Mark Roderick Ballantyne was born on Thursday, April 18, 1957, in Montreal Lake, SK, and passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Stanley Mission, SK, at the age of 61 years. Mark is survived by his loving family, his special companion Jemima Charles; his sons, Stanley Ballantyne and Isaac Ballantyne; his daughters, Jane Rose Ballantyne (Robin), Lorretta Ballantyne (Sam), Pamela Ballantyne and Whitney Ballantyne; the mother of his children, Betsy (Billy) Bird; his brothers, Tom Ballantyne and Ernest (Laura) Ballantyne; his sister, Beatrice McLeod; his grandchildren, Honey (Ricky), Ariel, Trinnidy, Ciara, Darion, Trenton, Aubree, Lyndale, Zane, Beyonce, Lucas, Josh, Trey, Taylor, Manny, Jordon; his special nephews, Shane Ballantyne and Jack Ballantyne; numerous godchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was predeceased by, his children in infancy, Bennidicta, Cynthia, Agnes, Derek; his parents, Peter Isaac Ballantyne and Mary Lydia (James P) McKenzie; his brother, William “Edward” Ballantyne; his nephews, Peter Ballantyne and James Ballantyne; his grandparents, McIntyre Ballantyne and Caroline Ballantyne; numerous other relatives. Mark’s funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church, in Stanley Mission, SK, Rev. Richard Custer and Rev. Elias Ballantyne officiating. Interment to follow at the Stanley Mission Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of Lac La Ronge Funeral Home in La Ronge, SK, (306) 425-3666, Debra Klassen, Funeral Director, and River Park Funeral Home in Prince Albert, SK, (306) 764-2727, Don Moriarty, Funeral Director.

• Date : 2018-04-24
• Location : Stanley Mission, SK