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March 22, 1930 – December 14, 2018
Nettie Anastasia Gazdewich, beloved wife of the late Stephen Gazdewich of Norquay, SK, passed away at the Norquay Health Centre on December 14, 2018, at the age of 88 years.
Nettie was born March 22, 1930, to Walter and Edith (Koroluk) Derkatch in the Hyas district, SK. Raised on a farm south of Hyas, Nettie was educated at Moss Lake and Lake Helen schools. She met Stephen Gazdewich and they were married October 26, 1946. Nettie and Stephen purchased land just a few miles from where Nettie grew up and were blessed with nine children, five boys and four girls.
Managing the busy life on a farm, Nettie was a hard-working mother/wife. The work would start at the crack of dawn milking cows, hauling water by five-gallon pails, feeding the turkeys, chickens, geese and pigs. If she wasn’t tending to her multiple acre gardens, which helped to feed the growing family, she would be found in the kitchen whipping up a batch of fresh bread and stirring a pot of freshly made soup.
Nettie and Stephen farmed south of Hyas for 32 years and then built a new home in Norquay where they lived until Stephen’s passing. Nettie continued her love of gardening, volunteering, playing cards, entertaining family and friends, going out to bingo, casino outings, cooking for anyone who would stop by, putting together puzzles, playing “You are My Sunshine†on her guitar and telling jokes. Most of all, Nettie cherished the time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Each of them was either given a knitted afghan or was sporting a toque carefully created by her loving hands. Nettie was a school bus driver for 10 years and proudly became the first female councilor of the RM of Keys, a position she held for 15 years. She was a member of the Norquay Ladies Auxiliary-Royal Canadian Legion Branch 351, Norquay Hospital Auxiliary, Norquay NICE Centre, Hyas Golden Age Centre, and the Pelly Happy Hearts. As the house slowly became an empty nest, Nettie moved to the Evergreen Place in Norquay. She continued to host the holiday family gatherings and lived every day to the fullest. Due to her failing health, Nettie became a resident of the Norquay Health Centre on November 7, 2018. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, auntie, sister and friend who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. Nettie was predeceased by her parents, Walter and Edith; husband, Stephen; sister, Helen Oneschuk; half-brothers and half-sisters; sons, Gerry Gazdewich and Tim Gazdewich; son-in-law, Barry Danielson; and daughters-in-law, Marlene (Gerry) Gazdewich and Marlene (Lorne) Gazdewich. She is survived by her sons: Lorne (Sharon) Gazdewich, Brent (Donna) Gazdewich and Delwyn (Marilyn) Gazdewich; daughters: Cori (Ken) Wade, Cindee (Wally) Danielson, Colleen Gazdewich and Clarissa (Dwayne)
Born: March 22, 1930 Place of Birth: Hyas District, SK, Canada Death: December 14, 2018 Place of Death: Norquay, SK, Canada
Mydonick; brother, Walter (Cecile) Derkatch; sister, Vernes (Bronie) Lozinski; her 20 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. In Nettie’s honor, a Public Visitation will be held from 7:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 20, 2018 and the Funeral Service celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 21, 2018, both from the Chapel of Leson’s Funeral Home, Canora, SK, with Rev. Fr. Warren Dungen officiating the service. Rite of Committal will follow in the Canora Cemetery.
Those wishing to make expressions of sympathy may make donations to the Norquay Health Centre, as tokens of remembrance, in memory of Nettie Gazdewich.
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Jerry and Margaret Yacyshen Family
1930 - 2018 (88 years)
