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PARK - Earle Marvin Park was born at Russell, Manitoba on November 23,1916. Earle died unexpectedly but peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, March 13, 2005 at the Regina General Hospital from heart failure following heart surgery on March 3rd. He was 88 years of age. Earle attended school in Russell, MB and Cranbrook, BC. In 1928 the family moved to Yorkton where Earle's father purchased a jewellery store. Upon completion of high school in 1934, Earle was employed by the International Harvester Company until 1940, when he enlisted in the RCAF. He was honorably discharged in 1942 and returned to IHC until September of 1943, at which time he joined his father in the jewellery business. Upon his father's death in 1950 Earle and his brother Jack owned and operated N.R. Park and Sons Jewellery until their retirement in 1980. Earle was actively involved in community associations. He was a 60 year member of the Independent Order of OddFellows, performed on stage in musical productions, and in 1950 joined the Yorkton Rotary Club, serving as President in 1954. Through an appointment in 1950 as chairman of the Rotary Youth Committee he was introduced to what was to become the passion of his life square dancing. Earle began his self-taught square dance calling career in Yorkton with 120 teenagers in 1950. He called for square dance clubs in the local area and throughout Canada. In 1959 at the Fifth Atlantic Square Dance Convention at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Earle called to a room of 1500 dancers. As his popularity grew he was asked to be the guest caller for various clubs and provided workshops in Canada, the Unites States, Europe, Asia and Australia. He hosted a weekly television show, appeared on national television programs and recorded several square dance records. Earle hosted tours and organized dances to 5 continents and for over 50 years encouraged people to dance. The encouragement and support of his wives, Jean (nee Large) whom he married on October 14, 1939 and who predeceased Earle on January 19, 1987, and Idella Large (nee Thomas) whom he married on October 24, 1987, contributed greatly to the successes in his life. Besides his first wife Jean, Earle was predeceased by his parents Norman (1950) and Mayme (1986), niece Oralee Jupp (1991), younger brother Jack (1995), and older brother Neil (1999). He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife Idella of Yorkton, SK; son Jack (Bevelyn) Park of Calgary; daughter Dawna Park (Gary Laurence) of Saskatoon; three grandsons: Sean (Sandrine) Park of London, England, Jason (Marie-Claude) Park of Toronto, and Parker Laurence of Saskatoon; five great grandchildren: Thomas, Alice and Oscar of London, England; Jack and Madeline of Toronto; as well as a sister-in-law Alice Park of Yorkton; nieces Lorraine Hansen, Mavis MacDonald and nephew Norm Park. Earle's funeral service will be held on Friday, March 18, 2005 at 2:00pm from St. Andrew's United Church in Yorkton. Interment to follow in the Yorkton Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the Park Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o Bailey's at 45 5th Ave. N. Yorkton, SK S3N 0Y9. E-mail condolences to baileysfuneralhome@sasktel.net Arrangements entrusted to Bailey's Funeral Home, Yorkton, SK.
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