Michael and Mary Meyers

 

Michael Meyers (Mike) – Born September 13, 1858 at Echternack, Luxembourg.  He died October 26, 1962 from pneumonia at age 68.  He was the second oldest son of Margaret (Margaretha Wengeler) and Peter Meyers (who died September 25, 1882).  They were called Pete and Maggie.  At age 10, Mike Meyers immigrated with his parents to Aurora, Illinois on April 1, 1868.  They resided at 4 Forest Avenue, Aurora, Illinois.  Mike Meyers also had a brother, Peter, and a sister, Elizabeth, who in later years was said to be his only living relative.  Her married name was Elizabeth Bury and her address was 2024 Harvey Avenue in Chicago.

 

On November 25, 1886, a Thanksgiving Day, Mike Meyers, at age 28, married 20-year-old Mary Ellen Tighe (Molly), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Tighe of Aurora, Illinois.  The ceremony was performed at St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral, Fox and Root Streets, where Molly had been baptized, received first communion and was confirmed.  It has been noted that the two had 58.20 to their collective names.

 

Mary Ellen Tighe (Molly) (of Irish descent, born on August 15, 1866 at 272 Pierce Street, Pigeon Hall (Aurora), Illinois) died after an eleven-year illness from a paralytic stroke at their farm home at Lake Hook, Hutchinson, Minnesota, on Christmas Eve, 10:00 P.M., December 24, 1938 at age of 72.  During her lifetime she was a charter member or the Bear Lake Sunshine Society.  She was also a member of the School Board of District 14 at Lake Hook for six years.

 

Molly’s father was Pat Tighe (who died in 1891 in Ireland).  Her mother was Mary Laden of County Cork, Ireland.  She was one of nine children.  Her oldest brother John Tighe died in 1895 at age 46.  The next brother, Owen, died of paralysis before his father died; next in line was Hugh who was killed on the Burlington Railroad out of Chicago.  Another brother, Jim lived to age 60.  A sister, Elizabeth (Libby), died of gallstones in Chicago.  Other brothers and sister were William, Frank and Mary who died in their younger years.

 

For some 20 years Mike Meyers worked as a blacksmith in the old Burlington Railroad shop in Aurora.  It might be noted here that the Mike Meyers side of the family tended to be railroad people, while the Irish Tighes tended to be cops.

 

Mike Meyers himself was self-educated in his youth.  His studies were done at home with the aid of a simple dictionary that is still in the possession of the family.

 

He was an avid fisherman and hunter and had visited the Minnesota lake area.  He and his family settled on a 30-acre farm on Lake Hook in 1892 “in the midst of wilderness” as a newspaper account described it.  It was also related that there was “a Shetland pony as the only means of power at the time and it was used for clearing land, plowing and driving.”

 

Mike Meyers was often honored in his lifetime for good sportsmanship.  He was a charter member of the Gopher Campfire Club.  He was also an active deputy game warden for many years, as well as a school board member for rural school district 14.  The land for district 14’s one-room schoolhouse was purchased by the Meyers family.

 

Mike Meyers purchased 10 additional acres on May 10, 1903.  The farm was always referred to as “the 40 acres”.  At the time of Mike Meyers’ probate (circa 1926), the farm value was listed as $4,375.00.

 

The family belonged to St. Anastasia Catholic Church in Hutchinson.

 

Born to Mike and Molly Meyers were four Children:

 

            Arthur August Meyers – (SEE SEPARATE SECTION – Page 3)

 

            William Francis Meyers – (SEE SEPARATE SECTION – Page 5)

 

Albert James Meyers – Born on April 30, 1892 at Aurora, Illinois and died of Leukemia at age 72 on February 19, 1964 at the VA Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Albert, affectionately known as Baldie, was known as a modest and shy bachelor.  He spent his entire life at the Lake Hook farm.

           

He belonged to the Knights of Columbus, third degree.  Albert went into the Army in World War I on July 25, 1918.  He was an avid fisherman and hunter.  In later years he ran the boat rental and concession stand at Lake Hook where there were usually 15 to 20 boats to look after and maintain.

 

On June 16, 1959, Albert purchased the District 14 school property (one acre), which was located next to the Meyers’ family farm, for $165.00.  Three days later he purchased the school building located on this property for $25.00.  (A little family scuttlebutt:  When Albert and Elizabeth were feuding, Albert moved from the farm into the schoolhouse for a short period.)

 

Elizabeth Meyers (Lizzy) – Born on June 15, 1908, at Hutchinson, Minnesota and died at age 77 on July 25, 1985 after a fall taken on June 12.  She graduated in the class of 1925 with honours from Hutchinson High School.  She had one early marriage to Francis O’Fallon of Hutchinson on September 20, 1928.  They weren’t divorced until January 26, 1944.  (Although it was said that Francis was very handsome, he also was a real “no-goodnik”.  He spent time in prison on a rape charge and Lizzy forever after tried to deny her marriage to him.  It was years before she divorced him, possibly because of her Catholic beliefs.)

 

She had several live-in relationships, mostly men who accompanied her on her “Carny” trips around the country.  She had a cookhouse (hamburger stand) that she took around to county and state fairs in the US and Canada.  Later she purchased and toted around the country to fairs a World War II Nazi Military display that included such items as Nazi uniforms, weapons, coins, and other paraphernalia.  The men in her life included Donald Curran, a policeman from Aurora, Illinois who was a friend to her all of her life, although they battled like hell (as only Lizzy could) all those years; Charlie Balfranz, C.E. (Bill) Coy and Mac Walsh who were her Carny cronies.

 

Other members of the family, nieces and nephews, traveled the Carny route at various times with Lizzy – Art Meyers putting in the most miles.

 

Another sister was born shortly after their move to Hutchinson, but she died in infancy.

 

Mike, Molly, Albert and Elizabeth Meyers as well as the baby are all buried at St. Anastasia Cemetery in Hutchinson.

 

Arthur A. Meyers in buried in Watertown, South Dakota.

 

Marion Meyers is buried at Resthaven Cemetery, Glendale, Arizona.

ARTHUR AUGUST MEYERS

 

Arthur August Meyers – Born August 25, 1888, at Aurora, Illinois and died October 11, 1934 at Watertown, South Dakota at age 46.  He is buried in the Veterans of Foreign Wars section at Watertown.  His death caused a conflicting controversy handed down over the years as to whether his death was caused from pneumonia or heart trouble; it was further related that he had never had a sick day in life until the day of his death.

 

On November 10, 1917, at Aberdeen, South Dakota, he married Marion R. Ashbaugh of Butler, South Dakota (born August 8, 1897 at Slayton, Minnesota to Samuel Theodore Ashbaugh and Emma Camilla Andersen).  She died March 7, 1965 in Phoenix, Arizona at age 68 of a malignant brain tumor.

 

Art Meyers entered the Army on May 15, 1918.  During World War I he served as a chauffeur.  He was stationed In the Iowa and Chicago area.  After the war he became a Pontiac-Oakland automobile dealer in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and later in Watertown, South Dakota.  He was a racing enthusiast.  He owned and raced both automobiles and boats during his lifetime.  Old-time (circa 1916) family photos show Arthur Meyers racing boats on Lake Michigan at record speeds.  He established a new world record on Lake Michigan with the first boat to go a mile a minute – 62 miles an hour.  He was also known to be a lifetime prankster (an affliction passed on to his oldest daughter, Dottie).  They had four children as well as two grand children:

 

Dorothy Mary Meyers – Born September 2, 1920 at Watertown, South Dakota.  Married (2nd waltz) March 13, 1950 at Osage, Iowa to Charles H. Bailly (born August 28, 1908 at Chicago, Illinois and died April 24, 1995).  They had no children.  Dorothy sold the restaurant that she and Charles opened in August 1964, called Bailly’s.  Address: 8503 W. Oraibi, Peoria, Arizona, 85382.

