Obituary of John Klus

KL US - John Joseph Klus was born on January 13, 1940 in the Ituna district of Saskatchewan; a son of Steve and Mary (nee Misiurski) Klus. John was raised on the family farm and attended the Ituna School. At age 19 (1959) he began his working years doing construction projects with Walter Mazden, where he was employed until 1968. In that year he began farming, a career which spanned 35 years until retirement. On September 30, 1972 John was united in marriage to Gail Mitchell in Saskatoon. During his many farming years John also took on construction work in the area, helping with projects as the arena, the curling rink, and the Ituna Beauty & Floral building, as well as numerous houses in Ituna and district. In the fall of 2003 the couple moved into Ituna, where they have since resided. In January of 2004 John was diagnosed with cancer and his health had been in decline since that time. In June of this year he became a resident of the Ituna Pioneer Health Care Centre, where on Monday, September 7, 2009 he passed away at the age of 69 years. John was active in the community, in 1962 he became a charter member of the local Lions Club, and had 100% attendance. He was a member of the SK Wheat Pool and the Ituna CO-OP, and was a faithful parishioner of St. Stanislaus Church. Hobbies included playing cards with friends, doing jigsaw puzzles, and the coffee row gatherings. Predeceased by his mother Mary in 1967, father Steve in 1987; and by his brother Stan, his wife Helen and son Robbie in 1974. He is survived by his wife Gail of Ituna; son Jim (Joan) of Airdrie, AB; grandchildren Colton, Paige, Regan, Zach, Corissa, Chelsie and Caisie; John's sister, Emily of Ituna; and a nephew: Waldemar Klus. Prayer services were held on Thursday, September 10, 2009 from St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church in Ituna. The Lay-presider was Helen Hillier, the reader was Steffa Renkas, granddaughters Paige and Regan gave a tribute and read a poem. Organist, Paulette van der Helm led members of the Parish Choir and the congregation in the singing of the hymns Now Know We Not the Meaning of Life's Sorrow, and Day is Done. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday, September 11, 2009 from St. Stanislaus Church with Rev. Father Antoni Degutis, OMI as celebrant. Altar-servers were Kendall Prayda and Bailey Braden. The readers were Paige and Regan, the gift bearers were Chelsie and Caisie. Crossbearer was Colton. Hymns sung were Like A Shepherd, This Day in New Jerusalem, Gift of Finest Wheat, May Flights of Angels, and How Great Thou Art. The interment took place in the Ituna RC Cemetery with Wayne Antonishyn, Alex Baranesky, Randy Krushen, Bernie Kutas, Dennis Merton and Ted Premak serving as the casketbearers. Arrangements were in care of Bailey's Funeral Home. What is life? Life is a challenge...meet it, Life is a gift...accept it, Life is an adventure...dare it, Life is a sorrow...overcome it, Life is a tragedy...face it, Life is a duty...perform it, Life is a game...play it, Life is a mystery...unfold it, Life is a song...sing it, Life is an opportunity...take it, Life is a journey...complete it, Life is a promise...fulfill it, Life is a beauty...praise it, Life is a struggle...fight it, Life is a goal...achieve it, Life is a puzzle...solve it. Regan's Tribute - my name is Regan and I would like to tell you a little bit about my Grandpa. All of us kids have special memories of Grandpa and I am going to share some of them with you. My Grandpa loved puzzles. I would always want to help him, but what good could a four year old do to a 5000 piece puzzle! So Grandpa went out and got me a puzzle, a 10 piece Bob the Builder puzzle. I loved that puzzle. One Christmas, we got Grandpa a big brown furry hat, when he put it on, we all couldn't help but laugh because it looked like he had a huge squirrel on his head. One year, Paige and I made picture frames for Grandma and Grandpa. When they put them up, they put mine right behind Grandpa's chair and Paige's over by the couch. Obviously he wanted to see my face more than Paige's. When Grandma and Grandpa lived on the farm, they had a tractor, a big tractor! Grandpa would always take us for rides, it was so much fun! Whenever we came to visit Grandma and Grandpa, Grandpa would always be waiting in his chair with a huge smile on his face! We all love Grandpa and we will really miss him. Service Information Friday, September 11th, 2009 10:00am, St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church Interment Details Ituna R.C. Cemetery