Dinah (Shipanoff) Kegler

Dinah (Shipanoff) Kegler was born on the family farm in the Arelee district to Alex & Olga Shipanoff on May 23, 1932.  She had 2 brothers and 3 sisters, Bill, Walter, Nettie, Lillian and Lorraine.  Dinah married Wilfred Kegler on May 28, 1955 in a double wedding ceremony with her sister Nettie and Calvin Beebe.

Dinah had 4 children Judy (Mel) Kammerer, Dale Kegler(deceased), Dwayne (Eva) Kegler, Karen (Bill) Litwinow

Grandchildren Kristine (Adam Giraldeau), daughter Sierra, Kimberly (Rick) Gurski, children Neo, Olitta & Athena, Brandon (Kristin) Kegler children Avery & Thomas, Travis Kegler, Nikchol (Adonnis) Delos Santos, Larisa Litwinow, Jordyn (Cody) Schnedar children Leddi & Axel, Koale (Robin) Litwinow Children Lindley, Brielle & Deagan

Dinah is survived by her Sisters Lilian (Jerry) Johnson, Lorraine Mercereau, and many nieces and nephews.

Dinah is predeceased by her parents Alex & Olga Shipanoff, Husband Wilfred Kegler, Son Dale Kegler, Sister Nettie Beebe, Brothers Walter (Vivian) Shipanoff, Bill Shipanoff, Brother in Law Cal Beebe and Claude Mercereau

Dinah went to Elwell School in a one room class room from grades 1-10. High school was in Arelee.  They walked across a field and pasture 2 miles in the spring and fall . Then in the winter they rode in a horse drawn sleigh which was 3 miles one way, that is if the horse didn’t run away! Her mom would warm a rock in the stove to wrap around the kids feet to keep warm on the way.  After school Dinah worked at Saskatchewan Government Telephones as an operator in Saskatoon and then transferred to Biggar where her sister Nettie was working.  This is where Dinah met Wilf and they were married.  After Dinah was done raising her family she went to work at Sask Liquor board store.

 Dinah had many hobbies but some favourites were gardening,  bowling, carpet bowling, baking, volunteering at New Horizons & United Church and knitting many sweaters and sewing blankets for her grand children.

Donations to Biggar Daycare Expansion Project or Biggar New Horizons

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