Obituaries

Boultbee, Clarice L.

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:49:26 -0600

The family with heavy hearts, announce the passing of our Mom peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at the Grace Hospital at the age of 79 years.

Mom is survived by her sons Mike, Don (Karen); daughter Jean (Rob) Kanne; six grandchildren; two great grandchildren; sister Gloria (Milton) Kay; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mom was predeceased by her husband Vernon and daughter Susan Riopel, brothers in law Pete (Grace) Boultbee, Glen Boultbee and sister in law Patricia Boultbee.

Mom was a long time active member of the Charleswood Legion. Mom played a mean game of cribbage and was a lifelong Master of Crossword Puzzles.

The service for Mom was held on Wednesday, May 2 at 2:00 p.m. at Chapel Lawn Funeral Home, 4000 Portage Avenue. A reception for family and friends followed the service. A private family interment will be held in Broadview, Saskatchewan.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Moms name to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
For those who wish to sign the online Guest Book please visit Chapel Lawn Funeral Home
at www.chapellawn.mb.ca

Barber, William

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:55:13 -0600

The family of William Matthew Barber is deeply saddened to announce his passing on April 24th, 2012. Bill is survived by his sisters, Kay Pritchard and her sons Ken (Alice), Kelvin (Ruth), Glenn (Shannon) and Kelly (Lori); Winnie Kozak and her son Corwin (Cathy); brother, Alex Barber (Kim) and sons Darrell (Carol), Brian (Wendy) and Darwin (Jodi); sisters, Flo Dolinshaw (Bob) and daughters Deanna (Ken) and Lisa (Greg); Eileen Tkachuk and her children Allanna (Brad) and Brent (Sarah); as well as 31 great-nieces and nephews and 8 great-great-nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Matthew and Annie Barber; uncle, Dave Barber; sister, Gladys Barber; sister-in-law, Eileen Barber; brothers-in-law, John Kozak and Tom Pritchard; and niece, Gaylene Middleton.

Bill was born at Whitewood, SK and received his education at Beynes School. There are many happy memories of growing up on the family farm. In 1960, the family moved to Regina where he was employed by SaskPower, NIS Construction and Wappell Construction. The family farm was maintained until 1967 but he continued to raise cattle as a hobby farmer. In 2007, he retired to Mankota, SK where he spent his time driving in the country enjoying nature, hunting gophers, working on his house and yard, and helping on his nephew’s ranch. Bill was a private person who worked hard and went through life quietly with honesty and integrity. He was always there to lend us a hand and asked little of us in return. Family was very important to him and he especially enjoyed the children.

A Celebration of Bill’s Life will be held on Saturday, May 12th, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in St. Mary’s Anglican Church in Whitewood, SK. Pastors Wilma and Brian Woods will officiate. The family will lay his cremated remains to rest in the family plot at the Whitewood Cemetery. We will return to the Anglican Parish Hall for lunch and fellowship and welcome friends to join us. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bill’s name may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Sask., 279 3rd Ave. N., Saskatoon, SK S7K 2H8.

Johnson, Mary

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:53:06 -0600

Mary Johnson passed away at the Lakeside Nursing Home in Wolseley on April 23, 2012. Mary was born in Whitewood on August 21, 1931 to Nickolas and Mary (nee Miliski) Hatvaney. She married Ralph Johnson on November 2, 1949. Three children were born to this union: Larry, Philip and Shelley.

Ralph and Mary began married life farming, until Ralph became employed with the Sask Wheat Pool. Numerous transfers took them around southern Saskatchewan until Ralph retired and they settled in Manor. ln the early 1990's Ralph and Mary moved to Whitewood. Ralph passed away in 2005. Mary remained in her home until 2008, at which time she moved to Broadview House. ln February, 2011 Mary moved to Lakeside and resided there until her passing.

While they lived in Manor, Mary and Ralph loved spending summers at their cabin at Kenosee Lake and playing the role of snowbirds in Arizona. You would often find them entertaining company and socializing. ln later years Mary, with her beloved cup of coffee close at hand, enjoyed doing word searches to pass the time.

Mary was predeceased by her parents, her husband Ralph, an infant twin brother and son Larry. She is lovingly remembered and sadly missed by son Philip (Debbie) of Saskatoon, daughter Shelley Geysen of Rosalind, AB, brother Paul Hatvaney of Whitewood, grandchildren Donovan & Regan Johnson, Jennifer (Craig) Chatterson, Holley (Steve) Hermann and Kristi Johnson, Kayla (Shane) Kaminsk iand Ora-Lynn, Derrian and Kelhn Geysen. Great-grandchildren Kenadie and Kayle Chatterson, Paige and Justin Hermann.

