Frank Korb entered his life and became his stepfather. The Sletmoens moved out of town and embraced farm life as they raised horses, sheep, and chickens. There was always a list of chores to do. Greg also worked full-time outside the farm, always braving the treacherous Canadian roads without complaint. Add three nights of hockey games and practice a week, and Greg never stopped moving and thoroughly enjoyed a busy schedule. One of Greg's proudest moments was playing goalie against his most admired hockey childhood heroes.

Later, Greg made another move–this time to Red Lake to take a job as a skilled technician at Goldcorp's Red Lake Mine. He would transfer these skills when he moved to Texas and joined the Dart Container company in Waxahachie.

In Red Lake, Greg joined his siblings (who never passed an opportunity to laugh with and at him), nieces, and nephews and continued to stay busy with hockey and friends. Greg’s collection of sports, music, and movie memorabilia grew in Red Lake. He could flawlessly recite stats about many NHL goaltenders and talk for hours about the latest hockey standings, trades, and scores. Greg was also a music connoisseur who could effortlessly identify the names of hundreds of songs, bands, and lead singers.

In 2006, Greg’s mother, Alma, passed away. This was difficult for the family, particularly Greg, her youngest son.

Years later, Greg met and married Liliana, the love of his life, and moved to Texas to start a new chapter of his life. Greg and Liliana raised three kids, including an adopted son, and welcomed a grandchild. Ever the true Canadian and lover of all things Canada, Greg taught his family the Canadian National Anthem, which they sang at each hockey game they attended.

In Texas, Greg’s love and care for animals continued to blossom. He and his wife routinely rescued abandoned animals, nursed them back to health, and helped them find forever-loving homes. Put simply–if Greg wasn’t watching or playing hockey, listening to music, or spending time with his family, he was focused on caring for animals in need.

Greg's greatest love was, without a doubt, family and friends. He loved deeply, unconditionally, and with steadfast loyalty. Once you were in Greg's care and love orbit, you stayed there in good and bad times.

Greg is preceded in death by his parents Ivar Sletmoen and Alma Sletmoen-Korb, sister Roelene, and step-dad Frank Korb. Greg is survived by his wife, Liliana Sletmoen, two daughters, a son and granddaughter, siblings Marilyn (Lorne), Larry (Heather), nephew Dwayne and nieces Sheena, Krista, Janelle, and other relatives and friends across North America.

Instead of flowers, please contribute to your local animal shelter to help continue Greg’s care for needy animals. 

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