| Glazier - Mabel Annie Glazier was born December 5, 1918 on the family farm. She was the fourth of eight children born to Robert and Susan Bullick. Mabel took all her schooling at Pleasant Heights School. She worked on the farm and later did odd jobs and housekeeping for people in town, earning $10 per month. Mabel met John Glazier at a square dance and they were married June 18, 1941 in the Coronation Trinity United Church. Their honeymoon was spent at the Calgary Stampede. Johnny and Mabel bought the Brigham farm, north of Coronation, which is the family farm to this day. To this union four children were born: Allen, George, Beryl and Judy. Mabel kept herself busy helping Johnny with the cattle and crops. She always grew a large garden and did a lot of canning and making preserves. Mabel enjoyed cooking and prepared wonderful meals for her family, farm workers or anyone who stopped in for a visit. No meal was ever complete without dessert. Mabel was a proud member of the Sunshine Club and the Order of the Royal Purple; volunteering and catering at many Coronation functions. Many evenings were spent playing cards and visiting with friends. In later years Mabel enjoyed her weekly ladies’ league bowling and for many years poured green-ware for Kee-J Ceramics. After Johnny’s passing Mabel continued to live at the farm, spending some winters housesitting for people in town. For years she traveled to many parts of Canada and the US with Bargholz Travel. In 1999 she moved to the Windsor Manor with the intention of only staying for the winters. She remained there until the fall of 2007 when she moved into the Prairie Rose Assisted Living. As it turned out, moving into Coronation allowed Mabel to renew and create many lasting friendships and gave her the opportunity to attend all of Coronation’s social events. She attended church every Sunday morning and spent a great deal of her time playing cards, tile rummy and doing jigsaw puzzles. Above all, Mabel was very nurturing, caring and loving to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was always fiercely proud of all of them. On July 16, 2008 Mabel unfortunately broke her hip. While recuperating from surgery at the Coronation Hospital, Mabel passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 2, 2008 at the age of 89. Mabel was predeceased by her parents; mother-in-law and father-in-law; infant son Allan; husband John; sister Gladys; two brothers, Howard and Stan; numerous brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. She leaves to mourn her passing her three children George (Arlana), Beryl (Jim) Smith, Judy (Kim) Redelback, seven grandchildren Tricia (Dionne) Elliott, Tairsa (Blair Glasier), Candice (Tim) Bussing, Travis (Jaime Anhorn), Mathew Redelback and Haley and Brady Smith: three great-grandchildren Sydney and Payton Elliott and Braxton Bussing: her sisters Rene Lenton, Joyce (Tom) Wraight; brothers Bill (Bubbles), Ted (Thelma) and brother-in-law Ted Glazier as well as numerous nieces and nephews. The funeral service to commemorate Mabel’s life took place at the Coronation Community Centre, Coronation, Alberta on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 2 pm with Reverend Stephen Shantz of the Trinity United Church officiating. A tribute written by the grandchildren was read by grandson Travis Glazier and granddaughter Haley Smith. Tim Bussing gave the eulogy. Linda Osetsky played for the congregational hymns, “In The Garden” and “Come To My Heart”. Leader of song was the Trinity United Church Choir. Urn bearer was granddaughter Tricia Elliott; with all of Mabel’s grandchildren following her as the recessional song was played “How Can I Help You To Say Goodbye”. A private family interment took place at the Coronation Cemetery immediately following the service. Following the interment family and friends gathered at the Community Centre for a time of visiting and reminiscing. A beautiful lunch was prepared and served by the Sunshine Club. In Mabel’s honour, memorial contributions may be made to the The Coronation Cemetery Association, Box 115, Coronation, AB, T0C 1C0 or to The Prairie Rose Assisted Living, Mail Bag 500, Coronation, AB, T0C 1C0. Heather Caseley of Coronation Funeral Home entrusted with the funeral arrangements. 1-888-578-2928 “Knowledge, Experience And Professionalism With A Personal Touch” Tribute read by Travis & Haley The seven of us have quite an age span yet we share a lot of the same memories of Grandma. When it came to us grandkids grandma never told us NO. In her eyes we could never do anything wrong. Grandma always came to my hockey games. According to her, I never deserved any of those penalties I got. What a good ref she would have been. I was finishing my minor hockey when Brady started playing. Brady will always remember Grandma coming to his hockey games. She came no matter what the weather was. She would come and insist on sitting outside in the cold, in the front row, right next to the action, cheering him on. Grandma’s favourite night for TV was Saturday’s Hockey Night in Canada where she would cheer on the