Obituary of Jason Trundle

BIOGRAPHY TRUNDLE ~ Jason Burt Trundle passed away in Edmonton, Alberta on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at the age of 36 years. Jason will be sadly missed by his loving girlfriend, Erin; his parents: Ken and Pat Trundle; sister Alana and Chad Gartner; aunts: Shirley and Gary Armstrong, Yvonne Anderson; uncle Art and Marie Trundle as well as numerous other relatives. The funeral service was conducted from the Lloydminster Gospel Fellowship, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. with Pastor Lyle Berg officiating. The tribute was read by Darren Younger. The special music was "He Knows My Name", "In His Presence", "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)", "How Great Thou Art", "I Can Only Imagine" and "Oh, Darling". The Lloydminster Gospel Fellowship Worship Team was in attendance. The honorary pallbearers were Jason's cousins: Nadine Anderson, Leanne Anderson, Cara Anderson, Laurie Allen and Erin's nieces and nephews: Tyler, Meghan, Kady, Aidan and Benjamin. The active pallbearers were Jim Younger, Darren Younger, Derrek Younger, Mike O'Grady, Gary Armstrong and Chad Gartner. The interment was held in the Marshall Cemetery. McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster, Alberta administered the funeral arrangements. Tribute to Jason Trundle Jason Burt Trundle was born June 20, 1975 in Regina, Sask. He joined his Dad and Mom, Ken and Pat Trundle, and his sister, Alana in his new home in Lloydminster, Sask. and the Trundle family was complete. Memories - Mom, Dad, and Alana Jason's family has many fond memories of Jason; the nightly bedtime stories that Mom would read to him and his sister, Jason clinging to his favorite Smurf toy, playing board games with his family, dressing up at hallowe'en with his sister, his sociable spirit that attracted many little friends from the neighbourhood, and as a child, his faithful weekly attendance at Sunday School. How proud they were when one year he received a perfect attendance award. At a young age Jason developed a love of dirt biking. Before the age of 5 Jason was riding a little 50 Honda dirt bike that he shared with his sister. His dad will never forget the time, when unbeknown to him, Jason followed him down a path alongside a lake, and when his dad jumped his bike over a fallen log, Jason decided to do the same. Ken was startled to hear a frantic "Dad, Dad!" and looking behind saw Jason and the bike straddling the log. As a child, Jason was happy, made friends easily and loved to bring friends home to hang out in the basement or the back yard. Most of all he loved to spend time with his best friend, Lowell, who lived next door. Jason also loved to bring other things home; like the garter snake he and his sister rescued. This pet was lost in the house for two weeks, and his Mom was surprised to find it under a pile of laundry in the laundry room. Not to mention the lizards he brought home from school and the mice he and his sister brought home from a granary on the Trundle farm. As Jason grew older, he loved to work alongside his dad in his construction business, helping him build spec. homes. His Dad has often said he was the best worker and the best friend he ever had. More recently, as a man, Jason still loved many things: he loved his family; he loved camping, boating, and fishing; he loved his miniature dachshund, Oscar; he loved good food and dining out; he loved his friends and he loved his boss and his job at Evolution Oilfield Services. But most of all he loved and cherished Erin, his partner, the love of his life. And how much we loved you, Jason; See you later, son… Memories - Cousin Nadine Nadine is so grateful to have had such a big-hearted, light-hearted, wonderful cousin. She and her sisters spent a lot of Sundays growing up playing on their grandparents' farm with their cousins, Alana and Jason. Jason was always so much fun; he had an easy smile, he was quick with the jokes, and he would lead them on fun adventures around the farm. He was always making them laugh. As adults, the cousins didn't see Jason as much, but whenever they did they had long, easy conversations filled with a lot of laughter that always ended with them saying "we should try to see each other more often". They never managed to, but Nadine is grateful for the fun times they did have with their cousin. Jason had a really big heart. When their grandmother was hospitalized, he drove from Saskatoon to Edmonton to pick Nadine up and drive her to