           

Arthur Dale Meyers – Born on November 29, 1922 at Watertown, South Dakota.  Known as Junior in his youth, Art attended school (grades 7 & 8) in the one room schoolhouse on the corner of the farm.  After his father passed away in 1934, Art moved to Lake Hook near Hutchinson, Minnesota where he lived and worked on Mike and Molly’s farm.  He also attended high school in Hutchinson.

 

After serving in the navy during World War II, Art met a lovely woman named Janet Dugaw (born September 2, 1921 at Forest Park, Illinois).  On November 9, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, Arthur and Janet were married.  They stayed in Chicago until 1951 when they moved to Denver, Colorado.  It was there that their daughter was born.

 

In 1959 the family moved to Glendale, Arizona where they still reside today.  Although Art is fully retired from the automobile industry, both he and Jan have been involved in auto racing for many years.  They like most other sports.  Address: 7441 W. Denaro Drive, Glendale, Arizona, 85038.  Their daughter:

 

Nancy Lee – Born March 7, 1955 at Denver, Colorado.  Nancy is a teacher/trainer in the Phoenix Union High School District.  Address: 1640 West Clarendon, Phoenix, Arizona, 85315.

 

Delores Darlene Meyers – Born September 10, 1928 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Married on October 12, 1951 at Minneapolis, Minnesota to Bruce Bauer Ritchey (born February 11, 1923 at Kansas City, Missouri and died September 8, 1980 at age 57).  Delores was called Peaches in her adolescent years.  She currently resides in Arizona.  She also maintains a home in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico.  Address:  2106 W. Marlette, Phoenix Arizona, 85015.  Delores and Bruce had one daughter:

 

Gail Teresa – Born November 14, 1959 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Married on June 21, 1980 at All Saints Episcopal Church in Phoenix, Arizona to Mark Lee Dreisbach (born June 22, 1952 in Detroit).  The two currently reside at 5850 Inkster Road W., West Bloomfield, Michigan, 48323.

 

Marilou Mildred Meyers – Born on February 24, at Bradley, South Dakota.  Mari is an author and recently published a Mexican food cookbook titled “Gourmet Gringo”.  Address:  1203 Avenida Hermosa, Phoenix, Arizona, 85014.

WILLIAM FRANCIS MEYERS

 

William Francis Meyers – Born July 31, 1890 In Aurora, Illinois and died April 15, 1969.  He was the only one of his family to immigrate to Canada.  In 1911 he settled in Spalding, Saskatchewan.  He was married to Martha Gertrude Herriges (born September 7, 1897 in Madison Wisconsin and died on December 18, 1985 at Watson Saskatchewan).  Martha immigrated to Canada on May 5, 1906 with her family and settled in Englefeld, Saskatchewan.

 

Bill and Martha were married on November 25, 1919 at Guardian Angels Church, St. Gregor, Saskatchewan, Canada and homesteaded near Spalding.  Their first home was a modest, one-story house consisting of a kitchen/living room combination and one bedroom.  It was in this house that four of their children were born. 

 

The homestead was well wooded and had to be cleared by hand and cultivated by horsepower.  There were many hardships to endure.  The meager family income was augmented by selling eggs, cream and butter at the local store in exchange for needed staples.

 

In about 1929, Bill Meyers decided farming wasn’t to be his lifetime career so they sold the farm and moved to Muenster, Saskatchewan where Bill became a grain buyer.  In 1930 they moved to Romance, Saskatchewan where Bill spent 25 years buying grain for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool until his retirement in 1955.  It was in Romance that seven more children were born to Bill and Martha.

 

These were good years along with many problems and hard work.  The depression didn’t seem to bother the family too much because Bill had a regular income from the wheat pool.  The family also raised its own beef, pork, chickens, eggs, vegetables, bees for honey and homemade beer.  Bill also raised silver fox and sold the pelts to fur companies.  Always looking for the best that money could buy, Bill bought Jersey cows to proved the family with plenty of rich milk, cream, butter and cheese.  (The only downside, according to Dan Meyers, was manuring the barn and milking the darn cows.)

 

The offspring all attended Early Dawn School, 2 ½ miles east of Romance, and St. Oswald Church, 2 ½ miles south of Romance.  The church was later moved into Romance where it was located on land donated by Bill Meyers.  Social life for the family consisted of mainly of ball games and picnics in the summer.  The school picnic at the end of June was one of the highlights of the year.  Bill was an avid ball player, hunter and fisherman.  As a hunter, Bill could always scare up a deer in the bush and somehow be in the right spot to get a shot away.  In spite of a bad arm, Bill could maneuver well in a goose pit and get his share, if not more, of geese.  As for fishing, his first experience dated back to when he was a boy and fell through the ice while skating in Lake Hook, Minnesota, and came up with a minnow in his pocket.

 

In spite of his bad arm, a family of eleven energetic and active children, and a live-in mother-in-law for many years, Bill Meyers never lost his good sense of humour.  He was blessed with a wife who, for the most part, accepted things as they were.  The two had an undying love for their children and were proud as each one left the nest to make his, or her, own way in life. 

 

Dan Meyers says he is sure there are many things that could be remembered and said about Bill Meyers that would be informative and interesting.  If his father were here today, he would probably be telling a fish story involving Gary Herriges and others who he many have met along his path of life.  Bill and Martha may also be shocked to realize that they have left behind a legacy of over 200 people; 11 children of their own, 50 grandchildren, over 100 great grandchildren and over 40 great great grandchildren.  They are:

MARY ARCELLA MEYERS

 

MARY ARCELLA MEYERS – Born October 26, 1920 at Spalding, Saskatchewan and died on May 23, 1969 at Watson Saskatchewan.  Arcella attended Early Dawn Elementary School and St. Ursula’s Academy.  Arcella was married on June 5, 1940 at St. Oswald Roman Catholic Church in LeRoy, Saskatchewan to Jack Joseph Zentner (born June 25, 1913 at Senate, Saskatchewan and died December 26, 1991 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan).

 

Some fond memories of Arcella include how special she made Christmas for the family at home, and the fact that she took the children to the lake for a week every summer with Martha Meyers.  Her favourite television shows were Tommy Hunter, Ed Sullivan and Bonanza.

 

Her autograph book, a souvenir from her school years, is still in possession of the family. Dated between 1931 and 1937 with 67 entries. It is noted that the inscription from Jack Zentner is the only name underlined in black ink and very noticeable.  The following are two entries from Arcella’s autograph book:

 

            Sept. 3, 1931                                                               November 29, 1936

            Romance, Saskatchewan                                            Romance, Saskatchewan

 

            Dear Arcella,                                                               Dear Arcella,

           

            Many here have written                                              When the leaves of your album

            Many more will write-                                                 Are yellow with age,

            None will love you more                                             And the name that I write

            Than the one that writes tonight.                               Is dim on the page,

                                                                                                Please think of me kindly

            Lovingly                                                                      And do not forget

            Your Mother                                                                That wherever I am,

                                                                                                I think of you yet.

 

                                                                                                Sincerely

                                                                                                Jack

 

Mary and Jack had six children.  They began what is so far the largest single section of the Meyers’ family tree, a total of 66 people – 6 children, 28 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren.

