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EVELYN GADD
EVELYN MAXINE GADD (STAPLES), passed away in Moose Jaw hospital on Sunday, September 30, 2001 at the age of 74 years. Born in Treherne, Manitoba, February 23, 1927, Evelyn came to Moose Jaw in 1930 residing here and in the Moose Jaw area since that time. She attended Davidson Business College and worked at Joyners Department Store, the Bank of Commerce and the Treasury Department-Taxation Branch of the Saskatchewan Government before her marriage to Melvyn Gadd in September 1952. Evelyn was a member of St. Andrew’s United Church, Anqet Temple No 123 - Daughters of the Nile and Wa Wa Ladies Auxiliary. Predeceased by her father and mother, Wilford E. Staples and Georgina M. Staples, sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Jack Rainbow, sister and brother-in-law, Marjorie and Peter Howard, Great nephew, Steven and her beloved sons, Gregory Scott Gadd – November, 1978 and M. Brent Gadd – November, 1992. Evelyn is survived by her beloved family – husband, Melvyn Thomas Gadd, daughter, Barbara Lynn (Curtis) Kerslake of Windthorst, SK., daughter-in-law, Roxanna M. Gadd of Moose Jaw; grandchildren: Jenifer Gadd, Kevyn Gadd, and Loren Kerslake, sister-in-law, Thelma Staples, niece, Margaret (Bill) Dragvik, nephews, Grant (Marilyn) Rainbow, Larry (Celeste) Rainbow and David Staples. The Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, October 4, 2001 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, 60 Athabasca St. E., Moose Jaw. Reverend Peter J. Calhoun will officiate. Interment will take place at the family plot, Rosedale Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held Wednesday evening 7-9 p.m. at the W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home, 106 Athabasca St. E. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, c/o Moose Jaw Shrine Club, Box 1329, Moose Jaw, Sask., S6H 4R3 or 2065 Hamilton Street, Regina, Sask., S4P 2E1 or to a charity of choice. In living memory of Evelyn, a tree will be planted in Wakamow Valley by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
HILDA FRIEBUS
HILDA FRIEBUS of Moose Jaw and formerly of Caron and Crestwynd communities, passed away peacefully at Moose Jaw Union Hospital on Friday, April 6th, 2001 at the age of 73 years. Hilda was born in Moose Jaw on October 10th 1928. Predeceased by her husband, Walter in 1984, parents, Ed and Lena Redman, a sister, Martha, a brother, Carl, two sons, Brian and Steven, a grandson, Joey, and a granddaughter, Charlene. Hilda is survived by three daughters, Barb (Lyle), Louise (Floyd), Bonnie (Don), five sons, Chris, Wayne (Donna), Duncan (Marilyn), Randy (Serina) and Robert, numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews. The Funeral Service will be held at the W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Chapel, 106 Athabasca St. E., Moose Jaw on Thursday, April 12th, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. Pastor John Duerksen will officiate. Interment will follow at the Sunset Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held Wednesday evening 7-9 p.m. at the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1061, Moose Jaw, Sask., S6H 4P8 or to the Saskatchewan Heart & Stroke Foundation, Box 521, Moose Jaw, Sask., S6H 4P2. In living memory of Hilda Friebus, a tree will be planted in Wakamow Valley Parkland by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
ELWOOD PETERSON
Mr. Elwood Bruce Peterson, November 28, 1929 – November 4, 2002
Elwood was born on the family farm near Eskbank, Sask. and attended school at Brandview, Mortlach, and Norman. He enjoyed sports, curling, baseball, hockey and golf. Elwood was a Roughrider fan for many years and attended games in all kinds of weather. Music, farming, gardening, house plants, and a weather station kept him busy. He had a band of his own and played with many others. His over 20 years playing with the Mortlach Fiddlers was his prime enjoyment. They spent many hours entertaining in Nursing homes and Seniors high rises. Church worship held high priority in his life and he played for other churches including Central Lutheran. He also sang in Dr. Bray’s choir. Elwood was president of Bethany Church, Thunder Creek Curling, Parkbeg Wheat Pool, Secretary of Brandview School, and an Associate Member of the Caron Legion. He is predeceased by his parents, Horace and Hilma Peterson and sister, Beulah. Elwood is survived by his brother, Clayton (Margaret); sister, Hazel (Allan) Hilland; special friend, Helen Marzolf; and nieces and nephews. The Funeral Service will be held at Central Lutheran Church, 27 Hochelaga St. W., Moose Jaw, on Thursday, November 7, 2002 at 1:30 pm. Reverend Doug Shepherd will officiate. Interment will follow at the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday evening 7 – 9 pm at W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Canadian Cancer Society, 223 Fairford St. E., Moose Jaw, S6H 0E1, or the charity of choice, would be appreciated. In living memory of Elwood, a tree will be planted in Wakamow Valley by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
