Lila Winifred Anderson passed away peacefully April 11, 2024, at the age of 94, in Moose Jaw.
She was the daughter of Sherman and Eleanore Tremere, and sister to Hilson. She grew up on their homestead at Ormiston. Lila attended Curry school there, and was promoted to grade 2 on her very first day of school because she already knew how to read. She had to go to Crane Valley to finish grade 11 and 12, and decided from there to pursue a teaching career by enroling in Normal School in Moose Jaw.
After 6 months of training, she was assigned to teach at a couple of multi-grade one-room rural schools, the first being Red school near Mortlach, and the second school was Croquest school between Courval and Coderre.
She had to be quiet adventurous to take on these rural schools- having to harness her horse to the stone boat, and drive this to the school early each morning, get her horse sheltered in the shed, and get a wood fire going in the school to get the place warmed up before the students arrived. Although sometimes, she was also the school bus, stopping to pick up a couple of kids to ride along with her on the stone boat so that they didn't have to walk so far when it was cold.
It was not long before she met her husband Graham, and they married and set up farming south of Courval. They raised three children: Douglas, Betty and Kathleen. Farming was another courageous adventure of hard work raising cattle, some horses, chickens, grain, hay, and a large garden, and eventually fitting in lots of square dancing.
They retired off the farm in 1992 to Moose Jaw, and enjoyed many friendships, and cards through Timothy Eatons.
Lila is predeceased by her parents and brother, and by her husband Graham in 2006. She is the last surviving member of her generation of Tremeres and Andersons. She is survived by her son Doug (Cathy) of Midhurst, Ontario, daughters Kathy Griffin (Keith) of Moose Jaw, and Betty Switzer (Brian) of Caronport. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Lila's memorial service will be held May 27th at 1:30pm at WJ Jones Funeral Home, 474 Hochelaga St.W.