 

Leon Donald – Born February 13, 1944 at Humboldt Saskatchewan and died on June 19, 1993 at Medicine Hat, Alberta in a motor vehicle accident.  Leon was married on August 31, 1968 at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Regina, Saskatchewan to Dawn Sharon Poll.  Together they had one son:

 

                        Leon James – Born April 12, 1969 at Regina Saskatchewan.

 

Leon eventually divorced and was later married on May 19, 1979 at Wascan United Church in Regina, Saskatchewan to Marlene Helen Nickel (born July 2, 1949).  Her address is: 1367 Robinson Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T 2N5.  They had three children and two grandchildren:

 

                        Mitchell Douglas – Born January 5, 1974 at Regina Saskatchewan.

Crystal Lee – Born January 9, 1975 at Regina, Saskatchewan.  Married on August 31, 1996 to Randal Joseph Lange (born August 9, 1963 at Regina, Saskatchewan).  Is presently moving to Manitoba.  Children:

 

            Tiagra Montana – Born March 13, 1994 at Regina, Saskatchewan.

           

            Joelanda Helen – Born May 6, 1996 at Regina Saskatchewan.

 

            Waylon – Born at Regina, Saskatchewan.

 

Heather Joanne – Born May 29, 2980 at Regina Saskatchewan.

 

            Devon James Donald – Born July 18, 1999 at Regina, Saskatchewan.

 

Sheila Jacqueline – Born March 22, 1945 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan.  Married on February 21, 1965 at Sacred Heart Roman Church in Watson Saskatchewan to Leonard Mathew Schueller (born August 8, 1939).  Leonard works for Central Canada Potash.  Sheila and Leonard have six children and ten grandchildren. Address: Box 205, Viscount, Saskatchewan, S0K 4M0. 

 

Lory Ann – Born July 30, 1965 at Watson, Saskatchewan.  Married on November 12, 1983 at Saskatoon Saskatchewan to Garry Allen Rintoul (born November 4, 1960).  Lory is an insurance broker and Garry is employed in the construction industry.  Address:  423 Gillam Crescent, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 3R9.  Their two daughters are:

 

            Kimberly Ann – Born November 6, 1985 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 

            Brandi Mae – Born December 30, 1990 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 

Terrance Lynn – Born September 22, 1965 at Thompson, Manitoba.  His daughter is:

 

                                    Sabrina Lynne – Born September 2, 1990 at Saskatoon Saskatchewan.

 

Warren Mathew – Born June 23, 1966 at Watson, Saskatchewan.  Address: Calgary Alberta.  His daughter is:

 

                        Christy Lee – Born March 30, 1987 at Saskatoon Saskatchewan.

 

Clifford Wayne – Born June 16, 1968 at Watson Saskatchewan.  Married on September 12, 1992 to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to Nadine Elaine Pongracz (born May 8, 1971 at Lanigan, Saskatchewan).  Cliff works in the auto body industry and Nadine is a veterinary assistant.  Address: 170 Rogers Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 3T6.

 

Kelly Lee – Born January 11, 1971 at Watson, Saskatchewan.  Married on September 18, 1993 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to Martin Allen Dick (born February 3, 1965 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan).  Kelly is a computer data entry clerk and Martin is a plumber.  Address:  323 Carter Crescent, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7L 3K4.  They have two children:

 

                        Jasmine Lee – Born September 28, 1991 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 

                        Alexandra Taylor – Born June 23, 1995 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 

Kevin Len – Born a twin to Kelly January 11, 1971 at Watson, Saskatchewan.  Married on March 30, 1995 to Stacy Shelly Martin.  Address: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  They have four children:

           

                        Mary Rose – Born August 16, 1991 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 

            Jesse Marie – Born October 22, 1994 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 

                        Michael Leonard – Born December 31, 1995 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 

            Stephanie Samantha – Born October 21, 1996 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 

Sandra Marie – Born a twin to Sheila March 22, 1945 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan and died November 17, 1990 at Grande Prairie, Alberta.  Married on November 4, 1961 at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Watson Saskatchewan to Melvin Eugene Sakundiak (born August 4, 1936).  Sandra and Melvin have seven children and fourteen grandchildren:

 

            Darwin Michael – Born August 23, 1962 at Edmonton, Alberta.

 

David William – Born November 1, 1963 at Watson, Saskatchewan.  Address:  909 – 119th Avenue, Dawson Creek, British Columbia.

 

Merlin James – Born October 24, 1964 at Watson Saskatchewan.  Married in August 1990 at Grande Prairie, Alberta to Brenda Marie Chouquette (born February 25, 1971).  Merlin is a power lineman for Alberta Power.  Address:  5618 – 48th Street, Vegreville, Alberta, T9C 1G8.  Merlin and Brenda have five children:

 

            Ryan O’Neil – Born January 31, 1989 at Bonneville, Alberta.

 

            Mitchell James – Born June 14, 1991 at Grande Prairie, Alberta.

 

            Alicia Dawn – Born August 24, 1992 at Grande Prairie, Alberta.

 

            Kyle Dean – Born August 13, 1994 at Grande Prairie, Alberta.

 

            Jeffrey Michael – Born March 24, 1997 at Vegreville Alberta.

 

Richard Don – Born March 22, 1966 at Watson, Saskatchewan.  Married on September 3, 1988 at Immaculate Conception Church in Sexsmith, Alberta to Carmen Kaczkielo.  Address:  Box 595, Sexsmith, Alberta.  They have five children:

 

            Nicole – Born at Grande Prairie, Alberta.

 

            Kristen Elizabeth – Born May 2, 1990 at Grande Prairie, Alberta.

 

            Carsen – Born at Grande Prairie, Alberta.

            Derick –

 

            Brad –

 

Curtis Dean- Born May 7, 1967 at Watson, Saskatchewan.  Address: 40 Fallwood Crescent, Calgary, Alberta, T3J 1E3.  He has one child:

 

            Jordan Marie – Born June 21, 1992 at Calgary, Alberta.

 

Gregory Ross – Born July 1, 1968 at Watson, Saskatchewan.  Married on August 5, 1989 at Grande Prairie, Alberta to Sandra DeDelley (born April 22, 1968) is now divorced.  They have three children:

 

            Tania Marie – Born October 23, 1984 at Grande Prairie, Alberta.

 

            Crystal Constance – Born November 20, 1986 at Grande Prairie, Alberta.

 

            Christopher Curtis – Born May 25, 1990 at Comox, British Columbia.

 

ROBERT WAYNE – Born in 1969 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and died in infancy.

 

ARDELLE MARTHA – Born October 3, 1949 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan.  Married on April 27, 1968 at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Watson, Saskatchewan to Brian Norman Painter (born July 10, 1949).  Brian is self-employed and Ardelle is a cashier and bookkeeper.  Address:  Box 678, Watson, Saskatchewan, S0K 4V0.  They have three children and three grandchildren.

 

BRIAN LYLE – Born August 30, 1968 at Regina, Saskatchewan.  Lyle is an ADM Elevator Operator.  Address:  Watson, Saskatchewan.

 

DEAN MICHAEL – Born June 2, 1971 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan.  Married on August 24, 1996 at Calgary, Alberta to Sherry Rae Lafferty.  Dean is a welder.  Address: Calgary, Alberta.  They have one child:

 

            Cameron Brady – Born February 8, 1993 at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.

 

HOLLY MARIE – Born August 17, 1974 at Regina, Saskatchewan.  Married on August 9, 1997 to Tyler William Holmes (born January 23, 1974).  Holly is a hairdresser.  Address:  Watson, Saskatchewan.  Children:

 

            Kayla Rae – Born March 28, 1992 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan.

