Obituary of Mervin John Weselowski

Mervin John Weselowski October 14, 1952 - May 19, 2017 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Merv. Merv, the oldest of five children, was born on October 14, 1952 in Saskatoon, SK to Peter and Olga Weselowski. He graduated from Mount Royal Collegiate and then attended Saskatchewan Technical Institute in Moose Jaw where he met the love of his life, Laura. Merv and Laura (nee Weisbrod) married on October 12, 1974 and moved to Lloydminster, SK/AB. They had two children, a daughter Ksena Court (nee Weselowski) and a son Sean. For the majority of his career, Merv was employed with the Lloydminster Co-op as the Data Processing Manager. When Merv was asked in a job interview what his greatest accomplishment was, he responded that he was most proud of his two children. Merv was always very supportive of his children, spending many hours at the hockey rink with Sean and coaching Ksena's soccer team. As much as he loved his children, Merv loved his grandchildren more. Merv enjoyed taking the grandchildren golfing and swimming, giving them a history lesson at Fort Steele, and playing World of Tanks and "ships" games with them over the internet. Merv and Laura retired to Fairmont Hot Springs, BC. There Merv started his second career as a volunteer fire fighter and first responder. He also penned a novel based upon Aboriginal history in the Fairmont Hot Springs area. Merv enjoyed the outdoors. He spent many summer weekends fishing at the family cabin at Meeting Lake, SK, and more recently golfing, hiking and geocaching. August long weekends were spent camping with the family. Although always afraid of running into a bear, at 64 years of age Merv still slept in a tent. If you ever went to visit him in Fairmont, he would always ask, "Did you see any wildlife on you way?" Merv is survived by his wife Laura, his two children Ksena (Shawn) and Sean (Candace), four grandchildren Kaleigh, Deagan, Brasen and Carsten, two brothers Danny (Brenda) and Patrick (Val), one sister Marian (Gord) and many nieces and nephews. We miss him dearly. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, May 27, 2017 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm at 4991 - Mountain Top Drive, Fairmont Hot Springs, BC. Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service. Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com