Eileen Comstock
Eileen Elna Comstock was born on May the 7, 1926 to Carl and Elna Kopperud of the Cadillac district in Saskatchewan. The eldest of 5 Kopperud children, Eileen’s official “birthplace” is Section 27, Township 8, Range 14, West of the Third Meridian. Eileen spent her early years in the Boule Creek/Cadillac district, acquiring an abiding love of family and learning, along with a strong faith that would serve her throughout the rest of her life. Toward the end of World War II, Eileen borrowed a small sum from her father and enrolled in a two-month teacher-training summer course that had been set up to, as she said, “recruit warm bodies to fill teaching positions”. Upon successful completion of that course, Eileen began her teaching career, eventually ending up in Mitchellton. While teaching there, Eileen met a young farmer, Evert Comstock. As was the case in those days, young farmers often found their wives-to-be teaching in the local school. Eileen and Evert wed on January 14, 1949 at Eileen’s home country church in Cadillac. At the time of her passing, Eileen and Evert had been married for over 52 years…a true testament to both their love and devotion to each other, as well as their endurance!! Eileen was never one to sit around much. In addition to her teaching career and raising a family, she kept busy with church and school activities, service as a 4-H leader, tutoring neighborhood kids in everything from algebra to history and just generally being all of the things a modern farmer and farmer’s wife needs to be. Eileen and Evert had four children: Lyle (Carol Strykiwsky, Battleford), Anne (died at birth), Keith (Janet Harder, Regina ) and Karen (Jim Burke, Calgary ). Her family was a source of great pride for Eileen, as was she for them. Her strength, patience, ingenuity and penchant for delivering good advice while acknowledging it might well be ignored, made Eileen a wonderful wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother. It is very safe to say that no one has ever left Eileen and Evert’s home without being more that well-fed, and in possession of a standing invitation to come back and visit anytime at all. As Eileen told it, when she turned 55 she decided she had best get busy and start doing some of those things she had always wanted to do. In addition to taking up oil printing and watercolours, she started doing ceramics, and became an active “on the tractor” farmer, which as she said, was “a lot more fun than housekeeping.” She was very proud of this part of her career and in many descriptions of her station in life, proclaimed her self as a farmer. Eileen was always a great storyteller and in recent years she started a bit of a second (third??...fourth??) career as an author. Her stories were a regular feature on CBC Saskatchewan radio and she also recorded two audio tapes. The achievement she was perhaps most proud of was the printing of her first book, “Aunt Mary in the Granary and Other Prairie Stories”. Eileen’s second book was completed only a few weeks ago and is scheduled to reach bookstore shelves in the fall of 2001. Eileen is survived by her loving husband Evert, a brother (Carl), three sisters (Carolie, Kay and Betty), her children and six grandchildren (Lynn, Sarah, David, Alan, Matthew and Richard). The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, July 25, 2001 at 2:30 p.m. from Central Lutheran Church, 27 Hochelaga St. W., Moose Jaw. Pastor Doug Shepherd will officiate. Interment will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Donations in Eileen’s name, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 223 Fairford St. E., Moose Jaw, Sask., S6H 0E1. In living memory of Eileen, a tree will be planted in Wakamow Valley by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
CORA BOEVERS
