Obituary of Glen Schopfer

Gustav George Glen Schopfer passed away at the Lloydminster Hospital, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, June 5, 2021 at the age of 78 years.

 

Glen is survived by: his loving wife, Linda Schopfer; sister-in-law, Ellen Wells; brother-in-law, Don Paziuk; as well as several cousins, nieces, nephews and their families.

 

A Private Family Graveside Service for Glen will be held. Due to the current restrictions the service will be by invitation only.

  

Donations in memory of Glen may be made to donor's charity of choice.

 

Glen's memorial card can be viewed or downloaded from the link below.

 

https://indd.adobe.com/view/3ae325ab-78a5-4cc2-9dd2-0665fa9297e8

 

 

 

 

EULOGY OF GLEN SCHOPFER – Graveside Service, 2:00 p.m., July 9, 2021

Prepared by Neil Schopfer, Mel Wells & Dawn Veltikold.  Presented by Mel & Dawn.

Linda was pleased that Neil agreed to write the eulogy.   Who better to recap Glen’s life than a cousin who grew up with Glen and has been involved in Glen’s life for it’s entirety.   We did add a few stories of our own, so Neil can’t be blamed for all of the content in case anyone takes offense to our stories……

Mel:   Before sharing some of Neil’s thoughts, I would like to tell you about my first memory of Uncle Glen.   We were living in Chilliwack at the time – I was about 12.  Glen and Linda showed up for a visit.  He had a shiny new meteor SS 2-door hardtop with a big engine.  I was into cars and thought this was very sharp.  Not one to shy away from impressing a young nephew, when they left, Glen smoked the tires halfway down the street.

Glen was born in the Macklin hospital on June 18, 1942.  His parents, Walter and Barbara, had their own farm by then; so Glen has spent almost his entire life living and working there.

He began school in Artland and after that school closed and busing began, he finished up in Marsden.   Some time was spent at the Vermilion School of Agriculture as well.

Glen, being an only child, loved having company and playing with other kids.  He was always fair with people and would be the first to offer help if it was needed.  He liked Farm Boys Camp very much and also Boy Scouts, where he could interact with other kids, and in later years enjoyed being involved in the community pasture where he could work with other people.  He always did his best to do his fair share and quite often more.  When he could go and help someone else, he was happiest.

Glen enjoyed hunting and curling and camping – again activities involving lots of people.  But the best was still to come.

There happened to be a dance in Neilburg one night in 1963.  Glen was standing at the back of the hall when he noticed a young cute red-haired girl from Neilburg.   Linda MacKenzie was her name.

A romance began to flourish and eventually rumors were heard of a wedding possibly mid-summer  Then tragedy struck.   A pivotal event in Glen’s life took place when his mother passed away at 41 years of age.  Glen, who had such a close bond with his mother, was completely devasted.  This was June 28, 1965.

On November 20, 1965, Glen and Linda were married.  That was one of the happiest days of his life and in my and other people’s opinion, the best decision they ever made.

After the honeymoon, it was full time farming but with lots of travel and starting up of Triple G Farming Ltd.     Snowmobiling and motorcycling became Glen’s favorite pastimes.

All the years Glen farmed, he had livestock as well.  He loved animals, was kind to them, and gave them the best of care.  His cats know today that something is not right around the house, but we all know that they will have the greatest of care.

If I had to choose one word to best describe Glen, it would be TENACITY.   Rose Wright was one of his teachers in Artland, and she told me there was no one who tried harder than Glen.   Even if he struggled with a problem, he WOULD NOT QUIT.  I thought it was ironic how Glen and Rose (who had such love and respect for one another) became the closest neighbors and their friendship lasted a lifetime for each of them.

Glen and Linda were great with so many children who were fortunate to enjoy their love and affection.  All held a special part in Glen’s heart, and I’m sure all have their own favorite memories.

I’m sure almost everyone here can remember Glen getting that glint in his eye when the kids were around, and he’d say:   “Linda, pull my finger” …. And Linda would say “I’m NOT pulling your finger” and he would laugh so hard.

Glen and Linda took many holidays with numerous couples and lots of good  memories were created from those trips.  Mom and Dad loved travelling with them because Glen loved to drive and Dad absolutely hated it so he never had to worry about being behind the wheel. Fishing trips always resulted in a lot of fun and laughs

Many a wild Kaiser game would be held at Christmas time and throughout the year.   Glen was always up for a good card game.

Glen had numerous biking trips, both short and long, with some great fellows.  He always looked forward to the next trip.

Last Friday, Glen was taken into the Lloydminster Hospital.  He passed away there Saturday morning (June 5, 2021) after spending one night in the hospital – just 2 weeks before his 79^th birthday.

Linda – I think you would have been hard-pressed to find someone who loved you and respected you more than Glen did.

Glen – you will be missed by so many people.  On behalf of everyone here, and all of your family and friends, we love you, we will miss you, and may you now Rest in Peace.