Justyn Michael Day

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Living married Leanne M. Brown [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Gregory married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sandy married Loretta. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marvin Dwight Day was born on the family farm, southeast of East Poplar, Saskatchewan. He spent six years on his father's farm before moving with his parents to Minneapolis, MN where he attended school. In 1925, the family moved back to Saskatchewan where Marvin continued his schooling at the Cow Creek and Poplar Creek schools near Coronach. Travel to school and back was mostly on foot, but on cold days Len Webb's dray hauled the children.

Marvin's work career was quite varied. Marvin started his first full time job in 1937 working for Kim Guy at the Imperial Oil service station in Coronach. Marvin worked at the service station until 1944 and then became manager of the Co-op until the fall of 1945. From 1945 to 1953 Marvin went to work as manager of the Red & White grocery store under the ownership of V.B. "Jerry" Fox. Jerry Fox sold the business to Butch and Kay Aussant and Marvin continued working at the store until January 1977, a span of 32 years. He then worked for John Dosch who owned the Massey Ferguson Farm Equipment until 1980. Marvin then went to work for Roy Gerde at the Brand 66 Clothing Store where he was employed at the time of his death. While being taken to the Assiniboial Hospital by ambulance on September 29, 1991 Marvin died of heart failure at the age of 76.

Marvin was very active in the community. He was a member of the Coronach Trail Ranger Troop in the early years and a member of the Town Council from 1944-48. Marvi was a member of the Elks Lodge Coronach Branch #562, the Masonic Lodge Coronach Branch #208, and the Firemen's Association. He was active on the local Fire Department for several years. Marvin was an original founding member of the Coronach Golf Club in the spring of 1958, He held the position of President or Secretary of the Golf Club since 1958 until his death. He was an excellent golfer throughout his entire life winning over 150 golfing awards in the southern Saskatchewan and northern Montana areas. Although Marv played other sports such as tennis, skating, hockey, baseball, softball and curling, golf was the sport he enjoyed the most. Marv was a member of the Board of Directors of the Coronach Credit Union for 14 years as well as a member ot the Coronach United Church, singing with the United Church choir for about 50 years. He enjoyed music and was quite talented, playing the banjo, saxophone and piano, and singing for a number of orchestras in the Coronach area.

Marvin married Emma Louise Fritz on 24 Oct 1939 in Scobey, Daniels County, MT. Emma (daughter of Peter Simon Fritz and Catherine "Kate" Louisa Klein) was born on 29 May 1916 in Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada; died on 4 Jul 1978 in Gull Lake, RM #109, SK, Canada; was buried on 7 Jul 1978 in Coronach cemetery, Coronach, SK, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 18 Jun 1916, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada

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Emma was born on the family farm six miles southeast of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. Emma's mother Catherine died when Emma was six years old. After her mother died Emma was raised by her oldest sister Marie until Marie married in 1927. Emma went to a country school called Anglo located two miles southeast of their farm. Neither Emma nor her siblings went further in school than Grade Eight. After finishing their eighth grade, they all had to earn their own keep. Emma and her father could not agree on certain things so Emma went to live with her married sister Marie until such time Emma found work. Emma soon found work around Shaunavon. She first worked for her Aunt Rena and roomed with her. After Emma's older sister Clara had quit her job at the Climax Hotel, Emma replaced her at the hotel. By this time Emma's younger sister Leona, who was working in Coronach, Sask. wrote Emma saying that a Mr. Henry McLeod wanted a girl to help them take care of his four young children. As the prospect for a longer jog was inviting, Emma accepted this job and moved to Coronach in the summer of 1935 and worked about a mile from her sister Leona. Emma then found a job cooking for a road crew who were building roads around Coronach. Emma then worked for Dena (Mrs. Frank) Day in the Day nursing home. It was when she was cooking for the crew near Coronach when she met her future husband Marvin Dwight Day at a dance in 1936. They were married three years later.

On April 4th, 1950, Emma and Marvin lost their home to fire. Emma had to enter the burning building to rescue their youngest son Donald, who was hiding with the family dog under his parents bed. When carrying Donald out of the house, Emma fell and sprained her ankle, thus spending time on crutches. It is interesting to note that Coronach's new fire fighting equipment had just arrived by train and had not yet been unloaded.

Emma's first three children (Shirley, Gregory, and Donald) were born in Marvin's mother's nursing home. Emma's last child Valerie was born in the local hospital.

Emma was quite active in the Coronach community. She was a founding member of the Coronach Catholic Church, the Catholic Womens' League, and was an officer in the Coronach Order of the Royal Purple. Emma was quite talented musically and directed and sang in the Catholic Church choir for several years. Emma enjoyed golfing and curling, winning several trophies and prizes. Emma was a founding member of the Coronach Ladies Golf Club. In her early years Emma played tennis. She could also play the piano, playing "by ear". During the last five years, Emma started painting and painted several pictures which are now held by her children. Emma helped found the TOPS organization in 1972.

Emma worked at the Coronach Union Hospital for several years, first in laundry, later as a cook, and finally as a nurse's aid. She was a cook at the Coronach Hotel when she passed away in 1978. While in Gull Lake, Sask. visiting her oldest son Gregory in the summer of 1978, Emma, aged 62, died of heart failure in the Gull Lake Hospital.