 

            Jordon Tyler – Born January 13, 1996 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan.

 

NEIL JAMES – Born August 24, 1952 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan.  Married on December 16, 1972 at LeRoy, Saskatchewan to Debra Susan McKeen.  Together they have two daughters and two grandchildren:

 

JESSICA LEE – Born May 6, 1973 at Regina Saskatchewan.  Married on August 31, 1997 to Cam Duerksen (born August 18, 1969 at Calgary, Alberta).  Jessica is an at home mom.  Address:  Box 687, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, S3N 2W7.  Children:

 

            Jordan Leigh – Born April 6, 1991 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 

            Brittany Jayde – Born April 27, 1995 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 

JENNIFER LYNN – Born November 25, 1975 at Regina, Saskatchewan.  Jennifer is a graphic artist.  Address:  699 Water Street, Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 4E3

           

Neil then married on February 17, 1996 to Charlene Rose Buglass (born April 9, 1948 at Regina, Saskatchewan) Both Neil and Charlene are registered nurses in the intensive care unit at the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon.  Address:  Box 292, Clavet, Saskatchewan, S0K 0Y0.  Charlene had two children when they married:

 

TODD DALE – Born October 24, 1968 at Regina, Saskatchewan.  Married on July 6, 1991 at Waskesiu, Saskatchewan to Tiffany Dawn Howard (born November 25, 1966 at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan).  Todd and Tiffany are physicians.  Address: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

           

KIM SUSANNE – Born July 4, 1971 at Regina, Saskatchewan.  Married on May 6, 1995 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to Kelly Dean Klassen (born October 30, 1970 at Swift Current, Saskatchewan).  Kim and Kelly are teachers.  Address: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

           

ROXANNE CAROL – Born April 17, 1954 at Watson, Saskatchewan.  Married on January 29, 1972 at Watson, Saskatchewan to Stanley Wilfred Muller.  They have one daughter and two grandchildren:

 

TRACY LEE – Born April 17, 1972 at Regina Saskatchewan.  Married on October 1, 1994 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan to Paul Joseph Smagata.  Address: Regina, Saskatch-ewan.  She has two children:

 

            Brady David – Born October 11, 1991 at Melfort, Saskatchewan.

 

            Dustin Edward – Born October 24, 1993 at Melfort, Saskatchewan.

 

Roxanne then married on August 13, 1977 to Mervin John Weirnauch.  Roxanne is now a Uni-versity Student.  Address:  Roxanne Zentner, #6 – 2410 Richardson Road, Saskatoon, Saskatch-ewan, S7L 4C3.  Roxanne and Mervin had three children and one grandchild:

 

BARBARA MICHELLE – Born May 22, 1977 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan.  Address: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  She has one child:

 

                                    Taylor Paige – Born January 6, 1995 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 

                        BRADLEY MERVIN – Born June 14, 1983 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan.

 

                        BRENT MICHAEL – Born July 3, 1985 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan.

 

DONALD NICHOLAS MEYERS

 

 

DONALD NICHOLAS MEYERS (DON) – Born on January 6, 1922 in the family home, 3 miles east of Spalding, Saskatchewan.  The local doctor traveled 20 miles (coming from the “big town” of Watson) in an open “cutter” sleigh with a team of ponies in –40° F weather to deliver Don. Apparently he was born almost totally tongue-tied.  Don recalls that around the time he was four years old there was a particular day that another family came to visit and all of the children were sent outside to play.  Young Donald attempted to tell the children of a new calf born that same morning and soon the race was on for the barn with Donald leading the way.  He never saw the single strand of barbed wire strung up for use as a horse compound and ran into it.  As he ran into it, the wire caught under his tongue and a barb tore his tongue all the way to the back of his throat.  Don says he hasn’t stopped talking since then…

 

Don continued living in Saskatchewan until World War II began and on May 5th, 1941 he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a pilot.  After graduation, Donald trained as a coastal command pilot in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.  Donald then flew in war zones in England, French Morocco, Algeria, Gambia, Gibraltar, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Libya and Italy.  Don moved home to Canada on August 12, 1945.  Don was honored to receive a mention in Dispatches (a gold leaf pin) from the King of England.

 

Don then went to school in Vancouver, British Columbia, to learn to become a log scaler and grader.  He received a BC Scaler’s certificate and went on to work as a tree faller for several companies on the BC coast, he later moved inland to Williams Lake, British Columbia.  After several years he began flying again.  Don also met Elsa Elizabeth McHarg (Betty) (born September 14, 1929 at Watson, Saskatchewan).  On May 2, 1953 at Kelowna, British Columbia, don and Betty were married.  It seemed as though in no time at all, their own three children were grown and the grandchildren began to appear.  After retiring from flying, Don was employed by the Department of Fisheries for 20 years.  Fully retired now, Don and Betty still reside in BC.  Address:  Box 141, 7210 Fraser Crescent, Anglemont, British Columbia, V0E 1A0.  Along with their 3 children they also have 6 grandchildren:

 

VERNON THOMAS – Born June 30, 1949 at Vernon, British Columbia.  Married on April 28, 1975 at Kelowna, British Columbia to Denise Margaret Carisse.  He is now divorced.  Address:  Apt. #116 – 7187 14th Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, V3N 1Z3.  Vern has three children:

 

                        MAYLEE HELENE – Born November 7, 1975 at Kelowna, British Columbia.

 

                        JEFFERY JOSEPH – Born April 27, 1979 at Kelowna, British Columbia.

 

                        TREVOR JOHN – Born February 18, 1981 at Kelowna, British Columbia.

 

DONALDA MARIE – Born February 23, 1955 at Williams Lake, British Columbia.  She lives at #1101 – 1720 Barclay Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6G 1K4.

 

WILLIAM JOHN – Born June 16, 1958 at Williams Lake, British Columbia.  Married on August 9, 1979 at Kelowna, British Columbia to Dianne Lynn Pottinger (born July 30, 1963 at Sooke, British Columbia).  They are currently separated.  Bill’s address is 3772 Norfold, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5G 1E4.  His three children live with their mother at Box 167, Telkwa, British Columbia, V0J 2X0.

 

            MICHELLE LYNN – Born September 3, 1979 at Kelowna, British Columbia.

 

            RAYMOND NICHOLAS – Born September 22, 1980 at Smithers, British Columbia.

 

            THOMAS IAN – Born May 11, 1982 at Smithers, British Columbia.

GLORIA ELEANOR MEYERS

 

GLORIA ELEANOR MEYERS – Born September 23, 1923 in Spalding, Saskatchewan.  After a battle of poor health and complications arising from emphysema, Gloria passed away in her home in Watson, Saskatchewan on October 15, 1989.

 

As a child Gloria attended Early Dawn Elementary School at Romance, Saskatchewan, and high school at St Ursula’s Academy in Bruno, Saskatchewan.  She graduated from Saskatoon Business College and began working for a plumbing company in Saskatoon.  During this time she was involved in a love letter romance with her affectionate boyfriend still back at the farm in Watson, only a few miles from her own home in Romance.  The distance between them proved too great for letter writing to continue and Gloria returned home.  She was married on September 29, 1948 at Romance, Saskatchewan to Paul Wickenhauser (born June 20, 1922 in Watson, Saskatchewan and died November 19, 1967 in Watson, Saskatchewan).

