MANSHIP: In Loving Memory of Robert Harold Manship who was born October 21, 1939 at NW22-51-2 W3rd ~ Turtleford, SK and passed away November 6, 2011 at Riverside Health Complex, Turtleford, SK. Bob is survived by his loving children: Nathan, his wife Donna and their son, Blake; Sheldon , his wife Michelle and their sons, Payton and Robert; Trina and her fiancé Patrick Peters. He also leaves to mourn his passing his special friend, Loretta Corrigal and her children: Norma and Rob; his brother Alan and his wife Marlene; his sister Lillian Neale and her husband Ted; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Alice and Ray Brunet, Gladys Jesse, Frank and Doreen Burkitt, Ethel and Dick Wisner and Raymond Leger; Bob's niece, Marie Hobbs and her family will especially miss her "Uncle Bob", as well as his numerous nieces, nephews and other family members, plus his many friends and neighbours. Bob was predeceased by his parents and baby brother; his father and mother-in-law, Percy and Henrietta Burkitt; his wife of 29 years, Kay in 1991 as well as his sister-in-law, Gloria Leger; his two brothers-in-law, Ted Jesse and Lyle Burkitt. He also suffered the loss of his grandchildren: Kevin Manship, Cassidy Manship Peters and Kaydn Manship-Peters. The Funeral Service was held Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. from Livelong Community Hall, Livelong, SK with Rev. Daniel Gies, Turtle Lake Mission officiating. Music Ministry was Pianist, Judy Gies and Special Songs, "The Dance" and "Daddy's Hands". The Honourary Pallbearers were Fred & Donna Brinson, Tom & Theresa Brady, Gordon Thompson, Norbert & Julie Heisler, Garry & Carol Kaplar, Wilfred & Darlene Hamm, Jimmy & Isobel Gallagher, Joe & Sandra Zerr, Orpha Crawford, Clayton MacDonald and Robin & Pat Neale and Active Pallbearers were Paul Hamm, Lyle Hobbs, Darcy Brinson, Randy Hobbs, Kevin Stolz and Kevin Heisler. Memorials are requested to Riverside Health Complex, Palliative Care Unit, Box 628, Turtleford, SK S0M 2Y0 and Livelong and District Recreation Association (L.A.D.R.A.) Box 185, Livelong, SK S0M 1J0. Interment took place at Livelong Cemetery, Livelong, SK. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service 446-4200 The Eulogy shared by Randy Winacott as written by the Family. Robert Harold Manship, Bob or Bobby depending on who you were, Uncle Bob to many, was the third child of Walter and Ellie Manship. Bob lost his mom at an early age and was raised with the help of his grandma Manship along with his brother and sister on the farm by Turtle Lake. Bob attended both Deer Run and Livelong Schools, but school was not always a priority to Bob and he left school at 14 to help run the family farm. The land meant a lot to Bob, especially the heritage of it, he worked the land that his grandparents homesteaded. In 1962, Bob married Kay Burkitt and they were blessed with three children, Nathan, Sheldon and Trina. Bob was a busy man but never too busy to spend time with the kids. Afternoons at the lake, trips to the rodeo in Meadow Lake or a fun day picking rocks! Ask any of his children for a memory of Bob and you could get anything from him polkaing to "who made who" at a wedding dance to a day of fishing on the lake with Bob catching the first fish to. Sports were a huge part of Bob's life, you quickly learned that you didn't call him during the Blue Jays game unless you wanted to discuss the play by play of the ballgame. Baseball, football, hockey, he loved to watch all of them. Either in person or on the TV, it was nothing for him to have a ballgame on the TV in the living room and the football game on the radio in the kitchen, going back and forth between them. Bob also coached the boys baseball teams with Bill Bannerman for most of their childhood years. Frankie Zerr still asked after his old ball coach. Farming was a perfect fit for Bob and no one else could see him doing anything else, but circumstances changed so Bob had to as well and he started to work for farmers in the area, like Clayton Macdonald. He eventually started work for Al Corrigal, running the sewer truck and found another perfect fit. Bob was a born socializer, he loved to visit with new and old friends, learning about people's lives. He always had a story to tell about someone he met and something new he had discovered. Eventually, Bob bought Al's sewer truck and continued on with it until he sold out to Joe Zerr. But retirement didn't sit easy with him and he went off to work for Fred Brinson, "pulling wrenches" as he said, which was another perfect fit for Bob, he got to meet a whole new set of people. He enjoyed being at the shop with Fred and Darcy, it was a joy for him and the source of many more of his stories. Besides Bob's fulltime job, there was always the side work. Winters that Bob could have been relaxing and taking it easy, he would spend up with the Hamm brothers, sawing lumber. Until the last few years of Bob's life he never sat still, there was always someone to help out, someone who could use a helping hand. In addition to the paying jobs, he also was an active volunteer with LADRA, working the dances and for the last little while calling Bingo numbers on Wednesday nights. Bob's life wasn't an easy one, he started out as a farmer after all but to complain wasn't his nature. Even towards the end of his life, through the pain, he took it all in. Bob fell after he became ill and crushed a disc in his back but all he said to Nathan was "well it's about a 3 on the pain scale". It all seemed to roll off his back, he believed that the good would always outweigh the bad, that things would eventually turn around. But good things came to Bob's life too. His 29 year marriage to Kay, three children and three grandsons, Payton, Robert and Blake that were the apple of his eye, as well as the last 8 years of companionship with Loretta plus the friendship of his extended family and friends that surrounded him and are here today to celebrate his life. Bob enjoyed spending his free summer days fishing with the boys on Turtle Lake, the evenings sitting around the fire at the campsite, sharing time with the kids, as he said, even though the kids are all in their 40's now. Bob found enjoyment in people, sitting around visiting with friends, family and acquaintances, anyone who had a story to share. Trina has told the story of Bob sitting on a bench in the mall, talking to a gentleman for hour or more, then when Kay asked who that man was , Bob replied , "don't know, but had a good chat with him". He had an easy way about him that people of all ages could relate to. He was as much a friend to his kids friends as he was to his own generation. Bob will be missed by everyone whose life he touched: from his children and his extended family to his friends, his kid's friends, the customers at the lake and the people at Brinson's shop. The community will be a sadder place without Bob in it. CARD OF THANKS The family of the late Bob Manship wish to thank the following people for all they did during our recent time of sorrow. Dad's friends, neighbours and extended family for their kind words, visits to the farm and generous, giving natures. A big thank you to the nurses and staff at Riverside Memorial Health Complex for their kindness during Dad's stay. Bob MacKay at Battlefords Funeral Service for assistance above and beyond the norm. Reverend Dan Gies for a wonderful service that touched us all, Randy Winacott for delivering Dad's eulogy, you did him proud and Judy Gies for sharing her musical talents. To Joe Zerr, David Zerr and Garry Kaplar Jr. for their help during our surprise water problems. Thank you to Ted and Lillian Neale and Alan and Marlene Manship for taking the time to be with Dad when our schedules didn't permit it for us. Orpha Crawford and James and Shelly Vollman for opening their homes to our abundance of out of town guests. A special thank you to Marie and Lyle Hobbs for coming to be with Dad until we could arrive and being there for us whenever we needed you. We also wish to thank everyone who donated to LADRA and Riverside Memorial Health Complex in memory of Dad. A final thank you to everyone who hasn't been mentioned that said a kind word or shared a memory. Nathan, Sheldon and Trina Manship and families. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
