Thode
Evelyn May Thode
February 19, 1921 – January 8, 2013
Evelyn May Thode, 91, peacefully passed away in Nanaimo, B.C.
Evelyn grew up in Bradwell, Sask. She attended Saskatoon Normal School but taught school only briefly. She married Bill Thode in 1942. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Dundurn United Church. She was a loving ‘super mom’ as well as partner in Thode Hereford Ranch.
After moving to Saskatoon, they attended Grosvenor United Church. Evelyn loved gardening, sewing, piano-playing and bridge. She played many sports but was passionate about curling and golf as an active member of Holiday Park and Greenbryre courses.
They enjoyed their southern U.S. winters as well as many other international trips. Evelyn and her family very much appreciated her sister, her golfing friends and others who helped her continue activities during her later Saskatoon years. Her last seven years were spent in B.C. at the Nanaimo Seniors Village. Evelyn will be remembered for her selfless dedication to her family and friends as well as for her spirited ways.
Evelyn is survived by her six children: Judy (Tony) Zerr and Margaret (Bruce) Tew of B.C.; Janie (Fred) Jardine and Barbara (Larry) Cufino of Ontario; Kathy Thode (Bill Millier) of Moravia, NY; and Tom Thode of Saskatoon; her two siblings: Yvonne Lindberg and Gerald (Fran) Harnett of Saskatoon; her eight grandchildren: Bruce (Carolyn) Jensen, Kathy (Richard) Robinson, Dennis (Paula) Tew, Michael (Amber) Tew, Jeff and John Jardine, Jennifer Cufino and Andrew Millier and 12 great-grandchildren.
Evelyn was predeceased by her husband William ‘Bill’ Thode; her brothers Don (Laura), Jim (Marg) and Harold (Barb) Harnett; her brother-in-law John Lindberg; and her grandson Rudy Zerr.
A Celebration of Evelyn’s Life will occur at 1 p.m. on January 21, 2013 at the Saskatoon Funeral Home.