Leonard Raymond Schock

Leonard Raymond Schock was born on August 16th, 1937 at the family farm, NW 23-50-9 West of 3, near Amiens, SK. He passed away at Samaritan Place in Saskatoon on June 6th, 2023 at the age of 85, with his loving wife of 57 years, Shirley, by his side.

He is survived by his three children: Dwight (Cyla) Schock, of Cold Lake, Alberta, Wes (Tamara) Schock, of New York, USA, and Rae Ann (Jeffrey) Paziuk, of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan; eight grandchildren: Gunnar (Joanna) Schock and their children, Gracie and Ayrton, Kiersten Schock (Jonathan Hall), Joelle (Justin) Barney; Tyler (Sara) Schock and their son, Weston, Danielle Schock(Kolten Anderson); Koleban (Brianna) Paziuk and their sons, Carter and Liam, Zachary Paziuk(Hailey Kristian), and Adam Paziuk(Andrea Dodig).

Leonard is also survived by his brother, Louis (Leona) Schock; sister, Sylvia (John) Medvesky; sister, Joyce Guay; sister, Doreen Feduniw; sister, Dail (Bill) Fusick; brother-in-law, Arnold Nielsen; and sister-in-law’s Connie Schock and Sharon Schock.

He was predeceased by his mother and father, Myrtle and George Schock; his sister, Louise Nielsen; his brothers, Lawrence Schock, Stanley Schock, Floyd Schock (in infancy), and sister, Loretta Schock (in infancy); his brother-in-law, Noel Guay, and his brother-in-law, Arsen Feduniw.

Born and raised on the family farm, farming was Leonard's passion. He also worked at the body shop in Spiritwood with Phil Dufour, drove a school bus for 25+ years, owned and operated with Shirley 'L+S Feeds' in Spiritwood, and had a home-based meat cutting business, 'The Butcher Block', all while farming and raising cattle and pigs.

Leonard loved to fish at West Lake and Little Shell. He enjoyed watching sports, especially his favourite teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Toronto Blue Jays. As a young man, he played softball, and was the pitcher for the Spiritwood Imperials. Leonard was a great dancer, and enjoyed hall dances and good old time country music.

On May 7th, 1966, Leonard and Shirley were married in Spiritwood, where they made their home and started their family. In 1969, they bought the family farm from his parents, Myrtle and George Schock. Their home was a warm, welcoming place for anyone; the coffee was always on, and Leonard loved to sit and share stories and jokes for hours.

Travelling wasn't Leonard's forte, because it meant leaving the farm, but a few times he made the sacrifice, and he and Shirley enjoyed vacations in Las Vegas, Hawaii, Yuma, Mexico, and Florida.

In 2016, Leonard and Shirley made the tough decision to move to Saskatoon, due to Leonard's health issues. Although leaving the farm was difficult, it wasn't all bad, as it brought them closer to several of their grandchildren, and Leonard's brother, Louis, who faithfully took him for coffee every week.

In April of 2020, Leonard had to be moved into Samaritan Place, where he received the best of care until his last day. Shirley and the family will always be grateful for the care he received there, and the support given by so many.

A celebration of Leonard's life will be held on July 22nd at 2:00PM in the Shell Lake Hall, where we can remember together one who loved so much, and was loved by so many.