Born: November 01, 1929. Died: March 03, 2015. Kenneth Edwin Just, DVM, of Regina, SK passed away at the Wascana Long Term Care Centre in the early morning of March 3, 2015 after a brave and lengthy battle with cancer. He was 85 years of age. He was predeceased by his parents, Martin in 1979 and Hulda in 1969; a brother Herbert in 1919; brother Georgie in 1933; brother Dr. Alvin Just in 1995 and brother Lyle in 2004. Ken is lovingly remembered by his wife of 62 years, Eldi (Fiege) and their three sons: Murray (Marlene), Howard (Dr. Maria) and David (Allison) Just; Grandchildren: Jaime (Jason) Andrusiak, Jennifer (David) Lowe, Dr. Celeste Just (Bill Zborowski), Serena and Adam Just; also great-grandchildren Ashley and Carley Andrusiak, Ellis and Smith Lowe and Bianca Zborowski; brothers Dr. Harvey (Madeline) Just and David (Lyn) Just, his sister Agnes Husulak, sister-in-law, June Just and many more family members and friends. Ken grew up on the family farm near Orcadia, SK. He took his first 8 years of schooling in the one-room Orkney stone school and completed his schooling at the Yorkton Collegiate Institute, Yorkton, SK. Ken tried farming for a short time but decided that farming was not for him, so he and his family moved to Saskatoon, SK where he was a Saskatoon City Transit driver for a few years. With encouragement from family, Ken and Eldi left Saskatoon and moved to Guelph, ON where Ken attended the Ontario Veterinary College. After graduation, Dr. Just owned Mohawk Veterinary Clinic at Melfort, SK, a mixed large and small animal practice, for 12 years. Dr. Just was highly respected in the community and well known as a skilled surgeon. He then set up a small animal clinic, the Ambassador Pet Hospital, at Yorkton, SK. In 1977 Dr. Just accepted a position with Agriculture Canada. He worked out of Yorkton for Agriculture Canada at the poultry processing plant in Wynyard, SK during the weekdays and at his Yorkton clinic on weekends. In 1978 Dr. Just accepted a position with Agriculture Canada working out of Regina, SK. He sold his clinic in Yorkton and the family moved to Regina. Dr. Just was the Regional Veterinary Supervisor, Meat Hygiene, Food Production and Inspection Branch, for Agriculture Canada, a position he held until retirement in 1993. While in Melfort, Ken was instrumental in forming a 4-H light horse club. He was also a Rotarian for a short period of time. Ken was an avid bird carver and he won many awards in competitions. Many of his birds can be found in homes of friends and relatives around the world. Ken and Eldi were very involved in square dancing in Melfort, Yorkton and Regina and they made many long-lasting friends through this social activity. After retirement Ken and Eldi spent a good part of the winter months in Mesa, AZ where they had a trailer and then a park model at Valle del Oro Park. Ken was able to indulge in his bird carving hobby and entered into several shows in Scottsdale and Mesa and won a number of ribbons. Ken was interred in the family plot in the Orkney Cemetery, near Yorkton, SK. A Memorial Service to celebrate a life well lived will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. from the Chapel of Christie's Funeral Home, 121 Palliser Way, Yorkton, SK. Donations in Memory of Dr. Kenneth Just may be made to the William Booth Special Care Home, Regina Wascana Grace Hospice, 50 Angus Road, Regina, SK, S4R 8P6. 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.
