Obituary of Trevor Wheeler

<p>The family of Trevor Wheeler of Yorkton, beloved partner of Caroline Nagy, sadly announce his passing on December 19, 2022. He was 79 years of age.</p><p>A Celebration of Life (come and go) will be held on January 28, 2023 from 2:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m from the Ebenezer School.</p><p>Memorial donations may be made to Snow-A-Rama&nbsp;<a href="https://www.saskabilities.ca/get-involved/ways-to-give/">https://www.saskabilities.ca/get-involved/ways-to-give/</a> as gifts of remembrance.&nbsp;</p><p>Trevor Maurice Wheeler passed away December 19, 2022, at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre.&nbsp; Trevor was born on May 24, 1943 in &shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;Rosthern, SK to Eleanor (nee Marsonet) and Maurice Wheeler.&nbsp; The Wheeler family lived in both Thunder Bay, Ontario and Rosthern, Saskatchewan throughout the years.&nbsp;</p><p>Trevor was a journeyman mechanic by trade, but as well had a love for carpentry, building and designing pretty much anything that he could envision.&nbsp;</p><p>Trevor raced stock cars at the Riverview Raceway in Thunder Bay for many years.&nbsp; He was even known to have changed out an engine in a parking lot on his way to a race down south.&nbsp; If you ever had the privilege of riding in a car with him, you would know every road in his mind was a racetrack.</p><p>Trevor had a love for riding motorcycles, and snowmobiling.&nbsp; Over the years he supported the Snowarama for Easter Seals, and one year even rode the trail on a chair with skis dressed as a bear to bring awareness to the cause.&nbsp; A real handy man, he built sleighs, cutters, horse drawn carriages, wood stoves, dune buggies; there was nothing that he couldn&rsquo;t build.&nbsp; Many will remember Trevor roaring through their parking lot clearing snow with the plow that he designed.</p><p>Trevor eventually moved from Thunder Bay, ON to Yorkton, SK in 1971 to find work.&nbsp; His first job in Yorkton was at Carnduff Motors, he then came upon an opportunity with Merv&rsquo;s Frame and Wheel.&nbsp; People would come from far and wide to bring their vehicles and precious hot rods to be worked on by Trevor.&nbsp; Trevor and Merv worked together until Merv&rsquo;s Frame and Wheel was sold in 2008.&nbsp; Shortly after this he retired, but wasn&rsquo;t ready to quit yet, he returned to work with his friend Mike at Minute Muffler.&nbsp; The only stipulations were that he wasn&rsquo;t going to change oil or sweep the floor.&nbsp; Trevor finally decided to fully retire in 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Even though retired, Trevor never stopped working and doing what he loved.&nbsp; Anyone who knew Trevor, knew he could talk for hours about all the woodworking that he did, building rocking chairs, toys and puzzles for children, whirly birds, and his biggest accomplishment a playhouse he built for his grandson Declan.&nbsp; Over the years, Trevor worked with many special friends on all kinds of projects and would frequently reach out for advice or help on how to do things better.&nbsp; Trevor was extremely proud of all his work and was never afraid to take on a new challenge.&nbsp; If you could draw him a three-dimensional picture, he could build it.</p><p>Trevor always worked hard, but he also played hard, and there was never a time that he would turn down a drink with a friend.&nbsp; Stories about life, fast cars, and family history were always on the top of the list of his conversations.&nbsp; If you weren&rsquo;t ever asked to &ldquo;Smoke em if you got em&rdquo; you surely missed out!&nbsp;</p><p>One of Trevor&rsquo;s proudest moments was when his friend and neighbor Jon took special interest in the history of Robert Armstrong, his Great Grandfather, a story that he told repeatedly to anyone who would listen.&nbsp; Jon wrote and published a book &ldquo;Mudeater&rdquo; in 2017 from the narrative that Trevor had provided to him. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Trevor always greeted everyone with a smile and was willing to lend a helping hand no matter what you asked of him.&nbsp; His big kind heart and positive outlook touched many lives and he will be greatly missed.</p><p>Trevor leaves to mourn, his partner, Carolyn Nagy of Yorkton, SK, children Trevor (Laura) Wheeler of Spruce Grove, AB, Tyler (Corinna) Wheeler, Jolene (Tyler) Kindiak of Yorkton, SK, Clint (Carla) Nagy of Saskatoon, SK, Jordan (Tara) Nagy and Tyson (Colleen) Nagy of Yorkton, SK, as well as fourteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.&nbsp;</p>