Obituary for Reginald Wilk
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Reginald Terry Wilk was the eldest child born to Nick and Olga Wilk on August 17, 1953. He went to his heavenly home on July 6, 2022, at the age of 68 years.
Reg grew up on the family farm north of Goodeve, SK. He attended Bernardin School for Grades 1 to 6. This twelve-grade, one-room school was just over a mile walk from home. When the school closed, Reg went to Goodeve for Grades 7 to 9. He only had just over a half mile walk to his ‘bus stop’ for those years. Grades 10 to 12 were completed at Melville High. Reg was the second last student on the list of the last graduating class of Melville High. Algebra was his favourite subject; English and History were not! Baseball was his sport, and he was good at it. He regretted not having the opportunity to go further with that.
Olga pushed Reg to leave home and get further education. He took a two-year business diploma (accounting focus) at STI. He spent a few months working at Sask Wheat Pool in Moose Jaw and then spent 12 years working for the CN. He was an agent at several main line CN stations, individually closing some of them down as times changed. Reg spent several years as a terminal operator in Humboldt, as well as doing a swing shift of Watrous, Humboldt and North Battleford (all three places in a five-day stretch). He finished as a dispatcher of both branch lines and main line working out of Saskatoon. Reg did not want to move so he quit before dispatching was moved to Edmonton. He was well respected by the crews he worked with.
In March of 1985, Reg was erroneously laid off for a couple of weeks and so ended up at Melville Baptist Church one Sunday where he met Marilyn, boldly asking her out for coffee after evening service. Within a month, they were looking for rings and were married March 8, 1986. They spent 38 blessed years together working as a team, farming what grew to 1500 acres. They were given the privilege of raising four children, something Reg did not take lightly. He made time, especially in the winters, to play with them, encourage life skills, and to mentor them in their walk with God.
Reg did not waste daylight hours. Sunup to sundown was the work day, and he pushed himself. He was not a fan of debt so worked with the equipment he could afford. There were many hours picking roots and rocks by hand in the first years of farming. A grease gun was often in hand, and he checked oil faithfully. Reg was cautious and responsible with the assets and finances that were entrusted to him. He had no desire to build an empire and was very content with what he had. A highlight in Reg’s life was getting his Class 1A license in 2006 and later being able to own his own semi, as well as drive for others.
Reg was a man of integrity. Honesty was integral, serving was his gift. He did not have a desire to travel but enjoyed the opportunity to help on a building project at a mission in Deschambault Lake in northern Saskatchewan, as well as flood cleanup with Samaritans Purse at High River, Alberta. Reg’s heart was for others to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. He didn’t verbally preach much, but his prayer life and the way he lived and gave of himself and his finances, though by no means a perfect example, did reflect his relationship with God and his longing for the salvation of others.
Reg will be dearly missed by his wife, Marilyn; his children: Andrew (Andrea) Wilk, Michael (Mallory) Wilk, Leanne (Mark) McKay and Sarah (Joshua) Hart; grandchildren: Grayson, Savannah and Daxton Wilk, Marik, Gwen, Kade and Tahlia Wilk, Chloe, Patrick and Harley McKay, Carter, Jett, Connor and Otto Hart; siblings: Darlene Toews, Daniel (Laura) Wilk, Donna (Dwight) Johnson; nephews and nieces, extended family and many friends. Reg was predeceased by son Steven (1993), as well as his parents, Nick and Olga, brother-in-law Don Toews and uncle Pete Banias (as well as others).
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Reginald Terry Wilk was the eldest child born to Nick and Olga Wilk on August 17, 1953. He went to his heavenly home on July 6, 2022, at the age of 68 years.
Reg grew up on the family farm north of Goodeve, SK. He attended Bernardin School for Grades 1 to 6. This twelve-grade, one-room school was just over a mile walk from home. When the school closed, Reg went to Goodeve for Grades 7 to 9. He only had just over a half mile walk to his ‘bus stop’ for those years. Grades 10 to 12 were completed at Melville High. Reg was the second last student on the list of the last graduating class of Melville High. Algebra was his favourite subject; English and History were not! Baseball was his sport, and he was good at it. He regretted not having the opportunity to go further with that.
Olga pushed Reg to leave home and get further education. He took a two-year business diploma (accounting focus) at STI. He spent a few months working at Sask Wheat Pool in Moose Jaw and then spent 12 years working for the CN. He was an agent at several main line CN stations, individually closing some of them down as times changed. Reg spent several years as a terminal operator in Humboldt, as well as doing a swing shift of Watrous, Humboldt and North Battleford (all three places in a five-day stretch). He finished as a dispatcher of both branch lines and main line working out of Saskatoon. Reg did not want to move so he quit before dispatching was moved to Edmonton. He was well respected by the crews he worked with.
In March of 1985, Reg was erroneously laid off for a couple of weeks and so ended up at Melville Baptist Church one Sunday where he met Marilyn, boldly asking her out for coffee after evening service. Within a month, they were looking for rings and were married March 8, 1986. They spent 38 blessed years together working as a team, farming what grew to 1500 acres. They were given the privilege of raising four children, something Reg did not take lightly. He made time, especially in the winters, to play with them, encourage life skills, and to mentor them in their walk with God.
Reg did not waste daylight hours. Sunup to sundown was the work day, and he pushed himself. He was not a fan of debt so worked with the equipment he could afford. There were many hours picking roots and rocks by hand in the first years of farming. A grease gun was often in hand, and he checked oil faithfully. Reg was cautious and responsible with the assets and finances that were entrusted to him. He had no desire to build an empire and was very content with what he had. A highlight in Reg’s life was getting his Class 1A license in 2006 and later being able to own his own semi, as well as drive for others.
Reg was a man of integrity. Honesty was integral, serving was his gift. He did not have a desire to travel but enjoyed the opportunity to help on a building project at a mission in Deschambault Lake in northern Saskatchewan, as well as flood cleanup with Samaritans Purse at High River, Alberta. Reg’s heart was for others to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. He didn’t verbally preach much, but his prayer life and the way he lived and gave of himself and his finances, though by no means a perfect example, did reflect his relationship with God and his longing for the salvation of others.
Reg will be dearly missed by his wife, Marilyn; his children: Andrew (Andrea) Wilk, Michael (Mallory) Wilk, Leanne (Mark) McKay and Sarah (Joshua) Hart; grandchildren: Grayson, Savannah and Daxton Wilk, Marik, Gwen, Kade and Tahlia Wilk, Chloe, Patrick and Harley McKay, Carter, Jett, Connor and Otto Hart; siblings: Darlene Toews, Daniel (Laura) Wilk, Donna (Dwight) Johnson; nephews and nieces, extended family and many friends. Reg was predeceased by son Steven (1993), as well as his parents, Nick and Olga, brother-in-law Don Toews and uncle Pete Banias (as well as others).