Lawrence Theissing
August 10, 1932 – January 2, 2018

The death of Lawrence Bernard Theissing of St. Mary’s Villa, Humboldt, SK occurred at Humboldt District Hospital, Humboldt, SK on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. He was 85 years of age. Lawrence was born August 10, 1932 to Henry and Adelaide (nee Niebrugge) Theissing on the family farm in the Willmont District. He attended Keller School taking grades one to eight there after which time he quit school to help on the family farm. He also worked for his uncles as well as some of the neighbors. Lawrence worked for the R.M. of Humboldt for several years before joining a construction crew working for John Ilg and Ed Michael who built homes in the Middle Lake area. One of the biggest jobs they had was building Canadian Martyrs Church in Middle Lake. On July 15, 1965 Lawrence married Lois Scheck, they lived in Humboldt and after a year moved to the farm. He continued to farm until 1992 at which time they rented out their land. In 1994 Lawrence and Lois moved to Humboldt to help care for his aging mother. Lawrence always loved the land so when they moved to Humboldt they didn’t have a backyard; they had a garden which he spent many hours taking care of. Flowers really weren’t his thing, (you couldn’t eat them). Lawrence enjoyed playing cribbage with his friends, curling and watching Blue Jay games. With the onset of Alzheimer’s in 2012 many things became difficult for him. Lawrence became a resident of St. Mary’s Villa in June, 2016 which became his home until Christmas Day, 2017. Lawrence passed away peacefully at the Humboldt District Hospital on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 with Lois and Harold by his side. Lawrence will be lovingly remembered by his wife Lois (nee Scheck) Theissing; sister Armella Koob and her family, Gwen (Kevin) Roach; Gerald (Charlotte) Koob and their children: Ashley, Cole and Kayla; Lois Sowa and her family, Kathryn (Chris) Kramer and their children: Paisley and Mason, and Morley Sowa; Merle (Curtis) Gibson and their children: Ryan and Rhett; brother Harold (Carleen) Theissing and family, Amber Zolc, Christopher (Kayle) Hannotte and their children Sadie and Corbin, and Katelyn (Kenton) Peterson and their children Kaleb and Kohen; brothers-in-law Denis (Merilyn) Scheck and their children: Darryl and Devin; Brian (Joan) Scheck and their children: Geoff and Matt; Ron (Janet) Scheck and their children: Lisa and Ken. Lawrence was predeceased by his parents, Henry and Adelaide (nee Niebrugge) Theissing; brother-in-law, Alfred Koob; nephew, Lonnie Sowa; and parents-in-law Manny and Lucy Scheck. A Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, Humboldt, SK on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 10:30 a.m., presided by Fr. Michael Yaremko. Others taking part were: Kathryn Kramer, crossbearer; Merle Gibson and Rita Theissing, scripture readers; Katelyn Peterson, intentions; Gwen Roach and Lois Sowa, giftbearers; Maxcine Pickering and Alma Muench, memorial table attendants; Loretta Schugmann as director with organist Dolores Hinz and members of St. Augustine Parish Funeral Choir, music ministry; Musical Tribute by Kristen Raney and Dion Niebrugge. Pallbearers were: Sheldon Becker, Chris Hannotte, Cory Cody, Gerald Koob, Dennis Scheck and Brian Scheck. Interment followed at St. Augustine Roman Catholic Cemetery, Humboldt, SK. Memorial Donations may be directed to St. Mary’s Villa Foundation P.O. Box 1743 Humboldt, SK S0K 2A0 or the Alzheimer Society of SK 301-2550-12th Ave. Regina, SK S4P 3X1. 

This Notice Is Courtesy Of
Schuler-Lefebvre Funeral Chapel - Humboldt, Saskatchewan
(306-682-4114)