Obituary of William Windsor

WINDSOR, William Richard November 28, 1932- January 15, 2014 Surrounded by family, William (Bill) passed away peacefully at Riverside Memorial Hospital in Turtleford, Saskatchewan on January 15th, 2014. He was 81 years old. Bill was born in Edam, Saskatchewan on November 28th, 1932 to Archie and Jean (Eugenie) Windsor. He was the eldest of six boys. He lived with his family in the Blackfoot district where he attended school. In 1949 Bill and his family moved to a farm east of Mervin. Bill left school at age 16 and began farming with his father. In 1959 he started to work up north in seismic. He did this until 1974 when he decided to focus completely on farming. Bill met Audrey (Dudley) Marshall and they were married in 1974. Bill now had a family of five daughters. Bill and Audrey loved to work on their yard and garden. They loved to dance and attended many old time dances. Golfing was also a favorite pastime. They spent many hours enjoying the beautiful Mervin golf course. Audrey passed away in 2005. Bill was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. He continued to farm as well do a little traveling. Bill embraced his family life; he was a wonderful father and grandfather. He loved to hold his grandchildren and was so proud of everything they did. He was mechanically inclined and loved old tractors. Bill loved the land. He was a farmer through and through and his life and work reflected the values of farming. He was hard working and diligent, a good neighbor and community member. He will be remembered as a hard-working and modest man. He had simple needs and asked little of others. His family will miss his steadfast presence. Bill's legacy is the courage and dignity that he portrayed throughout his life and that he eventually faced his illness with. He carried on in spite of his illness, enjoying the companionship of friends and family. Coffee in Mervin was the highlight of his day and we are so glad that he was able to enjoy that. His quiet strength touched everyone. Bill will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his five children: Shannon, Shelly, Debbie, Lexie (Roger) and Donna (Clint); grandchildren: Mandy (Clinton), Tyler, Carmen, Karen, Tennille (Graham), Bryson, Raegan and Shayla; great grandchildren: Terran, Brennan, Kreighan, Treyton and Bentley. He will also be missed and remembered by his brothers and their families: Ross (Dorothy), Ron (Donna), Neil (Theresa) and George (Virginia). He was predeceased by his wife Audrey, his brother Robert (Bob) and son-in-law Roy. Our family extends a heartfelt thanks to the staff of Riverside Memorial Hospital. A special thank you to Dr. Dandugula and Dr. Tshatshela of Turtleford, and to Dr. Lau of Saskatoon. Their care and dedication was clearly evident at all times and was greatly appreciated. A funeral service was held in Mervin on January 18th, 2014 with McCaw Funeral Service Ltd. in care of the arrangements and Don Skinner presiding. Memorial donations in Bill's name were made to the Mervin Golf Course.