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Lloyd Goodman On October 10, 2006, Lloyd Goodman passed away at the Flin Flon General Hospital after a very brief stay. Lloyd was predeceased by wife, Phyllis, brothers Neil and Kjartan, and brother-in-law, Mindy Einarson. Lloyd is survived by sister, Borga Einarson; sister-in-law, Polly Goodman; sons Walter (Laurie) and Gordon (Wendy); daughters Doreen (Dennis Wilson); Bev (Ken) McCrimmon; Joanne (Dave Negrych) Burkholder; grandchildren Glenda (Claude) Bernier; Robert (Nadine); Garry (Grace); Neil (Leanne); Shawn, Mindy Wilson, Drew McCrimmon, Kaley Burkholder, McKenna McCrimmon and Kyle Burkholder. Lloyd was also blessed with three great grandchildren: Austin and Duncanson Goodman and Cole Goodman, and Lloyd's "adopted son", Neil Young. A celebration of Lloyd's life was held at the Denareplex at Denare Beach, SK, Saturday, October 14, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. with Captain John Kirschman officiating. Honourary pallbearers were Bruce Perkins, Dennis Christianson, Dale Holmgren, Neil Young, Bud Toner, Margaret Schweitzer, Joey Werebichi and all of Lloyd's grandchildren. Ushers were Amanda Dubinak and Laurel Pollon. The soloist was Carol Craig. The following eulogy was given by Margaret Schweitzer, a long time family friend. Lloyd Goodman was born on April 5, 1926, in Lundar, MB. He lived in Winnipegosis with his mom and dad, sister Borga, and brothers Neil and Kap. His dad died very young and Lloyd helped support his family by commercial fishing. In 1944 Lloyd married Bjorg Norman and had his first child, Walter. Unfortunately, Bjorg died in a fire. Lloyd received a discharge from the army at this time and moved to Flin Flon to begin work at HBM&S. In 1950, Lloyd married Phyllis McQuarrie and began the 52 year marriage that lasted until Phyllis' death in 2002. In fact, it is on this very day, October 14, that we would have honoured their 56th wedding anniversary. Lloyd and Phyllis lived in Creighton and had four more children: Gordon, Doreen, Bev and Joanne. In 1968, Lloyd quit HBM&S and went into business for himself. He bought Goodman's General Store at Denare Beach. This was perfect for Lloyd as it gave him time to commercial fish on Beaver Lake as well. In 1973, Lloyd sold the store and moved to 8 Avenue. It wasn't long before he bought the Alpine, began trapping and growing wild rice too. Eventually, he sold the Alpine and more or less began his retirement. Lloyd enjoyed life to its fullest. There was nothing he didn't try. I swear he had nine lives because he would get himself into the most dangerous conditions and still come out kicking and screaming. One time, while out with friends, the truck got stuck. In an attempt to get free, the chain from a come-a-long broke and hit him in the head. He fell to the ground. His friends, thinking he was dead, threw him in the back of the truck. Well, that night, it began to rain and was quite cold. His friends huddled into the cab of the truck trying to keep warm and wondering how to break the news to Borga. They were all surprised and terrorized when Lloyd got up, rapped on the window, and gave them hell for trying to freeze him to death. Lloyd loved children. He wanted to be surrounded by them all the time. Nothing brought him more joy than being with his grandchildren. He would fish, quad, ski-doo, camp, picnic, hunt chickens, go go-carting, buy them anything, watch their movies with them, attend every meat draw, play bingo, and anything else asked of him. Lloyd dearly loved being an active part of his grandchildren's lives. He lived for the weekends once the kids started school and couldn't wait for Drew to get there on Friday nights. Lloyd was a loving father. He was extremely proud of all his children's accomplishments. He told them often that he loved them and they knew they were loved. Family was everything to Lloyd. Lloyd, Dad, Grandpa, Papa, Trapper, The Big L, Silence of the North...these are just a few of the names that Lloyd had. Everyone had their own favourite and he didn't care as long as you came to visit. He hated being alone and waited for company to come in between his TV shows. He dearly loved time spent with all his friends when they would visit. He especially liked it when they brought food: smoked fish, dried fish, fish livers, bannock, chocolate, and anything else sweet. He treasured every visit and every outing the last couple of years because he had so much trouble getting around. It really touched his heart to have friends that cared so much about him. Today, we mourn the loss of a father, grandfather, and friend. But we are also here to celebrate the life of a man who lived for the moment. He wanted everyone to have a drink and think of him, and remember him the way you last saw him: smoking, teasing, calling you sweetheart, and raising his glass! HOYA! HOYA! The Goodman family would like to thank the following people for their support and care during this trying time: Doctors Sethi, Sauers, and Relling - Thank you so much for the kindness and caring that Dad received; The Emergency and Third Floor nursing staff - Thank you for making sure that Dad was comfortable and putting up with all his teasing through the years; To Dana and Darren - Thank you for your guidance; To Eileen Blake - Thank you for the organizing of the luncheon; To Carol Craig - Thank you for your extra special nursing care for Dad and the wonderful voice you shared at Dad's funeral; To the community of Denare Beach for once again helping with the funeral and being the special community that we all remember; To all the people who attended Dad's funeral - Thank you for such an enormous turnout. It really meant a lot to know that so many people cared about our families at this time; And to all the people who sent flowers, food and cards - We cannot express how thankful we are to have such caring people as friends! The Goodman Families
