Justin Marshall Tanner was born in Rossburn, MB on January 26, 1983 to Evangeline Tanner (Ducharme) and Francis Tanner. He enjoyed being with his children. Growing up, Justin always talked about having lots of kids. He loved each and every one of them very dearly. He had 9 of his own and took 3 of his partners children as his own. So total of 12 children. He met his common-law wife Michelle early 2014 and moved to Winnipeg with her. They began their life together for a short 6 years. He cherished his life with Michelle and their kids Damian, Jeremiah, Abigail, Cole, Dominic, Jordan & Baby Justine. In his younger years, Justin enjoyed spending time with his cousins Gary, Kirby, Isabel & Rachel. He grew up with them, they were more brothers and sisters instead of cousins. Justin enjoyed riding bikes, walking around, and getting into silly things. Justin was also a big hockey fan; his favorite team was the Nashville Predators and his favorite hockey player was Jordan Tootoo and that’s why he named one of this sons Jordan. He was always quiet, kept himself but if you knew him, he was quite the joker, very humble and also a very generous man. These last few years, he started listening to gospel and learning the church.
Justin is pre-deceased by his parents Evangeline Tanner (Ducharme), Francis Tanner Sr, niece Silky Love, Grandmother Rosemary Ducharme, Cousin Greg, Brother in law Justin Nelson, and his good friend Joe Jandrew. He leaves to mourn his common-law wife Michelle and his children he loved so very much, Ntannis, Trent, Justin Jr, Marshall, Jay-Cia, Cole, Dominic, Jordan, Baby Justine, Damian, Jeremiah and Abigail. His siblings Eileen (Frank), Patrick (Nicole), Basil (Miranda), Francis (Trish), Jonas (Ramona), Lauren (Morley). His nieces Leah, Louisa, Latifah, and nephew Nova and many more cherished nieces, nephews and cousins.