 

After the birth of four of their children, Gloria and Paul, looking for a change of lifestyle and the adventure of new surroundings, moved to Williams Lake, British Columbia.  There they found the logging industry an interesting experience but a temporary one, and soon returned to the prairies to continue farming and add two more children to the family.  To date there are also thirteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

 

ANITA JEANETTE – Born December 19, 1949 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan.  Married on October 29, 1967 in Watson, Saskatchewan to Marvin Parr.  They are now divorced.  Anita works as a caregiver in Dawson Creek, British Columbia.  Address:  RR#1, Dawson Creek, British Columbia, V1G 4E7.  Anita has four children and four grandchildren:

 

RICHARD PAUL – Born May 13, 1969 at Watson, Saskatchewan.  Address:  Box 3384, High Level, Alberta, T0H 1Z0.  Richard resides with Shelley Jansen and together they have one son: 

 

                        Trystan Garth – Born July 8, 1997 at High Level Alberta.

 

REGINALD ASHLEY – Born November 12, 1971 at Watson, Saskatchewan.  Address:  General Delivery, Manson Creek, British Columbia, V0J 2H0.  Married in June 12, 1998 at Manson Creek, British Columbia, to Laureena Braatz (born May 8, 1971 at Thunder Bay, Ontario).

 

Amanda May – Born March 19, 1992 at Grande Prairie, Alberta.

 

Chelsea Max Brianna – Born April 21, 1994 at Chetwynd, British Columbia.

 

Reginald Ashley Jr. – Born June 28, 1995 at Dawson Creek, British Columbia.

 

ROCHELLE JAMEEN – Born January 12, 1975 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  Mailing address:  11112 – 16th St, Dawson Creek, British Columbia, V1G 4A2, residential address:  169 Carey, Canmore, Alberta, T1W 2R3.

 

KEITH RANDALL (RANDY) – Born March 30, 1982 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  Address:  301 Meikle Ave., Kelowna, British Columbia, V1W 3T8.

 

PATRICK LEIGH – Born March 17, 1951 at Watson, Saskatchewan.  Married on August 5, 1978 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to Marlene Dixon (born June 30, 1952 at Regina, Saskatchewan).  Pat works for a natural gas transmission company and Marlene teaches piano.  Address:  3343 Westminster Road, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4V 0S3.  They have two children:

 

            HAL JARED – Born July 7, 1985 in Regina, Saskatchewan.

 

            DANE MICHAEL – Born May 27, 1988 in Regina, Saskatchewan.

 

GEORGE ALOYSIUS – Born July 14, 1952 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan (died of a heart attack July 26, 1999).  Married on June 11, 1983 in Regina, Saskatchewan to Evelyn Mae Woolhether (born November 1, 1959).  George worked for the City of Regina for many years.  He was being treated for thyroid problems and had just started a job in a greenhouse shortly before he died.  Address:  Box 117, Earl Gray, Saskatchewan, S0G 1J0.  George and Evelyn have five children, all residing in Regina:

 

KATHERINE AMANDA – Born May 16, 1981 at Regina, Saskatchewan.  She resides with her partner, Trent Scott Grant (born March 26, 1969).  Katherine and Trent have one daughter:

 

            Melissa Renee Grant – Born March 11, 2001 at Regina, Saskatchewan.

 

Trent also has two other children from a previous relationship:

 

            Richard Clayton – Born October 5, 1993.

 

            Jessica Devon – Born July 14, 1996.

 

JEREMY JAMES RALPH – Born June 5, 1982 at Regina Saskatchewan.

 

JEFFREY PAUL – Born November 4, 1984 at Regina, Saskatchewan.

 

JOSEPH PATRICK – Born April 11, 1987 at Regina, Saskatchewan.

 

KRYSTA LYN – Born March 21, 1989 at Regina, Saskatchewan.

 

JAMES PAUL – Born May 18, 1954 at LeRoy, Saskatchewan.  On May 12, 1974, Jim was killed in a motorcycle accident during a rainstorm in Calgary, Alberta.

 

KEITH LEANDER – Born March 1, 1958 at LeRoy, Saskatchewan.  Married on August 14, 1982 in LeRoy, Saskatchewan to Colleen Crowter.  Keith works for an overhead door company.  Address: 111 Adilman Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 7P1.  They have two children:

 

            CHRISTOPHER RYAN – Born March 12, 1984 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 

            KORY DYLAN – Born January 12, 1986 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 

MAXWELL FREDRIC – Born August 27, 1960 at LeRoy, Saskatchewan.  Max died of a heart attack on March 31, 1994 at Regina Beach, Saskatchewan.  He had never been married nor did he have any children of his own.

FRANCIS ALOYS MEYERS

 

FRANCIS ALOYS MEYERS (DAN) – Born on March 19, 1926 at Spalding, Saskatchewan.  At the age of 17, Dan joined the army for two years (1943 and 1944).  He began working for Lone Star Auto Electric in 1948.  In 1954 he met his future wife, Veronica M. Miko (born December 20, 1931 at Cochrane, Alberta).  On June 4, 1955, Dan and Ronnie were married at the Wesley United Church in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

 

Not long after their wedding, Dan and Ronnie relocated to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  It was there that they chose to stay and raise their family.  They began Meyers Auto and Industrial Ltd.  In 1967 and operated it successfully until 1972 when it was sold.  Sometime after that, although he is not quite sure exactly when, Dan says he retired.  To celebrate that retirement, he started Dan Meyers Greenhouses & Solariums in 1973 and stayed in operation for another ten years.  Quite often they travel to Arizona where they prefer to spend the winter months.  Dan and Ronnie now live in Penticton, British Columbia.  Address:  507 Redwing Crescent, Penticton, British Columbia, V2A 8N7.  Dan and Ronnie have two daughters and four grandchildren:

 

DEBRA LYNNE – Born on January 11, 1965 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  Married on August 4, 1979 at St. Philips Catholic Church, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to David Flegel.  She is now divorced.  Address:  1795 Galloway Road, S-14, c-19 - #SS1, Fruitvale, BC, V0G 1L0.  Debbie is a schoolteacher and likes to keep busy with her two children and horseback riding:

 

MITCHEL DAVID – Born February 10, 1980 at Lethbridge, Alberta.  Mitch is into golf and hockey and attends the University of Victoria.

 

KRISTEN LYNNE – Born September 17, 1981 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  She enjoys attending horse shows and horseback riding.

 

SHIRLEY DAWN – Born January 28, 1961 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  Married on July 18, 1981 at St. Martins United Church, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to Jay T. Mawson (born February 6, 1958 at Dundurn, Saskatchewan).  Address:  1072 – 113th Street, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, S9A 2M1.  Shirley continues to work for the Power Corporation of North Battleford and Jay is co-owner/operator of a western store also in North Battleford.  They have two daughters:

 

STEPHANIE JADE – Born October 26, 1986 at North Battleford, Saskatchewan.  She likes to go horseback riding and attend horse shows with the family.

 

JENNIFER RAE – Born September 29, 1989 at North Battleford, Saskatchewan.  She likes to go horseback riding and attend horse shows.  She also enjoys school.

LEATRICE ISABELLE MEYERS

 

LEATRICE ISABELLE MEYERS (LEA) – Born November 4, 1927 at Spalding, Saskatchewan.  After school she traveled somewhat, working in Lake Louise, Banff, and Vancouver before returning to Saskatchewan to work in Saskatoon.  It was there that she married Albert Torwalt (born August 21, 1926 at Jansen, Saskatchewan) on June 7, 1955 at the St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Cathedral.

