WILLIAM STANLEY McCARTY

William (Bill) Stanley McCarty

June 19, 1927 – Dec. 5, 2020

With sadness the family of William (Bill) McCarty announce his peaceful passing in the early morning of Dec.5, 2020 in the presence of his children Carson and Laura, at the age of 93 years.

Bill is survived by children, Debra Stefanuk (Bill) family Sean, Nicole children (Kacee, Grayson), Josh; Carson McCarty (Cindy) family Allie (Justin) children, (Avery, Emily), Kaila (Jim) Children (Tucker, Olive); Laura Suter (Boyd) family Lyndsey (Wade) children (Bennett, Emma), Draiton, Jared; Audrey Ochs (Leon) family Morgan, Lisa (Chris) child (Declan) Derek, Kate; mother of his children Dorothy (Oesch) McCarty; sisters Ethel, Lois, brothers Bob, Roy, Pat, sister-in-laws, nieces and nephews.

Bill was born June 19, 1927, the third child of Stan and Edith McCarty’s family of ten, at Bents, south of Biggar, Sask.  He attended Alert School until grade 8, ferrying his siblings back and forth by horse and buggy.  At fifteen Bill started working at Palo Salt Mine with his dad.  He was big for his age and they had him driving a cat before he had a license.  From there he went out to the northern Alberta oil rigs.  Bill also owned and operated a garage with his brother-in-law Lester Gendreau in Bawlff, Alberta.  When the garage sold, he bough an auger rig and along with his brothers Ford and Bob, drilled for mineral samples.  On Oct. 23, 1957 he married Dorothy Oesch and together they raised four children on the farm south of Biggar.  He worked his own land with a variety of livestock.  Also worked as a farmhand and a well driller with Frank Kolberg.  He could witch a well and find water with a willow stick or crowbar.  Next he spent time driving a school bus.  In 1967 he started with the Town of Biggar where he wore many hats.   Bill drove a garbage truck, snowplow and worked at the pool.  His favorite job was working at the hockey rink where he made fine ice with his beloved crew of rink rats.  Bill loved to fix and mend things.  He retired from the Town of Biggar in 1992.

Bill spent his retirement cutting grass and planting trees on his farm.  He loved to go fishing even though he never caught anything.  He liked to visit with his family and could tell good tall tales.  Almost daily he drove to town for coffee at Turbo or Kelly’s.  He was rough around the edges and invented a few swear words.  He played a mean game of King’s Corner and loved to dance especially the polka.  He travelled to Mexico, Palm Springs and Alaska with his friend Ken Gidluck.

The family would like to thank the staff, nurses and Dr. Anton Muller at Biggar & District Long Term Care Home and Hospital for their excellent care.  Request any donations in remembrance go to the Care Home Leisure Fund.

Bill will be missed and remembered by family and friends.  Cremation will take place with a celebration of his life at a later date.

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