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GRACE MILLER
Grace Winnifred Miller of Moose Jaw passed away on January 9, 2011 at the age of 72. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 1:30 pm at W. J. Jones and Son Chapel. Father Rick Krofchek will officiate. Grace will be sadly missed by all her family and friends. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 650 Coteau St. W., Moose Jaw S6H 5E6. In living memory of Grace, a tree will be planted in Besant Park by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
EVELYN EASTMOND
Mrs. Evelyn Eastmond, age 84, of Moose Jaw passed away on February 6, 2010. Predeceased by her parents, husband Victor, one son Dennis Petersen, as well as numerous brothers and sister, she is survived by her sons: Ken Eastmond, Les (Donna) Eastmond, daughter-in-law Ardelle Petersen; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Beth and Eileen, as well as many nieces and nephews. The Funeral Service will be held W. J. Jones & Son Chapel on Thursday February 11, 2010 at 1:30 pm. Della Ferguson will officiate. Interment will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. In living memory of Evelyn, a tree will be planted in Besant Park by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
Glenn Boyd Stokes
Glenn Boyd Stokes of Moose Jaw passed away on March 11, 2011 at the Union Hospital at the age of 88. Glenn is survived by his sister, Olive Dodds - Regina. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 1:30pm at Rosedale Chapel, Rosedale Cemetery. Rev. Dave Moore will officiate. Royal Canadian Legion Rites will be conducted by Marty Martell. Interment will take place in the Veteran's Section Rosedale Cemetery. In living memory of Glenn, a tree will be planted in Besant Park by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
Glenn Stokes was born in 1922 and grew up on a farm near Hardy, which is 5 miles west of Ceylon, Sask. He started school at the age of seven along with his sister who was 5 ˝ years old. He waited a year so as to be able to travel together the 3˝ miles to Hardy in a democrat with two neighbour children in the back with his sister sitting on the front seat beside him. After he graduated from grade 12 in 1942 Glenn took a business course in Regina for five months. Glenn’s brother loaned him $100 to pay for rent at the rate of $15 per month at business school in Regina and encouraged him to go into the army in Regina and request training as a supply clerk. Glenn was in the army for three years during the Second World War. In 1945 Glenn came to Moose Jaw to attend Normal School for one year. He says his first teaching job was six miles north of Moose Jaw in a school located 1˝ miles north east of the huge Lasby barn, which can be seen north of the #1 highway. His second teaching job was a one-year assignment near Rosetown. Glenn then decided to stop teaching. He trained to become a customs agent and then was employed for 2 years in the customs office near Regway, just south of Ceylon, Sask. The life of teaching was still tugging on his heart so he took a school seven miles west of Weyburn and lived in the “teacher age” which was situated on the schoolyard. What could he do in the summer months? Glenn decided to work in the mental hospital in Weyburn in July and August. When Glenn worked there 2000 patients were in the institution and 800 employees served their needs. He did this from 1952 until 1957 during the summer months. While he taught in that area, one afternoon one of his grade one students ran out of the school and was struck and killed by a gravel truck. The mother was so distraught that she was in the hospital for 9 days before she could return to her home. It was a very sad day for Glenn and everyone in the community. During 1958-59 a new school was being built in Lajord, 25 miles south east of Regina. Glenn served as the principal there for two years. During the summers he went together with 27 other teachers and traveled for 54 days in a school bus on a holiday trip pulling a large trailer and traveling in the western Canada, western USA and Mexico. On these trips the men would set up at each meal time and the ladies would cook the meals in a park or along the roadside. The ladies slept in the bus at nights and the men slept in the trailer. These were some of the greatest experiences Glenn can recall in his life. In the1961-62 school year Glenn taught north of Stony Beach. He was teaching there when two boys aged 14 and 16 drowned in Buffalo Pound during graduation ceremonies. Glenn then decided to again return to the farm and help his aging parents. After a time Glenn returned to teaching and taught on a Hutterite Colony from 1965 until 1970 near Val Marie. The following summer Glenn took business and typing at UBC and then taught for seven more years on a Hutterite Colony near Cardston, Alberta, south of Lethbridge. After teaching for a total of 25 years Glenn went back to his parents’ farm and helped them until they moved off the farm. Glenn would have been 89 this coming October.
