Bert Horgas, beloved husband of Esther Horgas of Yorkton, formerly of the Willowbrook district passed away on Saturday, September 14th 2019. He was 92 years of age. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 19th at 2:00pm from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Yorkton. The interment will follow in the Yorkton City cemetery. In memory of Bert Horgas, memorials to the Halmok Cemetery for ongoing upkeep would be appreciated by the family.
Bert Horgas (Albert Alexander) was born March 1, 1927 on the family farm southwest of Willowbrook. He was the son of Steve and Margaret Horgas. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul United Halmok Church in the area. Bert went to Maxwelton School then stayed home to farm with his father and brother. In 1958 he married Esther Maurer at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Duff. They then joined St. Paul Lutheran Church in Yorkton. Bert and Esther bought their farm on highway 52 in 1964. There they ran a mixed farm and raised 5 children together. They lived there for 30 years and then moved to Yorkton in 1990. Even after moving to Yorkton, Bert continued to go to the farm and help his son with the seeding and harvest. In 2006 the farmland was sold however the yardsite was kept in the family. He continued to visit the family yard where he spent most of his life with his wife and children.
Bert had a passion for the Halmok Church and Cemetery in which his grandparents were buried. In the 1980s he helped restore the church and clean up the grounds. His passion continued even after he could no longer look after it himself and enjoyed going out with the boys and watching as they kept his love for the churchyard alive. After his retirement from the farm, Bert’s favourite summer pastime was camping at Manitou Beach and dancing at Danceland. He suffered for many years with asthma and bronchitis and later COPD.
Bert and Esther had 5 children and lost 2 to cancer – Richard at age 16 in 1984 and Janice Mehling at age 55 in 2015. He is survived by three children Ken (Leona), Robert (Anita) and Sandra, 6 grandchildren, Janelle Mehling, Dawn Hunt (Drew), Reagen Horgas, Shaylynn Horgas, Ashley Buenneke, Tyler Buenneke and Kallie Buenneke and 3 great grandchildren, Zowee Mydonick, Jayden Hunt and Liam Hunt. He is also survived by 3 sisters, Elizabeth Lemchuk, Ada Toth (Robert) and Helen Ziglo (Tony) and predeceased by brother Harold Horgas and brother-in-law Frank Lemchuk.
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Death notice for the town of: Yorkton, Province: Saskatchewan