 

Albert was farming in the LeRoy, Saskatchewan district.  They lived there briefly before moving back to Saskatoon in the fall of 1955.  Lea returned to work as a dental nurse and Albert drove gravel truck for a short time before joining the Saskatoon City Police Dept.  After a year, Albert resigned his position and resumed farming in the Saskatoon area as well as being an owner/operator of a taxi when time permitted.  In 1962 Lea and Albert and their five children moved back to LeRoy to resume farming full time.  They are no longer farming today and have moved to Humboldt, Saskatchewan.  Address:  Box 2723 Humboldt, Saskatchewan, S0K 2A0.  Lea enjoys gardening.  Albert greatly enjoys golfing.  They both love spending time at their cottage at Fishing Lake.  Along with their five children they also have thirteen grandchildren and great grandchildren:

 

PATRICIA LYNNE – Born April 10, 1949 at Regina, Saskatchewan.  Married on May 24, 1967 at Duncan, British Columbia to Glen Mohagen.  Re-married on April 29, 1989 at Las Vegas, Nevada to Rick Foster.  She is currently separated.  Address:  #49 – 14736 Deerfield Drive S.E., Calgary, Alberta, T2J 5Y1.  Pat has been working for thirteen years in a lounge called Filos.  She has two children and three grandchildren:

 

SHANNON LEA – Born November 22, 1967 at Calgary, Alberta.  Married on December 14, 1985 at Rocky Mountain House, Alberta to Wayne Guenther (born May 5, 1953 at Eckville, Alberta).  Address:  Box 396, Granum, Alberta, T0L 1A0.  Wayne owns a water well drilling business.  They have three children:

 

Wayde Gareth – Born July 27, 1993 at Nanaimo, British Columbia.  He likes playing ball, and all outdoor activities.

 

Adam Nathan – Born September 18, 1995 at Red Deer, Alberta.  He loves books.

 

Zachary Seth – Born June 2, 1997 at St. Albert, Alberta.

 

TREVOR ROBERT – Born May 19, 1970 at Calgary, Alberta.  Address:  c/o #B 5715 54th Street, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, T0M 1T3.  Trevor enjoys traveling.

 

GARTH MICHAEL – Born May 14, 1956 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  Married on August 7, 1982 at Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, LeRoy, Saskatchewan to Pam VanKoughnet (born October 25, 1957 at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba).  Address:  Box 2201, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, T0M 1T0.  Garth and Pam are property managers in Rocky.  They enjoy camping, fishing and the variety of recreational activities available to them so close to their home.  They have two children:

 

SEAN MICHAEL – Born October 3, 1985 at Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.  He enjoys soccer, softball, downhill skiing and ski-dooing.

 

AMY JEAN – Born September 25, 1987 at Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.  She enjoys ballet, jazz, swimming and downhill skiing.

 

CALVIN ALBERT – Born July 3, 1957 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  Married on April 25, 1981 at St. Gregor Roman Catholic Church, St. Gregor, Saskatchewan to Colleen Michel (born June 23, 1962 in LeRoy, Saskatchewan).  Address:  Box 2565, Humboldt, Saskatchewan.  Cal is presently a district sales manager and Colleen works at the Humboldt Lawn and Leisure.  They have lived in Humboldt for 19 years and enjoy the outdoors with their children.  They have two children:

 

MARLA LEA – Born October 2, 1986 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  She loves school, animals and doing crafts.  She also is actively involved in the church as a reader and mass server.

 

KYLA KATHERINE – Born November 25, 1988 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan.  She loves school, animals and crafts as well as spending time with her Dad.

 

COLLEEN MILDRED – Born August 19, 1959 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  Married on August 22, 1992 at Langley, British Columbia, to Victor Ristich (born August 21, 1959 in the former Yugoslavia).  Address: 20239 – 84th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V3A 6Y3.  Colleen has worked at Langley Home Support for many years.  Victor is self-employed in the construction equipment industry.  They have one daughter:

 

            MELAINA CHRISTINE – Born January 27, 1997 at Langley, British Columbia.

 

            Jayden David – Born May 7, 1999, at Langley, British Columbia.

 

TRUDY MICHELLE – Born August 12, 1961 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  Married on December 27, 1980 at Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, LeRoy, Saskatchewan to Eldon Taphorn (born December 28, 1961 at LeRoy, Saskatchewan).  Address:  RR#1, Busby, Alberta, T0G 0H0.  Trudy loves living in the country where she raises show quality collies and trains thoroughbred horses.  Eldon is a sub-contractor installing siding, soffit, fascia and doing renovations.  They have five children:

 

NATASHA CHRISTINE – Born May 14, 1979 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan.  She works for a professional dog handler and shows dogs.  She won a gold medal in an advanced word processing competition in 1996.  She enjoys slo-pitch ball.

 

MARSHA DAWN – Born May 31, 1981 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  She won a gold medal in the 1995 Alberta Summer Games for trick water skiing.  She enjoys basketball and fastball.

 

BLAIR WILLIAM – Born March 3, 1983 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  He has played hockey as a goal tender for many years.  He also enjoys basketball, soccer and fastball.

 

TORI MEGHAN and

BROOKE ASHLEIGH – Born November 20, 1993 at St. Albert, Alberta.  They love to ride their pony, jump on the trampoline and watch sports.

 

ROY MAURICE MEYERS

 

ROY MAURICE MEYERS – Born December 3, 1929 at Romance, Saskatchewan at 6:00 A.M. on a morning so cold that Martha told Roy that they had to put a blanket around the wood stove just to keep the stove warm (died March 9, 2001 of Cancer).  Roy also says he still remembers the sound of the motors in the grain elevator lulling him to sleep as a child – beside the fact that the house was a small two room house built onto the office at the back of the grain elevator.  Roy stayed at Romance until sometime after his 14th birthday.  He then left home and found himself in Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Island, where he worked for year driving a gravel truck for what was then the company known as H.R. MacMillan.  Before his 16th birthday, Roy moved on again, this time settling in Banff.  He landed a job driving a charter tour bus, which turned out to be his lifetime occupation.  On October 4, 1950 in Banff, Alberta, Roy married Marie Olson.  Together they have one daughter and one grandchild:

 

CANDICE MARIE – Born February 13, 1956 at Banff, Alberta.  Candy is married to Wes Steinbrecker.  She is a staff supervisor at Salmon Arm Saving & Credit Union.  Address:  Box 313, Canoe, British Columbia, V0E 1K0

 

TERRY – Born June 16, 1977 at Banff, Alberta.  Terry graduated from high school and is now enrolled at the University in Nelson, British Columbia.

 

Roy and Marie were divorced in 1960.  On October 14, 1967 in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Roy married Jean Burnett (born July 18, 1934 at Lac Vert, Saskatchewan).  Together Roy and Jean have one daughter and one grandchild:

 

CRYSTAL LEA – Born October 5, 1968 in Banff, Alberta.  Crystal works for the Financial Planning Group.  Address:  #1 Sable Crescent, Malay St. Albert, Alberta, T8N 0G9.  Crystal has three children:

 

            CHRISTIAN DREW FREDRICKSON – Born October 9, 1989 at Calgary, Alberta.

 

            LAURA & TARA – Born October 14, 1999.

 

 

Jean Burnett had four daughter when she married Roy:

 

DEBBIE – Born March 27, 1954 in Banff, Alberta.  Now divorced from Bill Cascadden, she lives in Edmonton, Alberta.  She has three children:

 

            SELENA – Born July 6, 1977 at Moose Jaw Saskatchewan.

 

            ROY THOMAS – Born November 1, 1985 at High River, Alberta.

 

            KATRINA JEAN – Born April 11, 1987 at High River, Alberta.

