Arthur Karl SUMNER

OBITUARY ARTHUR KARL SUMNER 1925 - 2007 It is with sadness the family announces that the death of Arthur Karl Sumner occurred at St. Pauls Hospital on Wednesday November 14, 2007 at the age of eighty-two years. Art is survived by wife Edith, and his four children; son Arthur Sumner and his daughter Vanessa, son Robert Sumner (fiance Laureen), daughter Carol (Robert) Unrau and their children Austin, Mitchell, Patrick and Hayley, and son James Sumner. He was predeceased by his first wife Anne Sumner (nee Carey) and his parents Arthur Sumner and Elsa Weber. Arthur was born on October 28, 1925 in Montreal, Quebec. He traveled back and forth to Beatty SK., where his father established the Sumner farm. As a child, Arthur was active in the 4H Club, Scouts, and the Baby Beef Club. He attended the University of Saskatchewan where he studied chemistry and agriculture, achieving his Masters in Chemistry. He worked in Montreal for C.I.L. where he managed an explosives plant. Arthur met his first wife Anne and they were married in 1956 and made Montreal their home where the first three of their children were born. In 1965 Art moved back to Saskatchewan where he managed an investment firm and later went on to do research with peas and lentils as high protein crops for the third world and taught in the field of Food Science at the U of S. where he developed a unique and supportive relationship with all his students. Their fourth child Jim was born in Saskatoon in 1966. The highlight of his career was a sabbatical in the Pacific Rim developing new markets for Saskatchewan Agricultural products. His wife Anne passed away in 1992. He later married Edith his current wife and they enjoyed many years of traveling throughout Canada, the United States and Europe and visiting with Art and Ediths family and friends. They particularly enjoyed the winter months they spent with friends in Victoria. Art was an active member of St. Marks Anglican Church; a member of the Saskatoon Development Board, a hard working member of the Archibald Arena Building Committee, founding member of the U of S Retirees Association, a member of the Sask. Water Advisory Board and until recently a member of the Greystone Investment Club, Joel Club, and CIFST. Art enjoyed playing tennis, ski trips to Sunshine Mountain and hosting the Wakaw Invitational Golf Tournament. He loved week-ends at the farm in Beatty and enjoyed traveling both domestically and abroad with family and friends as well as spending summers at Lake Champlain NY with family, family camping trips and he particularly enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. Arthur was a man of high principle and integrity. Truth, honesty and compassion guided his professional, community and family life and relationships. He encouraged his children to follow their dreams and provided them with his full support with enthusiasm and love whatever their choices. Art will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by his family and many friends and associates. The Funeral Service will take place on Monday November 19th 2007 at 1:30 pm at St. Johns Anglican Cathedral in Saskatoon with interment following at Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family ask that memorial donations be made to the Canadian Parkinsons Foundation.(Box 102, 103 Hospital Dr. Saskatoon SK. S7N 0W8). Arrangements have been entrusted to Sasakatoon Funeral Home. Published in the Montreal Gazette on 11/17/2007