Marguerite Walters (nee Basiove)
October 10, 2024
October 10, 2024
October 10, 2024
Marguerite Walters (nee Basiove) was born in Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan on June 16, 1927. She spent time in Kelowna B.C. and North Battleford Saskatchewan where she met her husband Goldwin (Goldie) Walters whom she married October 1, 1947. They lived in North Battleford until the late 1950's when they moved to Saskatoon with their young daughter.
Marguerite was very active in her church, attending services regularly and hosting "young people's evenings" in her home. Many people enjoyed Sunday dinner s at Marguerite's house. Goldie and Marguerite adopted another daughter in 1963. In her later years she moved between Fort Saskatchewan and Sherwood Park , Alberta then to B.C. where she found a home with her adopted daughter, Shari, Shari's son ,Shawn, and family.
Her final years were spent at the Madison Care centre in Coquitlam under the care of a nurturing staff. On Oct. 10, 2024 Marguerite passed away in her sleep at the age of 97. She is now free of the earthly bonds and tribulations and is reunited with her loving husband, Goldie.
Marguerite is survived by the daughter, Eily (Chouinard 9 of her grandchildren Jason Chouinard (Colleen), Jared Chouinard (Darlene) ,Gillian Kirkland (Matthew), Brea Chouinard , Quinne Chouinard (Thomas), Simone Swonek (Alex), Rhys Chouinard (Shalon) and Tyghe Chouinard and Shawn Hopkins, 16 great grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by the husband Goldwin, daughter Shari , grand son Troy and granddaughter Evangeline, her brother Boris Basiove her sister Jean Chambers and her parents Konstantine (Gus) and Elizabeth (nee Popoff) Basiove.
If you wish to honour Marguerite please donate to the Canadian Cancer Society or Parkinson's Canada.
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