Irene (Bobier) Craig
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Irene (Bobier) Craig, Oct 28, 2020, one day before her 96th birthday. She was born on the farm a few miles south of Johnson Lake (Old Wives Lake) on October 29, 1924. The family moved to Moose Jaw and she attended Central Collegiate High School. After graduation she spent a year at Normal School. Her first teaching placement was at Carmel School a one-room school teaching grades one to ten. She then taught in Regina. Irene married her high school sweetheart Herb Craig. They farmed for many years north of Moose Jaw. She taught and ran the Sunday School at St. Andrew’s United Church for years and in later years sang in the choir. When her children were older she went back to work teaching at King Edward School (now Cornerstone) and then Bushel Park School (at the airbase). Irene and her husband loved to travel. They saw Great Britain, many parts of Europe, China, Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean. After retiring Irene and Herb lived at Buffalo Pound Lake. She loved to garden. She had many beautiful flowers and bushes which kept her busy all summer. When the house at the lake got too much to keep up, she lived at the Bentley where there were friends and dances. The last few years were spent at Chez Nous. Irene is predeceased by her parents, Thomas and Myrtle (Glasgow) Bobier; her husband, Herbert Craig; and her brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Eugenie (Veale) Bobier. She leaves two children her son, Larry (Marieta) Craig and her daughter, Wendy (Richard) Allen; her six grandchildren, Susan (Len) Parker, Thomas (Samantha) Allen, Kimberly (Brad) Toth, Edward (Delia) Allen, Elizabeth (Evan) Gordon and Mark (Heather) Firemoon; her thirteen great-grandchildren; her two great-great-grandchildren; and Garth Gray, whom she was a second mother too. A Private Family Service will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name at Cancer Society, Heart and Stroke or the Legion Poppy fund. In living memory of Irene, a memorial planting will be made by Jones - Parkview Funeral Services. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.wjjonesandson.com or www.parkviewfuneralchapel.ca (Obituaries). Stephanie Lowe - Funeral Director
