Sam Zeibin

Sam Zeibin passed away suddenly on Oct. 14, 2022 at his home at the age of 93. He was born on April 14, 1929 on the family farm by Verigin, Saskatchewan to Michael and Mary (Konkin) Zeibin. He was the youngest of three children. He was raised in the Whitesand School District northwest of Kamsack. It was there he attended a one-room country school until Grade Nine. He then attended high school at the Kamsack Collegiate Institute. After graduation he spent two winters working in Toronto and helping on the family farm in the summer. In 1950 he moved to Yorkton and joined the construction industry. This would become his lifelong vocation. He first started working for Logan and Black Construction before moving to Weber Construction where he continued to work for many years. After retiring from construction, he moved to Regina and became a housing inspector for Sask Housing. He also worked part-time for Christie-Hill Funeral Home and Crematorium as a driver.

While living in Yorkton he met Pauline Graf and they were married on April 25, 1951. They had three children - Karen, Sheryl, and Jim. Sam was a loyal church member. He served two terms as congregational chairman at Zion Lutheran Church and fifteen years as church treasurer. In 1975 he designed and oversaw the construction of the narthex and the west side office rooms. In 1993, when the parish hall was built, he was the construction supervisor. In 1995, when Lutheran Church Canada purchased their office building in Winnipeg, he spent a month there helping with the renovations. Sam loved being involved in construction. He built many houses for family and friends, including both of his own homes. When Sam was 82, the last building project he was involved with was helping with the construction of his grandson's house. Sam loved to garden. He was very proud of his large garden that he would plant every spring. He would give a lot of the vegetables he raised to his family as well as to his friends.

Sam was predeceased by his parents, Michael and Mary Zeibin of Kamsack, his brother Peter in infancy, his sister Florence in infancy, his brother Michael Zeibin of Kamsack, his sister Merry Kelpin of Nelson, B.C., his grandson Christopher Fullmann of Langenburg, and his wife Pauline. He is survived by his three children, Karen (Peter) Fullmann of Langenburg, Sheryl (John) Bodnar of Yorkton and Jim (Emilie) Zeibin of Fort Saskatchewan, Alta He is also survived by five grandchildren, David (Jhenifer Pabillano) Zeibin of Vancouver, Jonathan (Jennah Johnson) Bodnar of Yorkton, Jennifer (Mike) Plambeck of Edmonton, Michael (Tamara) Bodnar of Yorkton, and Kathryn (Richard Eliuk) Fullmann of Yorkton. He is survived by eight great-grandchildren, Nash and Anna Bodnar, Samuel, Emilia, Zoe, and Iris Plambeck, and Linna and Tavi Zeibin.

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