Gordon Charles Ward born February 26, 1928, late of Weyburn, passed away September 10, 2014, at the age of 86 years. Gordon was predeceased by his wife Dorothy; parents, Phillip and Louise Ward; brothers Creswell and Lloyd; sister Lila Dinsmore; son in law Wayne Krushlucki. Gordon is survived by his daughter Janice Krushlucki; sons Arthur and Brad, grandson Mike (Vanessa) Krushlucki; great granddaughter Madison; sister Florence Mackey; as well as many nieces and nephews. Gordon was born in the Goose Lake area west of Colgate and attended Goose Lake school. As a young man he took up playing tenor saxophone, and joined an orchestra (today we call them "bands"), playing many halls in many towns around the Weyburn area. He married Dorothy in 1955, and had a variety of jobs like working on oil service rigs for Souris Servicing, being a plumber and septic truck operator. He and Dorothy moved to the farm at Colgate in 1960, where they had turkeys, cattle, and grew grain. Gordon and Dorothy retired in 1993, and stayed on the farm until 2005 when they moved into Weyburn. Gordon took up the hobby of home made movies back in the 50's, and many a family event never went by without him taking a few frames on his 8mm movie camera. Farming was a true love of his, and after a day in the field, he could be seen reading the manual for his new farm equipment in the evening in his easy chair. He was also fond of playing pool, snooker especially. Many people will remember him by his trade mark White Owl cigars that he smoked for years. As he would say after a good meal, "You know what would be good right now? A real good cigar." Gordon asked for no service. Interment will take place at a later date. Donations in memory of Gordon can be made to the Weyburn & District Hospital Foundation at Box 1416 Weyburn, SK S4H 3J9.
