If this site was useful to you, we'd be happy for a small donation. Be sure to enter "MLA donation" in the Comments box.
Balman, Clarence (1926-2002): Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
Waldheim, Sask. passed | Waldheim, Sask. passed | ||
away May 23 after being | away May 23 after being | ||
diagnosed with | diagnosed with cancer | ||
May 13. He was | May 13. He was born | ||
Dee. 28, 1926 to | Dee. 28, 1926 to Peter | ||
and Helen | and Helen Balman in | ||
Hepburn, Sask. He | Hepburn, Sask. He was | ||
raised on a farm. At 16, he left home to work at | raised on a farm. At 16, he left home to work at | ||
the camp at Burns Lake, B.C., he drove truck, | the camp at Burns Lake, B.C., he drove truck, | ||
was a farm labourer, worked at the | was a farm labourer, worked at the potash mine | ||
for 5 years and worked for the City of Saskatoon | for 5 years and worked for the City of Saskatoon | ||
1948-58. He was hired by the Town of | 1948-58. He was hired by the Town of Waldheim | ||
to run the outdoor arena in 1960 and | to run the outdoor arena in 1960 and became | ||
town | town foreman/utility man in 1961; he retired | ||
Jan. 1, 1993. He married Marlene | Jan. 1, 1993. He married Marlene Janzen May 2, | ||
1964 in Zoar Mennonite Church. He | 1964 in Zoar Mennonite Church. He also unloaded grain doors for 10 years in the evenings | ||
and on weekends and had a contract with CN to | |||
and on | haul freight from the train station . Family was | ||
haul freight from the | important to him. They went for drives in the | ||
important to him. | country, spent a week every summer at Silver | ||
Top Cabins at Chitek Lake, spent Good Fridays at | Top Cabins at Chitek Lake, spent Good Fridays at | ||
the hotel / | the hotel/waterslide in Prince Albert, Sask., and | ||
had barbecues. Later, he became a " | had barbecues. Later, he became a "hockey | ||
dad" for his son's games. Retired, he enjoyed | dad" for his son's games. Retired, he enjoyed going for coffee, playing pool at the seniors centre, | ||
taking care of his yard, garden and trees and | |||
spending time with his granddaughters. Predeceased by 2 sisters and 1 brother, he is mourned | |||
spending time with his | |||
by Marlene; daughters Bertha Moorman, Lynn | by Marlene; daughters Bertha Moorman, Lynn | ||
Nadeau and Pamela Friesen; son Peter; 4 | Nadeau and Pamela Friesen; son Peter; 4 grandchildren; 2 brothers and 5 sisters. The funeral | ||
was May 27 in Waldheim MB Church, with | was May 27 in Waldheim MB Church, with | ||
Clarence Peters ministering. | Clarence Peters ministering. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:45, 20 June 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jul 12 p. 27
Birth date: 1926 Dec 28
text of obituary:
BALMAN CLARENCE
Clarence Balman of Waldheim, Sask. passed away May 23 after being diagnosed with cancer May 13. He was born Dee. 28, 1926 to Peter and Helen Balman in Hepburn, Sask. He was raised on a farm. At 16, he left home to work at the camp at Burns Lake, B.C., he drove truck, was a farm labourer, worked at the potash mine for 5 years and worked for the City of Saskatoon 1948-58. He was hired by the Town of Waldheim to run the outdoor arena in 1960 and became town foreman/utility man in 1961; he retired Jan. 1, 1993. He married Marlene Janzen May 2, 1964 in Zoar Mennonite Church. He also unloaded grain doors for 10 years in the evenings and on weekends and had a contract with CN to haul freight from the train station . Family was important to him. They went for drives in the country, spent a week every summer at Silver Top Cabins at Chitek Lake, spent Good Fridays at the hotel/waterslide in Prince Albert, Sask., and had barbecues. Later, he became a "hockey dad" for his son's games. Retired, he enjoyed going for coffee, playing pool at the seniors centre, taking care of his yard, garden and trees and spending time with his granddaughters. Predeceased by 2 sisters and 1 brother, he is mourned by Marlene; daughters Bertha Moorman, Lynn Nadeau and Pamela Friesen; son Peter; 4 grandchildren; 2 brothers and 5 sisters. The funeral was May 27 in Waldheim MB Church, with Clarence Peters ministering.