KUNKEL, Donald passed away peacefully at Yorkton Regional Health Centre on Friday, February 25, 2022. He was 73 years of age.
Donald is survived by his loving wife of 51 years and high-school sweetheart, Wendy; his son Tod (Cheryl); daughter Wendy Dawn (Jon); and four grandchildren.
Don has a lengthy history of community service and volunteer work including but not limited to: working with Golf Saskatchewan including a term as President, coaching minor league hockey in Saskatoon, volunteering with Saskatoon minor hockey association and many more community associations. He was an artist and loved everything to do with Wildlife art and Wildlife conservation. His passion was golfing and he enjoyed playing on courses everywhere he went. Also, an avid watcher of PGA golf on TV, even when his kids picked on him for it. Don loved hockey, which he played all throughout his childhood and teen years. He coached his son’s hockey team, and worked with Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association both before and after. As a huge Junior Hockey and NHL fan, Don always watched hockey with the family.
Don will also be remembered as the least handy handyman in history. He loved to jump in and do repairs around the house and he was so good at it that the family would hide a broken item from him until someone could fix it before he got a chance to do it himself. That way was much cheaper, quicker and easier. The family enjoyed giving Don a very hard time about this.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 14th from 2:00 – 4:00pm in the Gallagher Centre Curling Rink. All will be welcome. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Don’s name to Golf Saskatchewan (510 Cynthia Street, Saskatoon, SK, S7L 7K7 or e-transfer blee@ golfsaskatchewan.org) as gifts of remembrance. Don’s friends at Deer Park Gold Course will be planting trees in his memory at the golf course. To contribute go to: gofund.me/36e1f9c9 or GoFundMe.com and search for Don Kunkel.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Bailey’s Funeral and Cremation Care, Yorkton.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Donald Kunkel Friday February 25th 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Yorkton, Province: Saskatchewan