Obituary of Lloyd Veltikold

B I O G R A P H Y VELTIKOLD: Lloyd Veltikold passed away in the Dr. Cooke Extended Care Centre, Lloydminster, Alberta on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at the age of 82 years. Lloyd is survived by: his loving wife Elsie Veltikold, one daughter Chris and her husband Keith Robertson, one daughter-in-law Gina Veltikold, four grandchildren: Craig Robertson, Loni Robertson, Sara Veltikold and Erik Veltikold; one sister Stella Nysetvold as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Lloyd was predeceased by his son Jody Veltikold on December 12, 2005. The funeral service for Lloyd was conducted from the Zion Lutheran Church, Dina District, Alberta on Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor Nolan Astley officiating. Special taped bagpipe music “Amazing Grace,” by Granddaughter Loni Robertson was played. The hymns sung were “What A Friend We Have In Jesus,” and “The King of Love My Shepherd Is,”accompanied on the organ by Joyce Veltikold. Active pallbearers were: Craig Robertson, Erik Veltikold, Sara Veltikold, Cory Veltikold, Kirk Veltikold, Steven Veltikold, Chad Veltikold, Bobbi-Jo Ebenal and Tyler Veltikold. Interment followed in the Zion Cemetery. McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster administered the funeral arrangements. EULOGY OF LLOYD VELTIKOLD (compiled by Neil Veltikold and Dawn Veltikold) Lloyd Veltikold was born in the house just northwest of this church on March 4, 1924, the third and youngest child of Ted and Dina Veltikold. He was predeceased by: his parents, Ted and Dina, Son, Jody brother & sister-in-law, Homer & Toril brothers-in-law Basil Nysetvold, Roy Haug and Blair Jeffery nephew, Larry Veltikold He leaves to mourn: His loving wife of 57 years, Elsie Daughter and son-in-law Chris & Keith Daughter-in-law Gina Four grandchildren, Craig, Loni, Eric & Sara Sister, Stella Nysetvold Sisters-in-law Millie Jeffery and Evelyn Haug Numerous nieces and nephews and their families Lloyd always had a love for farm animals (except cats!!). Horses were a key part of Lloyd’s life. He would often saddle up the horse and check the cattle in the river valley. He always had a riding horse at home, and even bought one to have for Loni to ride, but after both Loni and grandpa got bucked off, that horse was history. In his later years, he had a couple sets of draft horses which he was always willing to hitch up for wagon or sleigh rides. Dick and Dan are pictured on the inside of your hand-out. We are wondering if his love for team horses stems from his earlier days when he caught a pair of gophers, harnessed them with binder twine and tried to get them to pull a little wagon – without much success we are told!! Lloyd and Elsie were married in 1948. Their romance actually started as a result of Elsie and Lloyd being bridesmaid and best man at Homer and Toril’s wedding. Lloyd and Elsie lived in the house that he was born in until 1987 when they built a new home to the north. He remained there until his Parkinson’s became unmanageable at home and he moved into the Doctor Cooke Nursing Home in April 2000. He loved dong things with Jody & Chris, and his grandchildren were very special to him. As youngsters, Jody and Chris were blessed with a father that was very patient and had a great sense of humour. Even the nephews would go to Uncle Lloyd when they knew they were going to be in trouble at home, as he would help to smooth the waters. We have it from a reliable source, however, that once Lloyd had had enough, he had a very accurate “cuff” to the back of the head. This was usually all that was needed to adjust your attitude. He enjoyed the company of the grandchildren while working in the field, and was really glad when they became old enough to open the gates. Craig and Erik also accompanied grandpa on numerous camping and fishing trips. He loved inventing and creating things. His shop was lined with the backs of old calendar pages with “do not destroy” written on all sorts of drawings, and rows and rows of old tobacco cans filled with every sized bolt and parts you could imagine. Jody was obviously influenced by Lloyd’s love for the workshop and his inventiveness. In Lloyd’s later years, he spent hours making special toys for the grandchildren. He had a few nick-names that were long-lasting: “the youngest of the NABOB brothers” “G.P.” – code name for grandpa, but if your said the “G” word around Craig, he would grab his coat and stand at the door waiting for him to show up, and it was quite a performance if he didn’t. “Uncle Lloyd Lloyd”, a name that resulted form him continually calling one of his niece’s “Dawn Dawn” He is still Uncle Lloyd Lloyd to a lot of us. He loved family events, and would spend days chopping wood and getting ready for family toboggan parties, sleigh rides, and skating parties on the big slough. At one of the skating parties, he called himself Toller Crapstand, not to be confused with the famous figure skater Toller Cranston. His love for camping and fishing continued over the years with many trips to the local lakes and some special camping trips to the mountains. I think we all have special memories of accompanying Lloyd and Elsie on some of these trips. Lloyd’s favorite dessert was pie...anything with a crust...but carrot pie with maran “goo” was his favorite. He could be swayed, though, with a bowl of ice cream. This of course was always accompanied with a cup of coffee...STRONG coffee. Doughnuts and gingersnaps were not welcome. Lloyd loved rodeos, chuckwagons and stampedes. Even on some of the family camping trips, the radio had to be tuned into the current chuckwagon races. They attended the Canadian Finals Rodeo for 25 years, rarely missed the Wainwright Stampede and even in Lloyd’s days at the nursing home, a note would be left on the TV during the National Finals to be sure to turn his TV to the right channel. One of the privileges that Lloyd had in the nursing home was to have both his daughter-in-law, Gina, and his grand-daughter, Sara, working at the facility. Both Gina and Sara are definitely gifted in the nursing field and were a wonderful aid to Lloyd. Lloyd enjoyed kidding with the nurses and they appreciated him as a resident. Lloyd was never one to complain about his surroundings or his condition. One of the things Lloyd hated was long funerals, so with that in mind, we’ll close his eulogy with one of his favorite sayings ... “Well, it’s 5:00 somewhere”. CARD OF THANKS Our heartfelt thanks for the expressions of love and sympathy shown us during Lloyd’s passing. Thank you to Pastor Astley for a comforting service and to Joyce Veltikold for the organ music. To Loni, thank you for the special bag pipe music. To the pallbearers (grandchildren and great nephews and nieces) thanks. To Neil and Dawn, thanks for the very special eulogy. Thanks to the Zion Ladies for the lovely lunch. To Dr. Cavanagh and the Dr. Cooke staff who treated Lloyd with dignity and friendship, thanks. Thank you for the food, floral arrangements, cards and donations. A very special thank you to Neil and Dawn who stayed with us all night and to the rest of our family for your comfort and support. To Dale and the staff at McCaw Funeral Home, thank you for your compassion and guidance. Elsie Chris, Keith, Craig & Loni Gina, Erik, Sara Donations in memory of Lloyd may be made to the Dr. Cooke Extended Care Center - Patient Comfort Fund, the Canadian Cancer Society or to a Charity of the Donor's Choice.