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ROBERT
EDWARD CHESTER born January 21, 1936
to Robert Leonard and Catherine Margaret in Galt,
Ontario, Robert (Bob to his friends and family) was
the oldest of nine children. He moved to
Craik, Saskatchewan
in 1958 and for the next several years worked
for Art Wildfong and then Charlie Peckover while renting his Uncle
Gordon’s land. After
several years of hard work, he purchased the land and, with a loan
from Charlie, an adjoining quarter.
In 1964 he purchased a half section where he lived and
farmed for the next thirty years. During that time, he acquired another section of land (half
of which he later sold). Bob also worked for several other farmers
over the years. In
1972, Bob met and married Dorothy (Dolly) Greggains.
They lived in Bob’s old house until January 1980, when
their new home was finished. They
raised three sons: Gregg, Leonard and Robert Joseph.
In 1995, Bob moved into a house in Craik and began working
in Kenaston. When
commuting from Craik proved too expensive, he rented a house from
Reg and Joanie Zdunich, who became good friends of his and who we,
his family, would like to thank for everything they did for Dad
when his health began to fail.
Bob left us on July 31, 2005
at
3:30 a.m.
after suffering strokes in June and July.
He died at Saskatoon’s
Royal
University
Hospital
with his sons by his side. We will always remember the things he taught us and we will
miss his good-natured teasing and his boisterous laugh. The
Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, August 6, 2005
at 1:30 p.m.
in the Craik Legion Hall.
Interment
will follow in Craik
Cemetery. In
living memory of Bob, a tree will be planted in Wakamow
Valley
by W.J.Jones & Son Funeral Home.
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