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John Fehr passed away peacefully on November 14th, 2023 at the age of 96 at the Canora Gateway Lodge. His battle with serious medical issues in recent weeks showed his courage in facing life challenges with a smile on his face. Despite the pain, John came out a hero and stayed strong until the very end. John was born on July 25th, 1927 to Isaak and Anna Fehr in Durango, Mexico, where he was the fourth of five children (Isaac,George, Helen and Ann) John left home at a very young age to make a life for himself. From working for a farmer, to building highways (including the Canora highway), to working on the CN until 1968. When he went to B.C. to work on the highways there until his retirement in 1988. He also had a few odd jobs in between which included driving truck in the mountains as well as working at the saw mill up in Reserve, Saskatchewan. John married Emma Story and started his family with six beautiful children, Barbara, Kathy, Shelly, Jim, Christine and Johnny. He later remarried Vivian and together they raised both their children (Mitch, Robin, Greg, Kenny, Perry and Rae) and eventually had one child together, Chuck. John had a great love for music, whether it be dancing up a storm at every opportunity he could or his passion for playing instruments. He was highly skilled at many but most would remember him and his guitar, and he was very proud that he was completely self taught just by listening to the notes he learned how to strum. John had the kindest soul and the best manners. Even in his final days he would always say please and thank you, and you couldn’t help but notice his genuine love and respect for people. John truly was the most loving father, grandfather, husband, brother, friend and everything in between. Along with his heart came his quirky sense of humor and jokes that could make anyone smile. John had alot of passions in life, when he retired and moved to Canora Beach, lake life soon because another one. Sharing his love for fishing with many. He would come home after a successful day of catching and head to the basement to clean the fish on the deep freeze next to the cellar that was full of his homemade wine. He was so good at what he did you would never find a bone in his filets. He would then stash his catch in the freezer and stock up, obviously over his limit, but he needed enough to enjoy the large family gatherings he loved to have and do a fish fry for everyone. John loved so many things in life, his wrestling, games like Ola and the nickel game, he was an excellent shuffleboard player and would show off his medals any chance he got, he loved his baby duck, French vanilla, fritters, and of course ham and pineapple pizza that he figured should be at least a once a month occurrence, but most of all he loved his family. John has left an incredible legacy for his children, numerous grandchildren and great grandchildten to carry forward. He had a huge family and genuinely cared deeply for each and every one. His homes were proof with the hundreds of photos he had plastered on all the walls. Not sure how he kept making room for more pictures but he always did.
John did not want anyone to mourn his life at a funeral, so to honor his wishes we will hold a celebration of his life in the spring. Anyone who knew him is invited to join. The date and location will be announced at a later date.
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2023
Death notice for the town of: Canora, Province: Saskatchewan
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