BATTRUM, Edward Roy
September 17, 1934 – December 24, 2025
After spending a wonderful Christmas Eve Day with his family, sharing many laughs, smiles, stories and of course sweets, the Lord called his servant Edward home.
Ted had a wonderful life of 91 years and enjoyed spending as much time as he could with family and friends.
Born in his name’s sake village of Battrum in 1934, Ted was a farm boy and was driving a tractor at the age of 8. In 1948, the Battrum family moved to the Battrum Family Farm near Sibbald, AB. In 1960, Ted met and began dating a younger Marion Swanston. Little did he know, two years later they would marry and he would be starting a 30-year career with Richardson Pioneer. His career would eventually take his family away from home to Rosetown, SK, and then on to Winnipeg, MB.
Ted was always a family man and regardless of where we lived, family and family time was always a priority for him. With his brothers, cousin and brothers-in-law, playing ball and water skiing at Greens Lake, better described as a large slough, were a couple of his favorite pastimes. A little later in life, Ted enjoyed pulling his two boys, Bradley and Brent, around Jackfish Lake on skis from sunup to sundown.
In 1993, Ted and Marion retired and moved to the lake and settled into the home they built. They spent the next 30 years enjoying family and their very strong and close friend group. Golfing in the summer and snowmobiling in the winter kept them very busy. When the winters became too cold, the entire group started wintering in Arizona. Ted and Marion lost their eldest son Bradley in 2021, and in 2022 moved to Regina to be close to Brent and his family and settled into a senior’s villa until Ted’s passing.
Ted was a very proud Grandpa and his grandchildren, Nikolas, Jordan, Brock and Sephera were very near and dear to his heart. He loved hearing about their lives, adventures and he loved to tease them.
Welcoming him to his eternal home are his mom and dad, Alfred and Verna; brothers Merle and Terry; brothers-in-law Donald, Robert and Vernon; sisters-in-law Dorothy and Sharon; and his eldest son Bradley.
Left to celebrate Ted’s life and legacy are his loving wife of 63 years, Marion; son Brent (Jo-Ann); daughter-in-law Kemika; sister, Bev (Darrell); grandchildren Nikolas, Jordan, Brock and Sephera; and many extended family members and friends.
A celebration of Ted’s life will be held this summer.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Ted’s name can be made to the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.speersfuneralchapel.com