 

WENDY – Born July 17, 1956 at Banff, Alberta.  She works as a merchandising manager at Shopper’s Drug Mart in Calgary, Alberta.

 

LINDA – Born November 4, 1958 at Banff, Alberta.  She works at the Alberta Oil Yar Sands Project, Fort McMurray, Alberta.

 

SHERRY – Died of cancer at age 16 in Mission, British Columbia.  Her ashes are spread in Lac Vert, Saskatchewan.

 

Roy and Jean have now settled in British Columbia.  For the last four years Roy has been owner/operator of his own tour bus company. Jean is employed as a cook.  Roy says he travels overseas often, at least once a week across the ocean to Vancouver Island.  He really enjoys being able to visit with his family and friends on stopovers and rest stops while he is driving bus.  Address 2777 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia, V2T 4V1.

PATRICK JEROLD MEYERS

 

PATRICK JEROLD MEYERS – Born June 10, 1932 at Romance, Saskatchewan and died October 15, 2000.  Pat attended Early Dawn Elementary School and during school holidays he often worked on grain elevator construction and went grain buying with his father, Bill.  After finishing school, Pat worked for five years for the Canadian Pacific Railroad as a fireman, hand-shoveling coal on steam engines.  After a brief stint in the service station business and the oil patch he started a construction company and later added water well drilling to that business.

 

On March 15, 1957, Pat married Joyce Heather Colquhon (born May 31, 1941).  They divorced in December 1989.  Together they had four children and now ten grandchildren.  Their first three children all were given first names that started with the letter “B”, and Pat says he had every intention of continuing this trend with his fourth child, a daughter he wanted to call Billie.  However, Pat’s mother, Martha, was staying with pat and Joyce when their daughter was born and she had fallen in love with the name Tami.  Obviously, Martha won the decision.

 

Today, Pat is still owner of a water well drilling company, which also includes pump testing, complete water installations into homes, solar systems for water pumping and oil field water hauling.  Currently he lives at Box 189, Stavely, Alberta, T0L 1Z0.

 

BRENDA LEA- Born September 7, 1957 at Estevan, Saskatchewan.  On June 11, 1977 at Okotoks, Alberta, Brenda married Timothy James Minue (born November 15, 1956 at Calgary, Alberta).  Tim works for the City of Calgary Fire Department.  An interesting fact to note:  Martha Meyers, Brenda, and Brenda’s son Tyler were all born on September 7th.  They have three children:

 

            TYLER JEROLD – Born September 7, 1979 at Calgary, Alberta.

 

            BRAYDON JAMES – Born October 15, 1981 at Calgary, Alberta.

 

            RILEY ANDREW – Born November 5, 1983 at Calgary, Alberta.

 

BRADLEY WILLIAM – Born February 2, 1959 at Oxbow, Saskatchewan.  On April 6, 1985 at Linden, Alberta, he married Donna May Novakowski (born July 16, 1957 in Manitoba).  Bradley is the owner/operator of Aaron Drilling.  Address:  Box 28, Site 9, RR#1, Dewinton, Alberta, T0L 0X0.  They have two children:

 

            TERRANCE ANDREW – Born April 16, 1987 at Calgary, Alberta.

 

            LAURA ELIZABETH – Born June 21, 1990 at Calgary, Alberta.

 

BARBARA DAWN – Born July 19, 1964 at Calgary, Alberta.  On August 31, 1985 at Calgary, Alberta, she married Kendall Murray Shram (born March 30, 1963 at Edmonton, Alberta).  Kendall is senior pastor at a Pentecostal Church.  Currently they reside in Warman, Saskatchewan.  They have two children:

 

CONNOR ANDREW MURRAY – Born October 22, 1987 at Penticton, British Columbia.

 

            KAITLIN HEATHER LAUREN – Born October 3, 1989 at Penticton, British Columbia.

 

TAMI LYNN – Born October 21, 1969 at Calgary, Alberta.  On August 7, 1993 at Calgary, Alberta, Tami married Shane Kenneth Wiesner (born January 25, 1971 at Calgary, Alberta).  Shane works in the trucking industry.  Current address:  823 Canna Crescent S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2W 1N8.  They have three children:

 

            JEFFREY CURTIS – Born March 14, 1989 at Calgary, Alberta.

 

            COLE SAWYER KENNETH – Born May 25, 1994 at Calgary, Alberta.

 

            TYSON CLAY WILLIAM – Born May 21, 1997 at Calgary, Alberta.

HOWARD MERWYN MEYERS

 

HOWARD MERWYN MEYERS (HOWIE) – Born September 21, 1934 at Romance, Saskatchewan.  On June 10. 1958 at Williams Lake, British Columbia, Howard married Kathleen Anne Marie Dunlop (born November 22, 1935 at Williams Lake, British Columbia).  Address:  Box 5, Pemberton, British Columbia, V0N 2L0.  Howie and Kathy have four children and eight grandchildren:

 

LINDA DARLENE – Born October 12, 1958 at Squamish, British Columbia.  On December 31, 1994 at Whistler, British Columbia, Darlene married John Northey (from Peterborough, Ontario).  Address:  #33 – 39920 Squamish, British Columbia, V0N 3G0.  They have one son:

 

KYLE JOHN – Born May 18, 1996 at Victoria, British Columbia.

 

Dillon & Bryce:  Born May 5, 1999.

 

CHERYL ANNE – Born September 26, 1959 at Squamish, British Columbia.  Married on July 17, 1982 at Pemberton, British Columbia to Terrence Lyn Ross (born January 8, 1959 at Mission, British Columbia). Address:  Box 427, Pemberton, British Columbia, V0N 2L0.  They have three children:

 

            TIFFANIE ELAINE – Born April 5, 1984 at Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

            DEANNA NICOLE – Born May 15, 1985 at Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

            JUSTIN TRAVIS – Born March 7, 1988 at Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

CONNIE LYNN – Born September 12, 1962 at Lillooet, British Columbia.  Married on April 9, 1988 at Pemberton, British Columbia to James Daryl Goochey (born July 29, 1964 at Anaheim, California).  Address:  Box 592, Pemberton, British Columbia, V0N 2L0.  They have two children:

 

            DAYNA RICHELLE – Born January 11, 1996 at Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

            COLTON JAMES

 

KERRY HOWARD – Born January 25, 1964 at Lillooet, British Columbia.  On August 25, 1995 at Mount Currie, British Columbia, Kerry married Paulette Smyeniuk.  Address:  Box 5, Pemberton, British Columbia, V0N, 2L0.  They have twin daughters:

 

            CARA and

            CARLY JANA – Born January 9, 1997 at Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

            TAVIS – Born April 8, 1999

CAROLE MAE MEYERS

 

CAROLE MAE MEYERS – Born December 14, 1935 at Romance, Saskatchewan.  Carole attended Early Dawn School in Romance until Grade 8 and then went on to high school in LeRoy.  After finishing school Carole went to live with her sister Lea in Saskatoon.  She also worked there.  She later moved to Banff, Alberta to live with her brother Pat and worked in the Red & White Store.  She stayed in Banff for four years.  It was there that she met and married Kenneth Austin Mosley (born April 27, 1931 at Pincher Creek, Alberta).  They lived in Calgary for six years and then relocated to Crofton, British Columbia (Vancouver Island) due to Ken’s job at the time.  Kin is now retired and Carole works for six months every summer cooking in a cafι.  During that time they reside on the Island and during the winter months they prefer to live in Arizona.  Address:  Box 22, Crofton, British Columbia, V0R 1R0.  They have four daughters and six grandchildren:

 

VERNITA YVONNE – Born March 6, 1958 at Lethbridge, Alberta.  Married to Ray Rogers on December 4, 1982 at Fort McMurray, Alberta.  Address:  Box 338, 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia, V0K 2Z0.  They have three children:

 

            BREANNA GAYLEEN – Born August 10, 1982 at Fort McMurray, Alberta.

