Obituary of Kelly Michael Gawdun

Kelly Gawdun passed away at the Yorkton & District Nursing Home on December 22, 2021. He was 68 years of age. Kelly was born on March 9, 1953 in Yorkton, to parents Alexander and Mary (Kowula) Gawdun. He went to school in Yorkton and graduated from the Yorkton Regional High School. As a teenager, Kelly was involved in numerous sports, hockey, baseball, and golfing and won many awards. Kelly worked on the family farm. They were grain farmers and turkey producers. He won many awards for his turkeys at Agribition in Regina. He worked for a moving company, travelling across Canada. Kelly was also a drywaller and worked all over the Western Provinces and the North West Territories for many years. He succumbed to injury while drywalling which left him disabled. Kelly was adventurous. He loved fishing with family, camping and hunting and travelled to many countries including; Cuba, Dominican Republic and U.S.A., as well as travelled across Canada from one coast to the other coast. He enjoyed family gatherings and hosting BBQ’s for the family. Kelly was predeceased by his brother Wayne (1997), father Alex (1998), mother Mary (2002) and sister Joan from Kamloops (2013). He is survived by his brother Wilfred Gawdun (Kamloops), sister Virginia Pickard (Yorkton), brother in law Dave Pitts (Kamloops), nephews; Glen, Jason, Troy, Shawn and Ryan, nieces; Tracy, Shanley and Renee, great nephews; Marcus, Matthew, Clark, Tyler and Ryan, great nieces; Megan, Adye, Kerri and Maya, and a great great niece and nephew Keltie and Connor. The Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Crystal Bailey, certified celebrant officiating. Music shared was, “Life Everlasting in Paradise”, “O Walk with God” and “He will Call”. The interment followed in the Garden of St. Matthew, Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Glen Pickard serving as urn bearer. Memorial donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation 1738 Quebec Ave. Unit 26, Saskatoon, Sk S7K 1V9 as gifts of remembrance. Service Details. Service When: Wednesday, December 29th, 2021 2:00pm Location: Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre Address: Highway #10 East YORKTON, SK Interment Location: Yorkton Memorial Gardens Address: Highway #10 East YORKTON, SK Online Memory & Photo Sharing Event Ongoing Online Event About this event In Loving Memory Of Kelly Gawdun March 9, 1953 - December 22, 2021 Look inside to read what others have shared Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in this book. View Tribute Book