Obituary of David Gregory Nakonechny

Mr. David Nakonechny of Yorkton, beloved husband of Myra passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the age of 64 years. The funeral service will take place on Monday, March 18 at 2:00p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Rhein with the interment to follow in the Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery. Memorials in memory of David may be made to the Christ Lutheran Cemetery Fund. David was born on April 9th, 1954 in Wynyard Saskatchewan. He graduated from Campbell Collegiate in Regina in 1972. He went to the University of Regina and graduated with a BSA (Bachelor of Science Degree) in 1976. Then he attended Kelsey Institute in 1976 graduating with a Human Renewable Resources Diploma in 1978. David was a Conservation Officer for 30 years. He moved to numerous places in the province with his last posting at Duck Mountain Provincial Park. It was during this time that he met Myra Machushek in 2000 when he had to come to her house to apologize to her for chasing a hunter over her seeded hay field. David & Myra were married in 2002. They resided on the farm north of Rhein until 2013, when they moved to Yorkton, Saskatchewan. David was not much of a traveler but did look forward to their trips to Washington to visit with Myra's sister, Sheila. David loved fishing, hunting, hockey, football and baseball. He played ball in his younger years and hockey up until a couple of years ago. He also developed a love of cats in his later years, especially for his cat Ophy. He retired after 30 years as a Conservation Officer, then took employment with the R.M. of Sliding Hills for 9 years. In 2017 he decided to work at Walmart in the meat department where he worked with a lot of people and enjoyed many new friendships. He thoroughly enjoyed the summer vacations, when step-grandsons Parker and Noah would come to visit. They played hockey on the street, soccer and numerous games were played in the backyard. The boys looked forward to Papa taking them to Walmart for a small toy, with a treat of ice-cream on the way home. But the highlights of his summer were going fishing with his son Jordan, and hunting with both sons. These trips were talked about for weeks in advance. There was non-stop texting with Michael while watching a sporting event on the T.V. David took ill mid August of 2018. Despite the challenges he faced with his illness David was always able to insert some humor into the conversation. David was predeceased by his father Fred, his mother Olga (Bryksa), a sister Sheila in infancy, and his brother Meril. He leaves to mourn his passing and celebrate his life, his wife Myra; his sons, Michael (Colleen) of Regina and Jordan of Kamsack; his daughter Ashley (Tyrell) Lipp of Regina; step-daughters Amanda (Dallas) Skiftun of Warman and Amber Machushek of Saskatoon; as well as grandchildren Breeana, Zoey, Brooke, Smith, Sawyer, Parker, and Noah; sisters Marianne Selinger and Susan (Clifford) Kohuch of Regina; sister-in-law Phyllis Nakonechny of Saskatoon; father-in-law and mother-in-law Ervin and Martha Stricker of Rhein; as well as many uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, brother-in-laws, sister-in-laws and friends. Service Details. Service When: Monday, March 18th, 2019 2:00pm Location: Christ Lutheran Church - Rhein Address: Main St. RHEIN, SK S0A 3K0 Interment Location: Christ Luthern Church Cemetery Address: Main St. SE