Harry Meister
September 1, 1939 - April 14, 2022
As published in the May 2, 2022 World-Spectator
Harry Meister, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, passed away into the loving arms of his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at the Southeast Integrated Care Centre in Moosomin, Saskatchewan.
Left to treasure his memory are his loving wife of 56 years, Sandra; son Trevor (Kathie) and their children Matthew, Zachary and Joshua; daughter Tammy (Raymond) Zimmer and their children Joel, Josephine, Emma, Grace, Ethan and Leah; daughter Marcy (Ryan) Rowan and their children Chelsea (Brendan) Weier, Caitlin and Kenny; Two great-grandchildren Davis and Spencer Weier; one brother Arnold (Jackie); three sisters, Elsie Flath, Agnes Flath, Ruth Klinger, sister-in-law Ruth Hosegood, as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents Otto and Emma, in-laws Earl and LaVerne Haney, infant son Joel, infant granddaughter Cassandra Meister, four brothers, infant Rudolf, Alfred Reinhold, and Art; two sisters Olga Kreuger, Martha Hirtle; sisters-in-law Mary and Edna; brothers-in-law Bill Kreuger, Wilf Sauter, Doug Hirtle, Irwin Flath, Arnold Flath and Arnold Klinger.
Harry was born on September 1, 1939 in Borden, Saskatchewan. He grew up learning to work hard on the farm while helping with daily chores on the family run dairy. His brothers taught him to run equipment and instilled in him a love for the outdoors and hunting. His sisters we there to tend to cuts and bruises when their mom was very busy caring for a large family.
He left the farm at a young age to go work in the oil field for a few years before coming back to Radisson to farm with his brother Arnold. In 1962 the oil patch called again and he ventured out to work in Alberta.
In 1965 he married the love of his life, Sandra, and they made their first home in Saskatoon. He worked for AMC Harrison, drilling freeze holes for what is now the site of theAllen Potash Mine. The opportunity then arose to go and work on sinking the shaft at Rocanville mine, so they made the move to Moosomin, Saskatchewan. He became a permanent employee at the mine after contact work was done. He found himself with extra time on his hands with three-day weekends, and decided to buy a form north of Moosomin where they stayed until 2015, when they moved to Pipestone Villa.
After he retired from the mine in 1996 and decided to rent out his land, he kept busy working for neighboring farmers and cutting grass at Rocanville Golf Course. He also spent a lot of time out in the bush cutting wood to sell. He loved to entertain his grandchildren when they would come to visit, taking them for rides on the trike and the quad and passing on his love for fishing, hunting and the outdoors. He also loved woodworking and spent many hours crafting beautiful projects in his workshop.
He was an active member of the Trinity Lutheran Church serving in many capacities at the church. He also served on the Kin-Ability Board. After moving to the condo, he enjoyed volunteering at the Moosomin Museum and helping out with odd jobs around the condo. He liked to be busy and could often be heard saying “Get’R’done!” and “We’re burning daylight!”. He also really enjoyed keeping the gopher population under control with his trusty 22.
He had an abundance of faith and when diagnosed with cancer he faced the illness with courage knowing that his room would be prepared for him in his heavenly home. He often started his day saying “This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
If so desired, memorial tributes may be made to the Moosomin & District Health Care Foundation for Moosomin Palliative Care in memory of Harry or a charity of your choice.
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