Janet Beckman nee Clink passed away suddenly on April 26, 2017 at Royal Columbia Hospital in New Westminster, BC. Left to cherish her memory is her daughter Nancy Beckman (Christopher Jones), granddaughters Halsey and Ainsley, dear and loyal friend George Lascelle, nieces, nephews and cousins too numerous to list but not forgotten. She was predeceased by her parents Hall and Frances Clink, her husband Eugene Beckman, her sisters Miriam Martin (Harold) and Patricia Sidwell (Donald), father-in-law and mother-in-law Ben and Mary Beckman, brother-in-law Joe (Janey) Tirk, brother-in-law Bud (Violet) Kopp, brother-in-law Jerry (Lillian) Nydegger, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Lyle and Marianne Hammond. She spent her life in Battleford working in a number of jobs, among them telephone operator at the Battlefords Telephone Office, Social Worker and finally as a Teacher at the "Comp". Everywhere she went she answered to calls of, “Mrs. Beckman! Do you remember me?” from former students. Janet's joy was her family and her farm. She delighted in Halsey’s and Ainsley’s every accomplishment. She took pleasure in every season, every rainstorm and every harvest. A hard worker, she had high expectations of herself and others and instilled a strong work ethic in her daughter. A self-described “tough cookie,” she survived an accident in 2008 in which she hit the Railway Crossing at Brada, breaking her shoulder and ankle. After a 3 month-long convalescence, she got back in her car and kept doing the things she loved. In the summers she kept busy taking care of her house and yard, enjoying nature, wildlife, fishing and long drives. Most recently there were stories of the moose and deer that would peek in her living room windows. The winter months would find her spending time with her family in BC. She practiced a quiet philanthropy, helping those she knew were in need with part time work or gifts in kind. She loved to share a good joke or a story with friends she knew from all walks of life. Hailing from one of the founding families of Battleford, she was a wealth of knowledge when it came to its' history and residents. Funeral mass is at St. Vital’s Roman Catholic Church, Battleford, SK on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 11 am. Memorial Donations are requested to The Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Inc., Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8. Interment will take place at the Town Of Battleford Cemetery, Battleford, Saskatchewan. Condolences can be sent to mail@battlefordsfuneralservice.com. Arrangements are entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. (306-446-4200)