CORA EILEEN BOEVERS (BYE), passed away on Monday, May 7th, 2001 at the age of 88 years. Born in Owen Sound, Ontario on May 22nd, 1912. Cora came to Eyebrow when she was three years old, then moved to Moose Jaw. She worked in the Moose Jaw Steam Laundry. Cora married Herman on November 28th, 1930 and moved to the farm on the Pole Trail, south of Moose Jaw where the 15 Wing Air Port is. The couple moved to the Rowletta district in 1942 then to the Grayburn area in 1946. In 1947 they finally bought there own farm in the Tuxford area known as the Clinton area and farmed there for twenty years and made there home in Moose Jaw. Cora and Herman celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1980. Mom was formerly a Zion United Church member. She joined the X.Y.Z. Club in 1975 and was a life time member. She enjoyed the club and all her friends that she made there. She moved from her home into Victoria Towers, then to Chez Nous for several years. Cora then made her home in Extendicare in January 2000. Cora was predeceased by her husband, Herman in 1981, one brother, Bruce in 1923 and her parents, Allan and Nora Bye. Cora leaves to mourn her passing, her daughter, Marjorie (Chub) Nicolle, son, Ernest, brother, Gordon - all of Moose Jaw and her grandson, Douglas (Jeannette) Nicolle of the Buffalo Pound Lake district. The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, May 9th, 2001 at 1:30 p.m. in the W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Chapel, 106 Athabasca St. E., Moose Jaw. Linda Owens will officiate, assisted by Larry Hasmatali. Interment will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Tuesday, May 8th, 2001 from 7-9 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Memorials for Extendicare, 1151 Coteau St. W., Moose Jaw, Sask., S6H 5G5 or to a charity of one’s choice would be appreciated. In living memory of Cora Eileen Boevers, a tree will be planted in Wakamow Valley by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
JOHN SADER
Mr. John Sader of Moose Jaw, passed away August 18, 2002 at the age of 87 years. John was born at Cudworth, Sask. on May 6, 1915. He joined the VIII Recce Regt. Dundurn (in 1941) 14th Canadian Hussars and went overseas. John’s distinguished service earned him a Commission from the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, England. John was very active in the community. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Lions Club, Chairman of the Moose Jaw Separate School Board for six years, and member for 12 years. John was also Vice President of the Canadian Catholic School Trustees Association for two years, President of the Catholic Section of the Sask. School Trustees Association and President of the South Sask. Branch of the SSTA for six years. After the war, he was also active in the Militia in Prince Albert, Saskatoon, and Moose Jaw with the XX Armoured Regt. On November 20, 1994, he was appointed Honorary Lt.Col. of the Sask. Dragoons. He was also a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. He married Irene Viens September 24, 1936. John is predeceased by his wife, Irene in 1997; an infant son, William Paul; son, Richard; granddaughter, Kimberly; his parents; three sisters and a brother. He is survived by two sons: Robert (Bernadette); John (Brenda); one daughter, Debra; and daughter-in-law, Dorothy; grandchildren: Lynn (Jay Abrahamson), Randy, Darrell (Sharla), Bill (Tracey), Rick (Rhonda), Glenn (Jacalyn), Todd (Carmen), Dallas (Melodie), Karrie (Sterling) Snider, Jessica Butler, Dylan Sader; great-grandchildren: Andrea and Tyler Abrahamson, Dean & Nicole Sader, Jillian, Heather, Stacey Sader; Ryan and Sean Sader, Madison, Mason, Makayla Sader; Brook Sader; Bradley, Kyle and Jenna Sader; and Luke Melenchuk; special friend, Helen Goettler; also a brother, Frank (Mirelda) – Penticton, B.C.; one sister, Terry (Lyle) MacEachern – Langley, B.C.; and many nieces, nephews, and good friends. Funeral Services will be held at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 1064 Third N.W., on Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 10:00 am. Father Gerry Bauche will officiate. Interment will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Evening Prayer Service will be held at W. J. Jones & Son Chapel Wednesday, August 21, 2002 at 7:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Sask. Heart & Stroke Foundation, Box 521, Moose Jaw, S6H 4P2, would be appreciated. In living memory of John, a tree will be planted in Wakamow Valley by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
