In Loving Memory of Henry Honch born May 19, 1927 at Biggar, SK passed away April 15, 2016 in North Battleford, SK. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Anne of 64 years & children: James Honch of North Battleford, SK., Rodney (Grace) Honch of Battleford, SK., David & Diane Honch of St. Paul, AB.; 4 grandchildren: Lee (Sally) Honch of Calgary, AB., Neil Honch of Biggar, SK., Carmen Sallstrom (Anthony Mailloux) of Edmonton, AB., Ashley Honch of Edmonton, AB.; 7 great-grandchildren: Tyler Ìý& Kylie Honch, Alayna, ÌýDevon & Aurora Sallstrom, Tristen & Noah Honch. Henry was predeceased by his parents, Cecil & Agnes Honch, siblings: Peter Honch, Sophie Dorosh, Bill Honch, Olive Olsen, John Honch, Dollie Gowrie and Helen Wreland; beloved son, Richard Honch and granddaughter Brandi Honch. Service Of Celebration And Thanksgiving For Henry’s Life was held on Friday, April 22, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. from ‘The Garden Chapel’ - Battlefords Funeral Service, North Battleford, SK with Minister Rev. Bill Hall, Battlefords Grace Community Church, Battleford, SK. Shared Memories were given by The Family. Music Ministry: Pianist – Trudy Delong; Organist – Glenn Goodman; Soloist – Robert MacKay; Selections: ‘In The Garden’, ‘Precious Memories’ & ‘Nearer My God To Thee’. Pallbearers were Rodney Honch, Lee Honch, Ashley Honch, David Honch, Neil Honch and Carmen Sallstrom. Memorial Donations are requested to Home Care, 1092 - 107th St., North Battleford, SK S9A 1Z1. Interment was at the Crane Creek Cemetery, Cando District, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.
Henry was a private person. He loved the farm life. He took over his Dad's farm and loved every minute of it. Henry married Ann 1952. They had four sons Richard, James, Rodney and David. When Richard had an accident, he wanted to farm, so Henry & Ann decided to move to North Battleford in 1975. They both got jobs, Henry in the Civic Centre & Ann at Union Hospital. They retired in 1995. Henry had a lot of health issues so they had to move to the Senior's Complex in 2012. Henry loved his animals. He had a beautiful dog named Ollie. He took him everywhere. The two of them were seen driving around with Ollie beside Henry, Ollie's head out the window. When they had to put Ollie to sleep Henry wanted him cremated. He had other dogs but not a companion like Ollie. Henry's mother and father had nine children. She was a Christian woman. She took all the children in a wagon & horses to get baptized in Lizard Lake. Some of them were very young. But it was important to her to do her duty and teach them that God was important to her & family. Henry & Ann went on a few trips, Alaska & Maritimes which they really enjoyed and had such good memories.
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We want to thank Dr. Khurana for the years he looked after Henry. We are so pleased with how he took the time to really care & tried his best to help him in so many ways. We also thank the Home care nurses for the wonderful care and the compassion they showed him & how they never got upset with him. They tried so hard to heal his feet. Our hearts are touched by their presence. We will miss them now that Henry is gone. Thank you to Rev. Bill Hall for the beautiful service he performed, and the beautiful hymns that were sung. We will always treasure & remember him. The Battlefords Funeral Home did a wonderful job of arranging the funeral & Robert MacKay showed kindness to the family. We could have never been as organized ourselves. The lunch the ladies from the legion served us was beautiful. We extend our appreciation to all who helped in any way. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We will be grateful to all. And we thank all the neighbors & friends that came to say goodbye & show support for the family. It was very kind to receive the support, as with Henry's illness we did not keep in touch with so many of our friends. We hope in the future that we will be friends.
The Honch family.
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