Frederick Frank Ell

Just six months after the death of his beloved wife, Julia (Ziegler), Fred Ell, of Regina, surrounded by family, slipped peacefully away on January 12, at the age of 89 years. Fred, the last of his siblings, was predeceased by his parents, Philipina (Schmidt) and Henry Ell, brothers, Charles (Bernadette), Joseph, Alphonse (Sylvia), Albert, and John Ell, sisters, Anne (William) McLean, Barbara (Wins) Embury, Amelia Ell. Diane Michalchuk, Jim's life partner, and one son, Fredrick, in infancy. He is also predeceased by brothers-in-law Christian (Mary), Frank (Matilda), and Tony Ziegler, sisters-in-law, Barbara (Ross) Brilz and (Peter Massine), Magdalena (John) Frohlick, Mary Bast, and Theresa (Jack) Schaeffer. He is survived by children Patti (George) Schaan, Jim Ell, Sheila (Peter) Flasko, David (Leslie) Ell, Larry (Valerie) Ell, Burlington, ON, Joanne (Brad) Oliver, Edmonton, AB, Kathleen (Brent) Kezama, Katepwa Lake, SK, and Juliette (Dean) Shaw. Grandchildren, Darren (Bernadette) Schaan, Rebecca (Dan) Turgeon, Robert (Kim) Schaan, Lee-Anne (Phil) Pearson, Miranda (Jon) Pearson, Jennifer Flasko (Jeff Tortyna), Vancouver, BC, Michael (Elisa) Flasko, Kirkland, WA, Alyssa (Justin) Moen, Jordan Ell (Brittany King), Victoria, BC, Skylar, McKinlee, and Dakota Ell, Burlington, ON, Matthew O'Connell, Samantha O'Connell, Edmonton, AB, and their father, Tom O'Connell. Justice and Noah Shaw. Great-grandchildren, Keely, Zachary, Boston Schaan, Mason and Marek Turgeon, Felicity, Jonah, and Samuel Schaan, Audrey Pearson, Ryder and Carter Flasko. Brother-in-law Alfred Bast, and sisters-in-law Josie Ziegler and Velma Ell and numerous nieces and nephews. Dad was born and raised in Dilke, SK where in his younger days he enjoyed and excelled in baseball and hockey. Dad and Mom were married November 18, 1947 and farmed in the Dilke area until moving to Regina in 1960. Dad was a wonderful husband and father. Dad always said he wished he could give Mom more and Mom always said that she wanted for nothing. While farming, Dad was also a school bus/bombardier driver making many emergency runs in the dead of winter when roads were impassable. He was a telephone repair line-man in the early days of party lines and operated his own wind-driven 32 volt power plant in the basement of the farm home. Dad was a self-taught man in many areas of electronics. It seemed there was nothing he could not repair and his wood-working skills are displayed in our homes. Dad worked for the Regina Public School Board for many years as head of the Maintenance Staff at Scott Collegiate and then moving to the Board Office to work in Instrument Repair, installing and maintaining time clocks and alarm systems until his retirement. In "retirement" he enjoyed honing his woodworking skills building many pieces of fine furniture, gardening and landscaping in the yard and spending time on his computer e-mailing, and skyping with friends and relatives. Dad was a brilliant man, a man of strong faith, a man ahead of his time and we are so privileged to have been his children, grand-children and great-grandchildren. Dad always enjoyed a good joke or prank, so we know heaven has become a happier place. Mom passed away so recently and we are comforted to know they are together once again. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Dilke Cemetery Fund, Box 52 Dilke, SK S0G 1C0. Interment will take place at Dilke Cemetery.

Arrangements under the direction of Lee Funeral Home and Crematorium, Regina, SK.