Earl Ness, late of Weyburn, passed away April 8, 2014, at the age of 91 years. Earl was born on January 15, 1923 to Harold and Mae Ness. Earl attended the Tree Lake School until Grade 8 when he stayed home to help Grandpa Ness on the farm. In 1944 he met Clara Jorde, she was 13 years old. Eventually they started to date and were married on October 22, 1950 at Lake Alma Parsonage. Earl and Clara raised three daughters, Sherry, Fay and Marilyn. In May of 1957 they moved to New Westminster, BC. The housing costs were very high and it was difficult for Earl to find steady work. In October of 1957 they packed up again and returned to Saskatchewan and settled in Estevan. Earl worked in the oil industry for Bradnor Construction until 1960. He then had a job on Joe Olah's pig farm, in 1962 he was then hired by Harold Jennings to work on his pig farm in McTaggart. From there Earl went to work for Swartz Brothers Construction, he had just started working there when the scaffolding collapsed and he fell into the basement. In 1966 Earl and Clara bought their first and only house. When he could return to work it was for several garages in Weyburn. Earl started working for Neil Paddy's Garage and he took two years of his Journeyman Mechanics. Eventually he got Arthritis and could no longer work with his arms over his head. He applied at Souris Valley in 1975 in the maintenance department. He worked there until he retired in 1988. Earl suffered most of his retired life with Rheumatoid Arthritis and at one time was almost totally crippled with it. In 1994 he heard about Chelation which was supposed to restore circulation. Earl received treatments in Kitscoty, he returned home a new man. He went from being barely able to walk to playing golf the next summer with his sons-in-law. Earl was always teasing and laughing with someone. To his daughters he was the "go to man". There was never anything he couldn't fix for them. It may have taken a day or two for him to figure it out, but he always came up with a solution. Those solutions would lots of times come to him while he was sleeping. Earl was always there for his daughters no matter what they needed. Earl was a great story teller and that twinkle in his eye while he was telling a tall tale will be missed by all. Earl will be fondly remembered and terribly missed by his wife Clara of 63 years. Daughter Sherry, her daughter Sheila and husband Neil, their children Michael, Jaycee, Miranda, Riley, Kayla and her children Avery and Marley. Sherry's son Aaron, wife Erin and their children Brendon, Morgan and Carter. Daughter Fay and husband Jerry, Fay's son Jay and his daughter Emma, Fay's son Billy, his wife Shannon and their children Sadie and Elliott. Daughter Marilyn and husband Kevin, their son Garrett, their daughter Jeanette and her husband Clint. Earl will also be missed by numerous relatives and friends. Earl is predeceased by this parents Harold and Mae Ness; brothers: Clarence, Howard and Delmar; sister Darlene and their respective spouses; Sherry's husband Hugh Kradovill and also Clara's parents Sven and Isabelle Jorde. A Service of Remembrance for Earl was held on Friday, April 11 at 2:00 p.m. from Zion Lutheran Church, Weyburn. with Pastor Martin Olson, officiating. Interment followed at Saron Cemetery, Lake Alma. Urn bearer was Sheila Briere and honorary pallbearers were Earl's grandchildren. For friends so wishing, donations in memory of Earl may be made to House 4 Tatagwa View, Box 2003, Weyburn, SK, S4H 2Z9. Arrangements were entrusted to RD Family Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, Weyburn (306-848-0333 ~ 1-888-848-0333). Expressions of sympathy to the family may be sent to our website at www.rdfamilymemorialchapel.com "Our family serving your family"
