William Edward Hall

Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

August 16, 1929 - February 15, 2021

Bill was pre-deceased by father Michael Hall and mother Francis Hall and brother James Hall.

Survived by wife -Mary “Thelma” Hall.

Survived by daughters Colleen O’Neil and Louise Hijazi, and grandchildren Tim and Kieth (Colleen) and Luke and Sophia (Louise)

Survived by step children Lenard Backman and Donna Backman and grandchildren Charlotte Heffernan, and Dylan Backman-Sass, and great grandchildren Aiden Heffernan, Zane Heffernan, and Rose Heffernan (Charlotte).

William was a devote Roman Catholic. He spent many years as an alter boy at St. Paul Roman Catholic cathedral in Saskatoon.

He was a prominent medal winning athlete, during his high school years at City Park Collegiate. He played a variety of sports and excelled in many. He loved track and field winning several medals. He played hockey, rugby, baseball and basketball.

Owner and operator of cab #37 Bill drove for United cab in Saskatoon for several years.

He was a well respected Penitentiary guard in Edmonton (and K9 Handler) and at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon for many years until he retired.

One of Bill’s most loved things to do was to be outside. Bill enjoyed the sun, you could say he loved the sun, any time of the day, any time of the year, hot or cold. If there was a ray of sunshine in sight, you could find Bill on his lawn chair in the yard, or through the window or sitting in his winter jacket on the porch soaking up the sunshine.

Nearly as much as the sun he also enjoyed the bingo with Thelma. So much so, he even started as a bingo caller at the Big River Legion for years.

As a continuation of his track and field years, Bill loved to ride his bike to and from work, and walk or go for a jog every single day until his feet could carry him no more.

There was nobody as charismatic as Bill. He could strike up a lasting conversation with just about anyone. You wouldn’t want to get him started on the topic of shingles Hahahahah! People were drawn to his approachable nature and Bill could find commonalities with anyone he had a conversation with. He loved to meet new people. He had many friends from all over Saskatoon SK, Toronto ON, Big RiverSK, Edmonton AB and Pentiction BC.

On February 8, 2021, Bill and Thelma celebrated 50 years together from their first date. They were married 3 years later and have never been separated a day since.