the hospital in Saskatoon. That was Jason-always going out of his way to help the people around him. He was a gentle, giving soul, and we feel very lucky to have had such a wonderful cousin. Memories - Uncle Gary and Auntie Shirley When Auntie Shirley first saw Jason she thought he looked like a cherub with twinkling eyes, chubby cheeks, curly hair and dimpled chin. He grew into the tall, dark, handsome man, beautiful inside and out, witty and sensitive, that we all know and love. We have so many precious memories of Jason but ones surrounding the frequent family gatherings at his Grandpa and Grandma Noyes' farm and the lake are the most vivid. Shirley can still see him roaring up and down the driveway with his mini-dirt bike, or soaking wet with Alana helping Uncle David wash his car on Sundays, and beating his Aunty at "Go Fish" which he thought was great. He and Alana would creep up to Shirley and Gary's campsite at Stabler Point and surprise them many times as soon they arrived. When Jason was a teenager, Alana would bring him up to the camp at the Evans' cabin to waterski and kneeboard. Last year they had a great time at Pine Cove when their British cousin Stewart came to visit. Jason and Erin took him for a nice tour north of Pine Cove to Lac Des Isles then came back and spent a beautiful day on the lake. Jason always treated Gary and Shirley with great respect and many times they called him when they were building their house at Pine Cove and Jason would say "I'll be right there". He would show up with a couple of friends and get to work. Installing their pine kitchen cupboards and doors are just some of his handiwork. He was a meticulous carpenter just like his Dad. The last time they saw Jason, he and Erin came up for the August long weekend this year. He was having a lot of difficulty with his injured hand, but he tried fishing just the same. They had a beautiful hot weekend on the lake, fishing and swimming with the Armstrongs. When Jason was little, he always called Shirley "Auntie Cherdy"- how she wishes she could hear it one more time. Gary and Shirley wish they could take away the pain from Pat & Ken, Alana & Chad, and kind, sweet Erin. They love and miss Jason beyond measure, but know he is now at peace with the angels. Memories - Jason's beloved Erin: To Erin, Jason was her best friend, her soul mate and her rock. No matter what the day had brought, she knew that he would be there to lift her up and make her smile. He had a way about him that drew people in, to hear his stories and jokes. There was never a dull moment when Jason was in the room. Erin will always be thankful for the years they were given together, and will love him always. Memories - close friend, Darren (Jummy) Younger: Jummy shared that he had known Jason for many years, and had too many memories to even list them all; memories from camping, fishing, playing poker, golfing or just hanging out, playing Playstation. Over the last couple of months Jummy didn't get to hang out with Jason much, due to his accident with his hand. Recently, when Jummy and Lisa were in Edmonton for an appointment, they met up with Jason for lunch at "Elephant & Castle" on Whyte Ave. Following that, Jummy accompanied him to his physiotherapy appointment. All the ladies knew and adored him there. Jason turned his brace into a frog puppet and they all loved it. As Lucy, his favorite physiotherapist was working his hand, it was obvious that Jason was literally climbing the walls, trying not to verbalize the pain. But even in the midst of the pain, Jason was able to laugh and joke with his friend. That was Jason, always quick witted and could make jokes from any situation. All of us will miss Jason indefinitely. Rest in peace, Jason. Card of Thanks Jason's family would like to express their deepest gratitude to everyone who supported them in any way during their time of grief and loss. Thank you for the cards, flowers, emails, phone calls, visits, donations received and food sent to the house. Many thanks go out to Pastor Lyle and Laura, the LGF Worship Team, to "Jummy" for the tribute to Jason's life, the pallbearers (Jason and Erin's friends and relatives), the LGF ladies who provided the lunch, and the many friends and relatives who gathered at the service to show their respect and to support the family. And a special thanks goes out to Glenn McCaw and staff who gave the family such caring support during this very difficult time. Donations in memory of Jason may be made to the Lloydminster & District SPCA.