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LEONARD - Serge Leonard, beloved husband of Karen Leonard of Yorkton passed away peacefully the morning of September 5, 2016 at the Pasqua Hospital in Regina with his family by his side. Serge was born on February 24, 1948 and was adopted at age two and a half by Alice and Alderic Leonard of Montreal, QC. He grew up in Montreal and went to school until the age of sixteen when he joined the Canadian Armed Forces. Following seven years of service, he decided to leave the military and worked several jobs until deciding to train as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in Regina. He graduated in 1982 and worked at the Yorkton Mental Health Centre in various capacities for 34 years. He met Karen Yurchuk and they married in 1986. They had their first daughter Danielle Randi in 1989 followed by Breanna Rae in 1992. Serge loved his family very much and always put their needs first. Following retirement in November 2014, he continued to work part-time and took a memorable trip to Mexico with great friends. He also loved spending time at their cabin at Good Spirit Lake which he enjoyed for the past 22 years. He is lovingly remembered by his wife Karen, daughters Danielle (Robert Papequash) and Breanna, sister Linda Leonard of Saint-Eustache, QC, sister-in-law Julie (Dave) Matichuk of Yorkton, nieces Melina Ouimet of Saint-Eustache, QC, Tammy Yurchuk (Dan MacLean) of Weyburn, Jennifer Yurchuk of Kimberley, BC and nephew Garret Yurchuk (Lisa Ruf) of Saskatoon. Serge was predeceased by his parents and brother-in-law Randy Yurchuk. Funeral Services in celebration of Serge’s life were held on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Crystal Bailey B,Th, Certified Celebrant officiating. Family tributes were written by Danielle and Breanna Leonard. A tribute, words of remembrance and a poem were read by Linda Leonard, Jennifer Yurchuk and Garret Yurchuk. Rayanne Krahenbil sang a solo ‘Humble and Kind’. Interment followed in the Garden of Devotion at the Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Karen, Danielle and Brieanna Leonard serving as the urn bearers. Condolences can be sent to the family at Memorials in memory of Serge may be made toward Scholarships for Psychiatric Nursing at Sask Polytech or towards The Canadian Mental Health Association as gifts of remembrance.
