Roy Klinger
January 17, 1924 - February 3, 2016

The death of Mr. Roy Klinger, 92 years, of Jansen, occurred on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.  Roy was born on January 17, 1924 in Goldingen, Latvia to Adolf and Emma (nee Feldberg) Klinger.  Along with his family, he came to Canada when he was five years old.  The family settled in the rural area near Jansen and Roy attended Bieberdorf School.  Following his education, Roy began farming.  Eventually he met Erika Hundt and they were married on October 28, 1950.  He continued to operate his grain farm with Erika by his side, where she helped with the combining and providing hot meals in the field.  In 1956, they moved in to Jansen to make it easier for their children to attend school.  He was the only farmer in the area to use Lanz Bulldog Tractors that were made in Germany and over the years he owned several of these unique tractors.  He was very concerned about the stewardship of his farmland and worked to make environmentally sound decisions.  For 21 years, he would move to Regina for the winter months and drive taxi where he enjoyed meeting many new people.  He had a love of vehicles and was very skilled at rebuilding engines.  He was an avid reader, enjoying a variety of books and articles on faith, agriculture and mechanical manuals.   Roy was active and involved in both the church and the community of Jansen.  He went on several church building safaris over the years, helping to build churches in other communities.  He enjoyed gardening and especially taking care of his raspberry patch.  He made sure that his children learned the German language insisting that they speak it at home.  Roy and his family would take road trips and travel in Canada and the United States each summer.  He enjoyed visiting and would often offer his guests some specially prepared herring.  He was an extrovert and very knowledgeable about a variety of subjects which made him a great conversationalist. Roy and Erika celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in October 2015.  Roy will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his wife of 65 years, Erika of Jansen; their four children, 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren:  Werner (Michelle) of Humboldt and family Jason (Joanne) and children Jasper and Keegan of Winnipeg, Anita (Stewart) Berg and son Kai of Edmonton, Jordan (Kaviq) and children Kassidy, Kalea and Sebastian of Iqaluit, Nunavut, and Jarrod of Cudworth; ede (Ed) Fast and family Nathan (Maegan) and daughter Jaida, all of Winnipeg; Ernie (Sally) and son Cameron, all of Regina; Ron's family, Vicki Klinger of Strathmore, AB and family Tara (Justin Jolly)  and children Rylan and Reid of Strathmore, Jeremy and family Levi and Micah of Canmore, AB, and Rachelle of Calgary; David (Gisele) Klinger and family Nathalie and Julien, all of Saskatoon; two sisters and three brothers:  Erna Weiss of Jansen, Erwin (Zelma) of Vancouver, BC, Ed (Lois) of White City, Walter (Donelda) of Jansen, and Helen (Russ) Gray of Regina; and numerous nieces and nephews.  Roy was predeceased by his parents, Adolf and Emma; son Ron, sister Vera Weber, brother-in-law John Weber, brother-in-law Bert Weiss and three siblings in infancy.  The Funeral Service for Roy was held on Monday, February 15, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, Jansen.  Memorial donations in Roy's memory may be made to the Zion Lutheran Church.

This notice placed courtesy of
Malinoski & Danyluik Funeral Home
Phone: 682-1622