Obituary of John Ensley Goudie

John (Jack) Ensley Goudie passed away peacefully on January 28, 2018. He was born in the sod house on the homestead of his parents near Coronach, Saskatchewan on October 23, 1919. He was predeceased by his wife of 53 years Eve Ciortan in 2001, parents Ensley and Pearl Goudie, brother William (Lillian) Goudie, sister Margaret (Frank) Barret, and brother Ralph (Joy) Goudie. He is survived by his son Allen (Frances) and their children Karen Backlun, Ryan (Mindy) Goudie, Jill (Jason) Dusyk, and son Daryl (Jean) and their children Tyler Goudie and Kevin (Meghan) Goudie. He is survived by great grandchildren Kasey, Austin, Paisley and Madison and by several nieces and nephews. Jack attended school at Delightsome Valley and Coronach. Jack worked on the family farm at Coronach until he enlisted in the Canadian Army on May 15, 1941. He trained as a machinist and served in Canada, England and Italy. He developed pleurisy in Italy and was hospitalized in England for six months. Jack came home on a hospital ship and was discharged from the army on August 16, 1945. He was unable to do farm work but recovered enough to get a job in Regina repairing typewriters for Remington Company. He met his wife Eve because she lived in the boarding house next door. Jack returned to the farm to put in a crop in the spring of 1948. During harvest he found the dust from swathing and combining bothered him and knew he would have to get a different job. Eve and Jack were married October 2, 1948 and made their home in Regina. Jack worked as a serviceman for Dictaphone in Regina from 1948 until 1952. The family moved to Saskatoon where Jack was the Branch Manager and sold and serviced Dictaphones in the northern half of Saskatchewan until 1971. Briefly he was co-owner of the former Nesbitt’s White Rose/Shell service station at 22nd St and Ave D. He joined McCosham Van Lines then Baron Moving and worked as a salesman estimator until he retired at age 70. As a young man Jack played ball and played his guitar and harmonica at school parties. Jack was a member of the Saskatoon Golf Club for 30 years and loved golf. When he retired he joined the Wildwood Golf Club and was happy to trade his brief case for golf clubs and play every weekday. For his 90th birthday, he bought himself a new golf cart. He golfed until he was 95. He enjoyed curling during the winter and curled until he fell and broke his wrist at age 94. He was a very independent guy. We only found out he had broken his wrist and driven himself to the hospital because he still had a cast when we went to visit. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, United Commercial Travellers and a Life Member of Lions. Jack and Eve sold their house and moved into a condo at St. Volodymyr Villa Corporation in 1996. They enjoyed their years there. Following Eve’s passing, Jack had his evening meal at St. Volodymyr’s cafeteria and enjoyed playing cards or pool each evening. After suffering a severe stroke in January of 2016 he moved to Veteran’s Village at Sherbrooke Community Center where he resided until his passing. His family is very grateful for the care Jack received at Sherbooke. Thank you to the physical and occupational therapists, the staff who provided personal care and prepared meals, and to the activity staff. Jack enjoyed the music by Wes and others and the many activities and outings that were offered. He never refused ice cream floats on the patio. Special thanks to speech language pathologists Kara and Lindsey, who hoped that maybe one day they would win the crib game. Dad was a gentle caring soul. He was a quality person who lived a high quality life and he set the bar very high.