Barry Dwaine Farrell was born on April 27, 1936 in Yorkton, SK, the son of Cecil and Mary (nee MacDonald) Farrell. He was raised in Yorkton and attended Victoria School and the Yorkton Collegiate. Barry, "the city slicker" met Fay Lang, "the farm girl", who turned out to be the love of his life, and on April 5, 1958 they were married in Yorkton. As a young couple, Barry worked as a costing clerk at Western Grocers and Fay was employed with the Hudson Bay Company. Barry eventually began working with MacKenzie Auto in Yorkton. During these early years, he and Fay were blessed with the births of their three sons, Cameron, Craig and Graham. In 1969 Barry accepted a transfer to Moose Jaw, SK to be the Branch Manager of the MacKenzie Auto in that city. After a couple of years, Barry and Fay knew that being in Yorkton with family and friends was more important and in 1971 they moved back and changed their careers. Barry had acquired his real estate licence so when they moved back to Yorkton, he and Fay opened their own real estate agency - Castle Real Estate. After a few years, Barry went on to work for Century 21 and later Remax and spent over 25 years in the industry. Fay found a career in the field for which she had received her education, being in health care, and worked at Anderson Lodge. In 1991, Barry decided to enter civic politics, was elected as Alderman and served two terms from 1991 to 1997. Barry was very passionate about civic politics and wasn't afraid to voice his opinion and take a stand for what he felt was the right decision for the city. His community service extended to being a member of the Elks and the Yorkton Lions Club. Over the years Barry coached his boys in minor baseball and minor hockey. He himself also loved sports and played slo-pitch, broom ball and golf. Barry and Fay loved watching sports and were crazy for the Toronto Blue Jays. In recent years, Barry also enjoyed going to watch the Yorkton Terriers with his son, Cameron. Barry and Fay treasured their time raising their three sons, and were very proud of them. As the boys married, he let each of his daughters-in-law know that they were his daughters ... no in-law about it, he loved them like they were his own. Then along came eight grandchildren that were their pride and joy. Barry and Fay were wonderful grandparents, and they loved to see and spend time with all of their grandchildren. They loved watching their dance recitals, sporting events and music recitals. Barry and Fay also loved spending time with close family friends. An evening spent playing cards was sure to bring plenty of laughter and wonderful memories for all of them. He kept in touch with family members and even though he didn't often see his nieces and nephews, he always wanted to know what was happening in their lives. But Barry liked to keep up with all the people in his life. For example, he loved homemade bread and for several years made the trip to the Farmers Market to get bread from the same lady every week - he kept up with her and all of her family members as well. Barry took great pride in keeping an immaculate yard and was meticulous in cutting his grass. He felt that if it wasn't done the right way there was no sense in doing it. He was a great cook and loved cooking for everyone. He made a great beef stew, chili con carne and his special cabbage salad. Barry loved watching movies, both old and new and was like a movie encyclopedia filled with movie trivia and information on all the actors and actresses. Barry and Fay also loved dogs and over the years were pet parents to Mitzy, Muggs and Mindy. Barry was a wonderful husband and loved his wife, Fay more than anyone could imagine. When the "love of his life" passed away in 2008, Barry's life was never the same. He made daily trips to the cemetery to spend time with this true love - now they are reunited and together forever and ever. Barry is survived by his sons, Cameron (Shelley) and their sons, Riley and Jesse; Craig (Shelly) and their family, Shea-Lynn, Allison, Emma, Madelyn and Noah; and Graham (Cheryl) and their children, Joshua, Jacob, Megan and Mikayla. He also leaves to mourn, his big brother, Grant - who he called, Butch and his wife, Kay; his uncle, Duncan MacDonald and his brothers-in-law, Lawrence Lang and Douglas (Marjorie) Lang along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and some very close friends. Barry was predeceased by his wife, Fay; his parents, Mary and Cecil; his brother, Clare and his parents-in-law, Josephine and William Lang. The funeral service was held on Monday, May 27, 2013, from the Chapel of Christie's Funeral Home, Yorkton, SK with Kathy Novak serving as the Funeral Celebrant. Special taped music selections included "Amazing Grace" as sung by Celtic Woman and "The Way You Look Tonight" by Carmen Cavallaro (from the motion picture soundtrack of "The Eddy Duchin Story"). The cremation committal took place in the Yorkton City Cemetery, Yorkton, SK. Friends so wishing may forward their condolences to the family by visiting www.christiesfuneralhome.com. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Christie's Funeral Home & Crematorium, Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
