John Andrew Bague passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 24, 2006 at the age of 89 years. The funeral service was held in the Bekevar Presbyterian Church, Kipling, Sask., on Thursday, September 28, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Ivy Veysey officiating and grandson Justin Fitzgerald was the urn bearer. Soloists were Richard and Doris Barta and the eulogy was given by Trent Obrigewitsch and Shannon Jeannot. Interment of cremated remains was in the Bekevar Presbyterian Cemetery, South Kipling.

John was born in Kipling, Sask. on June 19, 1917 and lived most of his life there. He attended Little Mountain School and then Kipling School. John farmed and was an oil well battery operator. He enjoyed reading western novels, listening to news programs, riding his 3 wheel bicycle, watching curling and the world series on television. He retired to Kipling in 1984.

John loved his family around – the more the better. He loved to talk about the “olden” days and tell the young people how things were when he was working down east and down at Sweet Grass. He always loved to go somewhere just “to see some country.”

He was an avid animal lover. His cows on the farm all had names and all he had to do was call “Come On, Come On” and they came running from every corner of the pasture to see him. His animals all loved him, especially “Cookie” who rode with him every day to the farm to service the wells.

The Bekevar Church and the Kipling Curling club were both very special to him. John also loved to dance so much that they traveled all over the country to do this.

John was predeceased by his parents Aaron and Julia (Gorzo); two brothers Bill and Aaron; two sisters Irene Ardelan and Edith Daku; father-in-law and mother-in-law Louie and Ethel (Izsak) Szabo; three sisters-in-law: Blanche Kovach, Margaret Kish and Edna Worley and two brothers-in-law Steve and Louie Szabo. He is survived by Madge, his loving wife of 64 and a half years; three daughters: Gaileen (Wayne) Mahlum, Patricia (Ross) Obrigewitsch and Donna (Darrell) FitzGerald; grandchildren: Trent (Lee), Nicolle (Randy), Shannon (Ron), Tiffany (Marcus), Sean (Jen), Jeremy (Ericka) and Justin (Tammy); thirteen great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; two sisters Grace Bague and Evelyn Kish; two sisters-in-law: Kay Ellison and Elvira Bague; one brother-in-law John Daku, as well as his nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law

he funeral arrangements were entrusted to Laurie Rey of Tubman Cremation and Funeral Services.