Obituary for James "Jim" York
James (Jim) York was born on October 4th, 1953 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan to Betty and Alfred York. He was raised with his older sister Lois and younger brother Brian on the farm near Ridgedale. Jim started his working career at Case Power and Equipment as a bookkeeper in 1971 where he worked until 1976. While working at Case, Jim and Lois bought the Armley Hotel in 1973. Jim went on to start his career in the car business in 1976 at Wilf Miller Sales, while continuing operations at the Armley Hotel until it was sold in 1977. Jim continued to work for Wilf Miller Sales which later became Bow Mar Sales where he worked for over 35 years before retiring in 2016. Jim loved being able to socialize and build personal relationships with his customers. Soon after retiring from the car business, Jim became the CEO of “Good Enough” Renovations Inc. (Inc is short for incomplete) and was supported by Linda, his only client. The company motto was “if the board’s too short, get longer screws”.
Jim met his wife, Linda, in Tisdale and were married in August 1976. They initially settled in Armley, until Linda requested a flush toilet and running water, so they packed their belongings and moved to Ridgedale. During their time in Ridgedale, Jim played for the Ridgedale Regals ball team, the Ridgedale Rainbows hockey team and Linda could usually be seen in the bleachers cheering him on. The Ridgedale Regals were more than just a ball team, they were family. The summer months were spent playing in ball tournaments or weekending with the team at Regal Beach. Jim also enjoyed playing in curling bonspiels and attending dances at the Ridgedale Hall. A few years later, Jim and Linda decided to start a family and in 1981 they welcomed Melissa followed by the twins, Amber and Barret, in 1982. While residing in Ridgedale, Jim decided to take on the role of Mayor until he resigned after 3 years when they moved to Tisdale in 1989.
After moving to Tisdale, Jim took up coaching Barret’s baseball team and despite his fear of the water, we bought a boat. We spent many summers at Zeden Lake with friends; water skiing, tubing and knee-boarding, but not before sitting through Jim’s routine “water safety” talk. Jim finally decided that water sports were way too stressful, so he decided to take up a more civilized sport - golf. From then on, Jim spent his summers trying to perfect the game at Pasquia Park, and a community was born. To this day, Jim loved spending time on the course and sitting around the campfire with beloved friends.
Jim adored his grandchildren, so much so, that when he was watching them he even agreed to let them do the baking, which often resulted in floor to ceiling clean up. He looked forward to his grandchildren visiting from the West Coast so he could show them the Prairie ways and show them what a “real” winter was. One of Jim’s favourite activities at Pasquia was taking his grandchildren for rides on the golf cart, which typically included a detour to the ice cream shop.
He was known for his humour and endless story telling which brought laughter to everyone around. He lived for his family and friends and will be forever remembered.
Jim was predeceased by his father Alfred and leaves behind his wife Linda, children and grandchildren, Melissa (David), Caiden, and Rilyn, Barret, Jayda, and Harley, Amber (James), together with his mother Betty, sister Lois and brother Brian (Karen), as well as nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Jim met his wife, Linda, in Tisdale and were married in August 1976. They initially settled in Armley, until Linda requested a flush toilet and running water, so they packed their belongings and moved to Ridgedale. During their time in Ridgedale, Jim played for the Ridgedale Regals ball team, the Ridgedale Rainbows hockey team and Linda could usually be seen in the bleachers cheering him on. The Ridgedale Regals were more than just a ball team, they were family. The summer months were spent playing in ball tournaments or weekending with the team at Regal Beach. Jim also enjoyed playing in curling bonspiels and attending dances at the Ridgedale Hall. A few years later, Jim and Linda decided to start a family and in 1981 they welcomed Melissa followed by the twins, Amber and Barret, in 1982. While residing in Ridgedale, Jim decided to take on the role of Mayor until he resigned after 3 years when they moved to Tisdale in 1989.
After moving to Tisdale, Jim took up coaching Barret’s baseball team and despite his fear of the water, we bought a boat. We spent many summers at Zeden Lake with friends; water skiing, tubing and knee-boarding, but not before sitting through Jim’s routine “water safety” talk. Jim finally decided that water sports were way too stressful, so he decided to take up a more civilized sport - golf. From then on, Jim spent his summers trying to perfect the game at Pasquia Park, and a community was born. To this day, Jim loved spending time on the course and sitting around the campfire with beloved friends.
Jim adored his grandchildren, so much so, that when he was watching them he even agreed to let them do the baking, which often resulted in floor to ceiling clean up. He looked forward to his grandchildren visiting from the West Coast so he could show them the Prairie ways and show them what a “real” winter was. One of Jim’s favourite activities at Pasquia was taking his grandchildren for rides on the golf cart, which typically included a detour to the ice cream shop.
He was known for his humour and endless story telling which brought laughter to everyone around. He lived for his family and friends and will be forever remembered.
Jim was predeceased by his father Alfred and leaves behind his wife Linda, children and grandchildren, Melissa (David), Caiden, and Rilyn, Barret, Jayda, and Harley, Amber (James), together with his mother Betty, sister Lois and brother Brian (Karen), as well as nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.