JOHN SCHELLENBERG

SCHELLENBERG, John
September 19, 1929 - May 26, 2012
John was born to Jacob and Elisabeth (Kroeker) Schellenberg at Arkadok near Saratov on the Caspian Sea in what is now the Ukraine. He was six months old when he arrived in Canada with his parents. The family farmed near Little Manitou Lake north and east of Watrous, SK. From the age of 19 John was a truck driver. For 43 years he drove for a variety of trucking companies, mostly for Maccam which later became Trimac Transportation Company. He retired from Trimac in June 1994. His interests included: camping with his wife and sons; boating, especially with his homemade pontoon boat; teaching his boys to hunt; upholstering; square dancing & social dancing; visiting friends and driving his 8N Ford tractor in parades. As a teenager John took Christ as his savior and was baptized into the Mennonite Church. He became a member of Bethany Mennonite Church near Watrous, SK. John and his wife Betty were charter members of Mount Royal Mennonite Church. He participated in church life through ushering, singing in the choir and conducting men's quartets. For a time he assisted in taping the Wings of Peace radio broadcasts. John will be missed by his wife Myrna; sons Jeff, Calgary, AB and Farley, Brooks, AB; siblings: Katie (John) Wiebe, Abbotsford, BC; Abe (Ruth) Schellenberg, Manitou Beach, SK; Anne Schellenberg, Edmonton, AB; Frieda (Delbert) Erb, Choele Choel, Argentina; Arnold (Gwen McMillen) Schellenberg, Spokane, Washington; Ernie (Pam) Schellenberg, Buck Lake, AB; In-laws, Leila (Ed) Kornelsen, Dale (Vivian Reeves) Ebert, Gary Leavitt; Myrna's mother, Gladys Perrin; Myrna's siblings: Helen (Malcolm) Clarke; Bill (Anne) Perrin; Fay (Nonni Jonsson) Perrin; John Perrin; Walter (Angie) Perrin; Betty's sisters: Elma Hiebert; Helen Hill; Mary (Bill) Epp; many nieces, nephews, cousins and hundreds of friends and acquaintances. John was predeceased by: his parents Jacob and Elisabeth (Kroeker) Schellenberg; step mother Albertina Schellenberg; brother Henry and infant brother Peter; sisters Louise Shoemaker; Neila Ebert; Erna Leavitt; nephews Sydney and Kent Schellenberg; Myrna's father, Clare Perrin; Myrna's sister-in-law, Marlene Perrin; the mother of his sons, Betty (Hiebert) Schellenberg; Betty's parents, Jacob and Sarah Hiebert; Betty's siblings: Abe Hiebert; Anne Willard and Margaret Krueger; Betty's brother-in-law, Ray Hill The family wishes to thank the people who made John's last months and days enjoyable and comfortable; the staff at Luther Seniors' Centre; tenants at Hector Trout Manor; the breakfast group; dementia support groups; the staff at St. Paul's Hospital on Sixth Floor and in the Palliative Care Unit; the Mount Royal Church congregation; friends and relatives, with special thanks to Kim who took such good care of our John on Wednesday nights. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan or you may do something creative in memory of John: turn a stranger into a friend; buy donuts and share them with someone at their workplace; accept a challenge; take a risk; cherish a child; compliment a job well done; or smile, smile, smile. A Service Honouring John's Life will be held Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 10:00 AM at Mount Royal Mennonite Church, 610 Avenue O North, Saskatoon, SK. The service will be followed by lunch at the church. Interment will be at 4:00 PM at Bethany Cemetery east and north of Watrous, SK. Arrangements are entrusted to DALMENY FUNERAL HOME (254-2022)