John Telford Halldorson passed away on Sunday July 7, 2013 at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre with his daughter, Deb by his side. John Telford Halldorson was born February 14, 1941 on a farm near Kamsack, SK to Harry and Anne (nee Chernoff) Halldorson. John grew up on the family farm and attended school at The Prairie Queen School in Kamsack. After completing Grade 8 he worked many odd jobs as a labourer. He then gained employment with some seasonal work for the Department of National Resources (DNR). John attended school in Moose Jaw and Saskatoon where he achieved his Journeyman s Mechanic Certificate. Then from 1965 to 1968 he worked for International Harvester in Regina, and in 1968 he moved to Yorkton to work for the Department of Highways until he retired in 1996. John was united in Holy Matrimony to Florence (nee Barisoff) on October 9, 1965 in Kamsack. During their 17 years of marriage they were blessed with two children; a son Douglas, and three years later a daughter, De