Joseph Peter Tuchscherer March 4, 1938 - October 22, 2012 Joseph Peter Tuchscherer, late of Estevan, Sask. passed away peacefully at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home on Monday, October 22, 2012 at the age of 74 years, with his family by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. Joe was born on March 4, 1938 on the family farm near Torquay, Sask. He was the oldest of five children born to Carl and Katherine Tuchscherer. He attended Greenmount School. The family moved to Hirsch, Sask. in 1956, where he remained employed by the Woodrow family for 50 years. In 1966 he bought a home in Estevan, where he resided with his mother and father. In his retirement, he enjoyed having coffee with friends, helping friends and relatives with various daily tasks on the farm. He also enjoyed watching sports on TV, especially the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Joe is survived by his sisters, Carol (Steve) Vanden Broek of Medicine Hat, Alta., Helen (Leonard) Persson of Hirsch, Sask. and Deloras (Tony) Friess of Estevan; sister-in-law, Donna (Richard) Miller; nieces and nephews, Darrell (Darla) Vanden Broek, Kathy (Garry) Lafrentz, Sherry (Harry) Lauder, Floyd Persson, Lori (Kevin) Daunheimer, Shawn Persson (Chrissy), Mark Friess, Kevin Friess, Scott Friess, Jason Tuchscherer and Jeff (Tracy) Tuchscherer, as well as numerous great nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his par ents, Carl and Katherine Tuchscherer; and his brother, Richard Tuchscherer. A prayer service was held on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. A funeral mass was celebrated on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Estevan, by Rev. Juanito Vargas. Interment followed in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan. Those so wishing may make donations to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home or the Canadian Cancer Society in Joe's memory. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. Thank You We, the family would like to thank the following people so very much for everything: the Doctors, Nurses and staff of the Estevan and Regina Hospitals, St. Joseph's Special Care Home and the Estevan Regional Nursing Home. A very special thank you - he loved you all. Also, a special thank you to all relatives, friends and neighbours who visited Joe - he enjoyed this so much. Thanks so much for the food, flowers, cards, phone calls and prayers during this time. Thanks to Doug Third for officiating at the prayer service and Fr. Vargas for celebrating mass for Joe. Thanks to the choir, altar servers and C.W.L. ladies for providing lunch. To Hall Funeral Services, Dustin for singing, and to the nephews for being pallbearers and honourary pallbearers, readers and eulogist - thank you so very much. A big, big thank you to the three generations of the Woodrow family for being so good to Joe for all those years (50) that he worked there. Thank you all - we are so appreciative of your kindness, love and support. - Carol, Helen, Deloras, Donna & families.
