John passed away in his sleep on the morning of April 8, 2021 at the Wynyard Integrated Hospital LTC. He is free from his pain and gone home to be with his mom and dad.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 49 years, Margaret (this year would have marked 50 years of marriage on November 6); his 4 children and 11 grandchildren:
son Myles (Nancy) and their daughters Olivia (Zach) and Katie;
son David (Annette) and their sons Bailey and Keaton;
daughter Sheri (Grant Faye) and their children Brayden (Brooke), Rishonna (Lane), Jaela, Dagan and Aysha;
daughter Chrystal (Brent Armstrong) and their sons Hayden and Alexander;
siblings Nick (Helen), Peter, Stella (George), Ann (Russell), Hazel (Michael) and Lillian (Jim), as well as numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
John was predeceased by his parents Andrew (1982) and Veronica (2007); and a sister (1941) and brother (1942) both in infancy.
A Funeral Mass was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church, Wishart, SK, on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 11:00 am, celebrated by Fr. Augustine Osei-Borsu. Interment followed in the Parish Cemetery.