SELBY JOHN CAVAN
Selby John Cavan was born on the farm at Rowletta on December 28, 1922 and passed away peacefully of February 18, 2011. He was predeceased by his brothers Jim and Thomas Orval and his sister Elsie. He is survived by his loving wife Eileen of 62 years, and his children, Marian (Terry) O'Connell, Robert (Laurie) Cavan, Micheal (Janice) Cavan, and Nancy (Ed) Goertzen. He is also survived by his grandchildren, step-grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and special friends of the family. Dad’s life was a happy and successful one. He lived and farmed in the Keeler community until the age of 83 when he moved into Moose Jaw . This did not stop him from farming as he continued to participate every year after that. He also took his farming skills and tried out gardening. He was a great success, his special love was tomatoes. He grew and supplied tomatoes for the neighbourhood, his family, and anyone else who wanted them. Dad was a wonderful and helpful man and a great caregiver. He would do anything for his wife and children. Dad touched many lives in his lifetime and he will be greatly missed. The Celebration of Selby’s life will be held at W. J. Jones & Son Chapel on Thursday February 24, 2011 at 1:30 pm. Della Ferguson will officiate. Memorialization will take place at Sunset Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers anyone wishing to do so may send donations to the Moose Jaw Public Library. In living memory of Selby, a tree will be planted in Besant Park by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
DUSTY MILLER
The family of Dusty Miller regrets to announce that Dusty died suddenly at home after a brief bout with brain cancer. Predeceased by his parents and his daughter Leona. Dusty is survived by Maxine his beloved wife of 50 years, his sister Donna Parks, as well as his three remaining daughters, Denise, Sherry and Heidi and their families. He leaves behind 7 grandchildren who were his pride and joy. He will be greatly missed by his nephew and nieces as well as cousins and great-grandchildren along with other friends and neighbours. A Celebration of his Life will be held on Tuesday December 21, 2010 at 1:30 pm at W. J. Jones & Son Chapel in Moose Jaw. Della Ferguson will officiate. Memorialization will follow at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Allan Blair Cancer Clinic Regina or the Cancer Society would be appreciated. In living memory of Dusty, a tree will be planted in Besant Park by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
JERRY (JOHN GERALD) POAG
July 30, 1913 – April 24, 2007
Jerry Poag passed away April 24, 2007. Jerry was born at Abernethy, SK and attended school there. He and his brother, Jim, worked on farms in the Abernethy district, starting when he was 14. They worked on the W.R. Motherwell Homestead, now Motherwell Heritage Farm, south of Abernethy. Jerry also worked in construction in Abernethy and Regina. In 1941 he joined the R.C.A.F. and attended Aeronautical School in the Johnstone Bldg, training as an Airframe Mechanic. He then went to Brandon Manning Pool, then to St. Thomas, ON. He was also posted to Dartmouth, NS, and Sydney, NS, and served in Gander Bay, Nfld. for three years, returning to CFB Moose Jaw where he received his Honourable discharge in 1945. Jerry married Muriel (Goodnough) in 1944. They lived at Expanse – Abernethy and moved to Moose Jaw in 1949. He started working for the Federal Government, the P.F.R.A. in Moose Jaw in 1949 as a journeyman carpenter, retiring in 1978. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Muriel; son, Terry (Pat) Poag, grandchildren, Kevin (Joan), Karrie, and Ken, great-grandchildren Amanda and Kyle, son, Dennis (Maureen) Poag, grandchildren, Tina (Nathan), Jonathan and Jolene (John) and great-grandchildren, Autumn and Taitum; sister, Inez Poag – Melville; niece Debbie Ireland (Dale Tolver); many nieces and nephews, as well as special family friend, Jo-Ann Sayers. Jerry is predeceased by his parents, Sarah and James Poag; granddaughter Kayla; brother Jim; and sisters Betty, Sadie, Mae Radcliffe and Eileen Johnson. Jerry was an avid curler and a member of the Hillcrest Curling Club, curling every year for over 50 years. He was also a member of the Army, Navy and Airforce Veteran’s Association, the Royal Canadian Legion, Federal Superannuates, and Hillcrest Apostolic Church. Funeral Services will be held at W. J. Jones & Son Chapel on Saturday April 28, 2007 at 1:30 pm. Ted Goodnough and Kent Goodnough will officiate. Royal Canadian Legion Funeral Rites will be conducted by Roscoe Steele of Moose Jaw Branch #59. Interment will follow at Sunset Cemetery. Memorials to Cosmopolitan Learning Centre, 810 Edgar ST., Regina, S4N 3H9 would be appreciated. In living memory of Jerry, a tree has been planted in Wakamow Valley by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
BOB TEMPLETON
On June 2, 2011, Robert "Bob" Templeton of Moose Jaw, SK passed away at the age of 87. Bob is survived by his wife of 64 years, Shirley; his son Bill (Nancy) Templeton; his daughters Pat (Larry) Martin and Joanne (Ken) Fairhead; sister Edith Rannie; nine grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins; and many great friends. He was predeceased by his parents John and Rose; son John “Jack” and sister Pauline. Bob was born in Weyburn, SK on September 13, 1923. His family soon moved to Rockglen and then on to Readlyn, where Bob got his schooling. In the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, he served most of his time on a destroyer, participating in many North Atlantic convoy crossings, as well as the Normandy invasion, with considerable follow-up activity in the Bay of Biscay. In June of 1946 Bob married Shirley Morgan and they farmed in the Verwood area until he joined a major heavy equipment distributor. This career move took Bob and Shirley to Yorkton and then on to Regina. Bob actively contributed to his trade by participating on several dealer councils and associations. Bob also became involved in various civic and community affairs through his time spent as a Municipal Councillor, a Hospital Board Member, a Hall Board Chairman, and Chairman of the Boy Scouts Association. Although his work often took him travelling, Bob was a committed family-man and was very proud of his wife and four children, and as his children married he felt great pride for their spouses and also for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Bob enjoyed visiting with family and re-connecting with old friends and was a major driving force behind the famed "Readlyn Reunion" of 1998. He spent much of his retirement at the cabin on Pasqua Lake ("Templeton's Lodge"), where he instilled in his family appreciation for the outdoors and the less complicated things in life. Bob and Shirley moved to the Bentley in Moose Jaw in 2000 where they formed many new friendships with fellow retirees and with the very capable staff. Bob has always been grateful for his greater understanding of living and doing according to God's will for him, which he found through his association with Alcoholics Anonymous since 1967. Special thanks to the staff of the Bentley in Moose Jaw for their caring and professionalism and to his nephew Terry and his niece Marilyn (Charlie) who helped out so much the past few years. A Celebration of Bob’s life will be held at W. J. Jones & Son Chapel on Wednesday June 8, 2011 at 1:30 pm. Reverend David Moore will officiate. Family Memorialization will follow. In living memory of Bob, a tree will be planted in Besant Park by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
