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Obituary for Harold Heinrich Erbach

Harold Heinrich  Erbach
Harold Heinrich Erbach passed away Friday, February 12, 2016 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Melville, SK after a brief illness. He was 86 years of age.

Harold was born on October 5, 1929 on the family farm near Colmer, SK to Jacob and Katherine (nee Keller) Erbach. He was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Melville. He attended Colmer School until Grade 7, where he developed his love of all kinds of sports. He excelled in track and field, was an avid ball player and also played rec hockey with friends and neighbours.

During this time he helped on the family farm while also working part time with the CN at Colmer and for Albert Schmidt on his farm. Then Harold and his friend Ernest Schick went on a working adventure to Churchhill to work at a logging camp for a brief time.

In his younger years he enjoyed hunting rabbits with his brothers and sold the skins for 5 cents each to earn extra spending money. Later on he hunted bigger game, including white-tailed deer with his friends and brother-in-law Harvey Friesen. Harold then became a commercial painter, painting various churches, schools and barns in the area.
Harold met his wife Phyllis at City Cafe in Melville, SK. They were united in marriage on January 12, 1955 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Melville. For a short time, they lived on the Schramm farm at Goodeve, moving to the Erbach farm in the fall of 1955, where they grain farmed and raised Hereford and Charolais cattle. There they raised their three children, Donna born in 1957, David in 1959, and Dwayne in 1962. Harold’s pride and joy was his family, and he attended many baptisms, confirmations, grads, recitals, school events and weddings throughout the years.

Harold started curling at Duff in the late 60s with his brother Albert and friends Joe and Wes Serfas. Later he and Phyllis joined the mixed and then the seniors’ curling leagues and attended many bonspiels. Coffee with friends at the King George was a favourite pastime. They had many holidays over the years including trips to Hawaii, Vegas, Reno, Thunder Bay, Edmonton, Peace River, Deadwood, Winnipeg, BC and Minot.

Harold and Phyllis moved off the farm in March of 2014 to Caleb Village in Melville. After Phyllis’s passing, Harold stayed at Caleb a few months and then moved to the Ituna Care Home. After moves to Canora and then Esterhazy, he eventually ended up at Melville St. Paul Home in March of 2015, where he resided until his passing.
Harold was predeceased by his loving wife of 59 years, Phyllis; his parents, Jacob and Katherine (nee Keller) Erbach; in-laws Peter and Christine (nee Rathgeber) Schramm; twin grandchildren Stephanie and Harold Erbach; brothers, Walter in infancy and Donald Erback; sisters, Lorna in infancy, Mary Rathgeber and Janet Rehbein; sisters and brothers-in-law, Tillie Erbach, Henry Rathgeber, Ernest Rehbein, Harvey Friesen, Peter Schramm in infancy, John and Hilda Schramm, Louis and Frieda Schramm, William Schramm, Karl Schramm, Matt and Katherine Walsh, Alec Ungurian and Alvin Propp and godson Doug Propp.

He leaves to mourn and cherish his memory: three children, Donna (Harvey) Mucha, David (Paulette Bereti) Erbach, Dwayne (Karen) Erbach; ten grandchildren, Brandi (Jason Schaeffer) Mucha, Traci (Colan) Trail, Derek (Amanda) Mucha, Tyler Erbach, Jordan Erbach, Kaitlyn (Ryan) Matchim, Krysta Erbach, Dwight (Chelsea) Erbach, Drew (Lauren Butts) Erbach, Dustin (Danielle Lane) Erbach; great-grandchildren Peyton Schaeffer, Paisley and Greysen Trail; brothers Albert Erbach and Gilbert Erback; sisters Violet Weibe, Lydia (Harold) Sastaunik and Lyona Friesen; sisters and brothers-in-law Patricia Schramm, Gail Schramm, Hilda Propp, Mary Karpo, Tillie Ungurian and George (Ellen) Schramm, as well as his godchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
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