Clayton Stewart Ramage of Spruce Home, SK, beloved husband of Shirley, passed away peacefully in the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert on Friday, March 4, 2011 at the age of 79 years. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 11 from River Park Memorial Chapel. Pastor Brent Rudoski will officiate. Clayton was born in Goldburn, SK on January 31, 1932 and grew up in Star City. In his late teens he moved to Flin Flon, MB to play hockey for the Flin Flon Bombers. He worked for Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company. While in Flin Flon, he met his wife Shirley Hillier, whom he married on September 27, 1952. Their first three children Randy, Brenda and Gregory were born in Flin Flon. He moved to Saskatoon in order to pursue a trade as an electrician and later was employed by SaskPower. His work took them to Estevan and then Regina, where three more children were born Bradley, Wendy and Christine. Due to his high marks in trade school he was later offered a job teaching in Moose Jaw at the Technical school teaching the codebook for the apprenticeship program. At this time he was also taking university classes to acquire a teaching certificate. He applied for a teaching job at the newly built Prince Albert Technical High School, in 1963, and was hired to teach the electrical program, which he also developed all of the curriculum for. The school was expanded in 1975 to become Carlton Comprehensive High School and Clayton taught at Carlton from 1975 until his retirement in 1989. In 1987 Clayton & Shirley built their retirement home in Spruce Home where they reside. While in Prince Albert, Clayton was very involved in the Wildlife Federation and served both in the construction of the current Prince Albert building and as the branch president for two terms. He and Shirley ran the conservation school at the wildlife building for three summers. Clayton loved fishing, hunting and spending summers at their cabin at La Ronge with family. After his retirement, they traveled extensively with their fifth-wheel trailer, making several trips to Alaska. They spent a few winters in Arizona where Clayton developed a serious interest in golf, which he enjoyed as they later spent many winters in BC. Clayton is survived by: his wife of 58 years Shirley; his children Brenda (Ken) Penston, Greg (Jean), Brad (Angela), Wendy (Sandy) Blancher and Christine (Tim) Pastuck; his twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; his brother Oliver; his sisters Glenna (Ray) Allison and Doreen MacDonald and his numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his eldest son Randy; his mother Effie; his brothers Lawrence, Ross, Lennox and his sister Thyra. Interment will take place at Hanna Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, it is the family’s request that donations be made to the Palliative Care Unit of the Victoria Hospital. Family and friends may send email condolences to www.riverparkfuneral.ca. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of Colette Kadziolka – Funeral Director.

• Date : 2011-03-04 06:00:00
• Location : Prince Albert, SK