Obituary of Frank Schmeltzer

Frank was born in Grayson, Sk. On Sept 5, 1943 to Nick and Mary Schmeltzer of Killaly. He received his education at the Wallacetown School one mile away from his parent's farm. At the age of 16 he left school and started farming with his dad. In his youth he would spend his winters trapping and hunting small animals, he would also play softball as a back catcher, passing his skills onto the 3rd generation. On July 15, 1966 he married the love of his life, Evelyn Lipinski, and they took over the farming operation. Frank and Evelyn were blessed with four sons, Michael, Neil, Keith and Mark. In 1976 he studied and received his Power Engineering certificate and started working at St. Peters Hospital in Melville, eventually taking the position of chief engineer and Director of Maintenance in 1983. His career at the hospital spanned over a period of 27 years. During this time he also carried on the operation of the family farm, eventually building up his herd of cattle and acquiring more farm land. He had many other interests, driving and training his horses, going on trail rides, getting to as many auction sales as he could, camping, going to chuckwagon races and rodeos, hunting with his sons, taking a leisure drive down the country roads checking all the crops, fishing and of course stopping along the way for coffee and conversations. He was involved in his sons activities, watching them playing softball, football, basketball, curling, 4H and music, and helped whenever he could. Frank loved to socialize, spending time at the seniors centre, playing cards, shuffleboard, and of course every Thursday afternoon taking in the dances. At the time of his passing Frank was the president of the Melville Seniors Association in Melville. In the last year he was spending more time at home, enjoying whatever he could find on his Ipad on Youtube, polka music, horse pulls or whatever else he could find. In 2009 Frank had cardiac surgery, which took a long time for recovery, but he was a determined person and he was almost back to a normal lifestyle. In 2010 Frank and Evelyn left the farm and moved into Melville to their present home on 10th Ave. West. Now there was more time for leisure and Frank had the opportunity to spend more time with friends on coffee row, exchanging stories from the past. Frank is survived by: Wife: Evelyn Sons: MICHAEL (Elissa) of Melville, Children: Melanie (Evan), Nicole (Tyler) Williams and Briana (Danny) Grandchildren: Jaxon, Hailey and Logan NEIL (Deidre) of Regina, Children: Kristen (Dalton), Madison (Devin) KEITH (Shannon) of Weburn, Children: Sloane, Jagger, and Brogan MARK (Dorothy) of Lloydminster, Children: Chelsea (Tyvan), Cassidy and Matthew Sister: Maxine (Fred) Litzenberger Brother: Norman (Dorothy) Sisters and Brothers - in- law: Linda (Art) Zimmer Gloria Lipinski Beverly Krasowski Adam (Joanne) Lipinski Tony Koch Numerous nieces and nephews Predeceased by: his parents: Nick and Mary Schmeltzer, In- laws: Adam and Clara Lipinski, Sister: Rosemarie Koch, Sister in law: June Schmeltzer and Brother- in-law: Johnnie Krasowski Service Details. Visitation When: Tuesday, July 7th, 2020 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Bailey's Funeral Home - Melville Address: 101 Fifth Ave. W. MELVILLE, SK S0A 2P0 Service When: Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 10:30am Location: St. Henry's Roman Catholic Church Address: 729 Main St. MELVILLE, SK S0A 2P0 Interment Location: St. Henry's Roman Catholic Parish Cemetery Address: Highway #47 South, 2kms East on Cemetery Road MELVILLE, SK Online Memory & Photo Sharing Event Ongoing Online Event About this event In Loving Memory Of Frank Schmeltzer September 5, 1943 - July 3, 2020 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