 

            BEVERLY CELESTE – Born April 23, 1984 at Fort McMurray, Alberta.

 

BRITTANY YVONNE – Born December 11, 1989 at 100-Mile House, British Columbia.

 

CAROLE DAWN (BILLIE) – Born April 15, 1959 at Calgary, Alberta.  Married on July 25, 1980 at Crofton, British Columbia to David George Strand.  Now divorced.  Address:  Carole Mosley, 1040 Lomas Street, Duncan, British Columbia, V9L 2N1.

 

            KENNETH JAMES – Born March 29, 1978 at Chemainus, British Columbia.

 

            KAYCIE JERENE – Born September 20, 1987 at Duncan, British Columbia.

 

AIMIE KATHLEEN GAYLE MacDOWELL – Born June 16, 1991 at Duncan, British Columbia.

 

JERENE MARTHA – Born June 17, 1960 and died November 6, 1976 in a car accident outside of Crofton, British Columbia.  She is buried at Cedar Memorial Gardens, Field of Honour Section, Cedar, British Columbia.

 

GAYLE LYNNE – Born May 30, 1961 and died November 6, 1976 in a car accident outside of Crofton, British Columbia.  She is buried at Cedar Memorial Gardens, Field of Honour Section, Cedar, British Columbia.

GERALDINE ROSEMARIE MEYERS

 

GERALDINE ROSEMARIE MEYERS (GERRY) – Born September 27, 1937 at Romance, Saskatchewan.  On November 22, 1958 at Romance, Saskatchewan, Gerry married Fred Hobbins (born July 22, 1935 at Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan).  Fred is now retired after working for Saskatchewan Water for 32 years.  Gerry works part-time at a liquor store and part-time at Canada Post.  They are planning to do a lot of traveling when Gerry retires.  Address:  Box 998, Nipawin, Saskatchewan, S0E 1E0.  They have children and seven grandchildren:

 

TIMOTHY MICHAEL – Born April 7, 1962 at Nipawin, Saskatchewan.  On Jun 29, 1985 at Carrot River, Saskatchewan Tim married Joan Lee Baraniski (born October 20, 1966 at Carrot River).  Address:  Box 3031, Nipawin, Saskatchewan, S0E 1E0.  Tim and Joan have three children:

 

            JUSTIN LEE – Born august 23, 1984 at Carrot River, Saskatchewan.

 

            TYSON MICHAEL – Born July 30, 1987 at Nipawin, Saskatchewan.

 

            RILEY MITCHEL – Born May 17, 1991 at Nipawin, Saskatchewan.

 

DONNA MAUREEN – Born October 12, 1963 at Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan.  On July 24, 1993 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Donna married Randy Olson (born April 16, 1968 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan).  Address:  928 – 7th Street E., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7H 0Y6.

 

JADE MARIE – September 22, 1997.

 

DANIEL FREDERIC – Born December 31, 1964 at Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan.  On May 19, 1990 at Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Dan married Debbie Wirth (born March 23, 1970 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan).  Address:  349 Brock Crescent, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7H 4N2.  They have four children (1 set of triplets):

 

            COLE BRYDEN – Born May 8, 1989 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 

            TRIPLETS:

ZACHARY DANIEL – Born March 15, 1993 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and weighed 1lb 9oz at birth, died March 23, 1993 in Saskatoon and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon Saskatchewan.

 

BRETT ERIC ANDREW – Born April 4, 1993 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and weighed 1lb 14oz at birth.

 

JACEY ALAINA – Born April 4, 1993 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and weighed 2lb 5½oz at birth.

 

ANDREW GARVIS – Born May 3, 1966 at Nipawin, Saskatchewan.  Presently working in the Yukon Territory.  Address: c/o Box 998, Nipawin, Saskatchewan, S0E 1E0.

 

TROY WILLIAM – Born September 15, 1969 at Nipawin, Saskatchewan.  Currently works for Pinecrest Lumber Company.  Address:  Box 998, Nipawin, Saskatchewan, S0E 1E0.

 

JAMES ROGER MEYERS

 

JAMES ROGER MEYERS (JIM) – Born January 16, 1939 on the family farm at Romance, Saskatchewan.  He attended the one room schoolhouse – Early Dawn – until grade six and then attended school in LeRoy until the end of grade nine.  Grade ten was attended at Notre Dame College in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and grade eleven was attended at Banff, Alberta.  In grade twelve Jim went to school at Nutana Collegiate in Saskatoon. And it was there that he met his future wife Joyce Arlene Pearl Curry (born February 20, 1939 on a homestead near Chelan, Saskatchewan).

 

After graduation, Jim worked for time in Regina.  He then moved back to Saskatoon, wooed and wed Joyce in 1958, and started in the parts business.  He ended up in the heavy equipment business in Calgary, on to Vancouver and then Prince George as a manager.  Jim also achieved a diploma in Business Management.  During these times, Jim and Joyce had five children.  Jim and Joyce lived on an acreage at the edge of the city of Prince George.  Weekends were spent at a lakeside cabin where the children and their friends enjoyed sailing, water skiing, fishing, etc. Jim continued to climb the corporate ladder and eventually, along with his partners, bought Cypress Equipment Company.  A total of 13 years were spent in Prince George, then the family moved to Vancouver, the site of Company Headquarters.

 

As the children began to leave home and attend University or start their own families, Jim sold out of Cypress.  He and Joyce purchased 24 acres in Langley, British Columbia, where they planted thousands of trees to begin a tree farm.  When winter sets in they enjoy traveling to warmer climates like Arizona, Mexico, or other countries.  They are golfers and enjoy family time, fishing, hunting, and their four grandchildren.  Address:  1500 – 232nd Street, Langley, British Columbia, V2Z 2W9.

 

HOLLY FRANCIS – Born June 18, 1959.  She married Ron McDougall.  Divorced from Ron for many years, she remarried on July 20, 1996 to Leo Wadden.  Holly has her own bookkeeping business and Leo is employed in the gas industry.  Together Holly and Ron had a daughter:

 

                        MELANIE MICHELLE – Born Ocotober 18, 1981.

 

SHANE JAMES – Born December 11, 1961.  On May 10, 1992 Shane married Mary Ellen Dickie.  Shane is a stockbroker, having obtained a BA (honours) in Commerce and CFA.  Address:  1284 Langdale Drive, North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7R 1Z7.  They have one child:

 

            ELLERIE – Born December 8, 1995.

 

MICHAEL MURL – Born September 6, 1963.  Mike graduated with a law degree from UBC in 1996 and he now practices law in Vancouver.  Address:  826 W. 48th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 2R9.

 

MICHELLE MARTIE – Born September 6, 1963, a twin to Mike.  In May 1986, Michelle married Robert Riecken.  She is a part-time model and Reiki Master.  Michelle and Rob have traveled extensively throughout the world and now reside in British Columbia.  They have two children:

 

            STEVEN – Born November 7, 1991.

 

            DANIEL – Born March 19, 1993.

 

SUZETTE LISA – Born March 12, 1966.  Married on June 7, 1997 to John Phillips.  Suzette graduated from Laugara Journalism College and is now an Anchor and Reporter for UTV in Vancouver.  Suzette also travels and pursues outdoor activities avidly.  Address:  1987 West 14th Avenue, Vancouver British Columbia.