A celebration of Mary's life was held on April 28, 2012 at Knox Presbyterian Church, Whitewood with internment at Forrest Farm Cemetery with Rev. John Houtman officiating.

Greening, Gust

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:52:01 -0600

Gust August was born in Beausejour, Manitoba. He passed away in Whitewood, Saskatchewan on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the age of 96 years.

He farmed with his dad and brother Henry in the Lampman area. In 1951 Gus bought his father’s farm and he farmed until he retired in 1986. Gust was a proud and avid farmer, enjoying every aspect of rural life.

Gus loved spending time with his family, friends watching hockey, baseball, game shows, and was a champion domino player who took winning the game seriously.

Gus is survived by his wife Ester; children, Anna (David) Beckett and Arlene (Mike) Erickson; siblings, Ellen Bollman and Ray Greening; grandchildren, Sean and Tyler Beckett, Tess and Shelby Erickson; step children, Paul (Margret) Nieminen, Marion (Ken) Bueche and Wilfred Nieminen as well as numerous step grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his first wife Tillie; infant son Ronnie; parents, Gustave and Tillie; siblings, Henry and Edward; brother-in-law Leonard Bollman; sister-in-law Ollie, and niece Sharon.

A celebration of Gus’ life was held on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in Faith Lutheran Church, Lampman, Saskatchewan with Pastor Walter Engel officiating. Interment followed in the Woodley Cromar Cemetery.

The family would like to give special thanks to the staff at the Whitewood Community Health Centre for their wonderful compassionate care.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Whitewood Community Health Centre, PO Box 699, Whitewood, Saskatchewan, S0G 5C0, in Gus’ memory.

Kalaman, Albert

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:50:58 -0600

Albert Joseph Kalaman was born on the farm on January 7th 1929, the eldest of seven children born to James and Elizabeth (nee Kiss) Kalaman. Albert attended St. Luke school until grade eight, after which he worked on the farm. In the fifties he went to work at various logging camps in Alberta. He also worked for the rural telephone company. He belonged to U.G.G. and the Sask Wheat Pool committees. Albert moved into Whitewood from the farm in 1995, where he became involved in many activities, some of which were horseshoes, cribbage and church. With his walker in tow he attended many events in town such as the dinner theatres, baseball games, concerts and of course hockey, hardly ever missing a game. Albert loved to talk, and a simple trip to the restaurant or the store could seemingly last for hours, but it definitely made the day interesting. Albert truly loved his sports. He was fortunate enough to attend a Blue Jay game in Toronto, and a trip to the Brier in Regina. He also went to Niagara Falls and the African Lion Safari in Ontario where he rode an elephant; there was never a dull moment around this guy. He lived in his own home up to the day he went into the hospital, still able to cook, clean and drive his own car. It was easy to spot him with his beloved Toronto Maple Leafs or Saskatchewan Roughrider licence plate on the front of his car.

Albert was predeceased by his parents James and Elizabeth (nee Kiss) Kalaman; his sister Ethel Tosczak and his brother John Kalaman. He leaves to cherish his memory: his siblings Irene (Martin) Dittrick of Edmonton, Don Kalaman, Wayne Kalaman and Shirley (Phil) Phayre all of Whitewood; brother-in-law Bob Tosczak of Manitoba; sister-in-law, Pat Kalaman of Burns Lake, BC and many nieces, nephews and friends. The funeral service was held April 25, 2012 at St. Mary's Anglican Church with the Rev. Brian Woods and the Rev. Wilma Woods officiating. Edna Shepherd and Ernie Briggs read scripture and Shirley Phayre read a poem. The eulogy was given by Lyle Miller. The organist Hertha Briggs and the choir led in the hymns, "Softly and Tenderly", "Nearer My God to Thee" and "Amazing Grace". Soloist, Darren Kalaman, sang "How Great Thou Art" at the service and the "23rd Psalm" at the interment. Honorary pallbearers were Bill Domoslai, Glen Robertson, Howard Balon, Bill Scott, Lyle Miller and Ed Heinrich. Interment followed in the Forrest Farm Cemetery with members of the Whitewood Orioles and Jets serving as active pallbearers, Matthew Beutler, Colton MacPherson, Jared Thompson, Leland Pearson, Matthew Wushke and Owen Bachtold.