Oilers. Brady thought that was great but I always disagreed with Grandma. No was never in her vocabulary, unless we tried to help her. Whenever any of us tried to take her arm or take anything she was carrying she was quick to assert her independence. I can remember driving her to the farm for Christmas, and she would barrel out of my truck with suitcase in hand before I could ever get to the other side to help her. The family would drive her home from a function and she would tell us “Just drop me off at the corner I can walk from there”. Needless to say we have all inherited her stubbornness. However, only a few of us received her sweet tooth. Grandma always had a batch of her famous Gem Gem cookies, a freezer full of turtles, and Saskatoon pies and a bowl full of candies. After Grandpa passed away she continued to supply Grandpa’s favourite Juicy Fruit gum for her grandchildren even though she never chewed it herself. I always thought every house Grandma ever lived in smelled of fresh baking. As soon as I came in I was searching out a home baked treat. Grandma has allowed each one of us to believe we were champions at whatever game she played with us. From tile rummy, go fish, war, crazy eights, table top hockey, and barrel of monkeys. It wasn’t until later that we found out she let us win. I remember joining the ladies at the manor for tile rummy nights. They took turns hosting and Grandma seldom missed a night. For the three older girls, game nights were always followed by Hee Haw, a cup of tea, and the news. Until this day, they hear Lloyd Robertson’s introduction to the National and feel its past their bedtime. Grandma let us have full run of her house during playtime. Tricia, Tairsa and Candice remember dressing up in Grandma’s high heels, purses and make up. They would parade around the house, where grandma would then serve them their cocktails of apple or clamato juice. Grandma always kept a drawer in the kitchen full of tools for Travis to use to fix the fridge which wasn’t broken. After, he would join the girls for cocktail hour. She would let them play in Grandpas cars where they would leave the key on and run the battery dead and she never said a word. When it came to us kids there was no shortage of patience or time. Over the past few days we have discovered each one of us has had a special moment with grandma where she has given us a gift and told us “don’t let the others know”. We always heard what the other grandchildren were up to through Grandma. This was her way of telling us how proud she was of each one of us. Not only were we lucky enough to have grandma but she also had three Great grandchildren who adored her and she loved them. Grandma would dance with Sydney and Payton and was never afraid to get down on the floor to play dolls or puzzles. When Candice would update Grandma on what Braxton was getting into, she’d always say “Oh well he’s having fun”. She let them play with the same toys we did. Just this past rodeo she saved three little suckers from the parade to give to the three Great Grandchildren. She would sit and watch them play and smile the whole time. She thought they were pretty special. Although they didn’t have Grandma for long they enjoyed every minute they did have with her. Mathew gave Grandma a magnet that hung in her home for years, which we all felt summarized Grandma to a T --- “This Grandma is a lean, mean spoiling machine.” Grandma’s giggle and smile will forever be in our hearts. Grandma we love you and will miss you. Thank You The Family of Mabel Glazier, extend the following: To the Prairie Rose Assisted Living Care Givers, support staff and the residents. Please accept our gratitude for all your kindness shown to our mother in making her feel at home. Mom enjoyed the many little things that are done such as baking, playing games, having her hair done and the visiting. We are very fortunate in a small community to get this kind of care and we truly appreciated all you have done. Dr. Tolmie, nurses and support staff thanks for the wonderful care shown to Mom during her times in the hospital. It is comforting to the family to know our loved ones are looked after in a patient caring way. Heather and her staff at Coronation Funeral Home, you make a very difficult time much easier with your guidance and understanding. Thank you for remembering the things we forgot and all the little extras you thought of to help make celebrating Mom’s life special. Heather you are truly an asset to our community. We appreciated all the kind words and the love and respect shown to Mom. Thank you to the Sunshine Club for the wonderful lunch supplied after the funeral. It meant a lot to the family to know that the Sunshine Club wanted to prepare lunch for Mom’s service. Mom, spend many years in the Sunshine Club and didn’t miss a meeting if she could help it. She enjoyed all the fun things that the Club did and spending time with the Sunshine Gals. Special thanks to our Aunts, Rene, Joyce and Bubbles in delivering supper for us after the funeral, we love you. Rev. Shantz, we appreciate the visit we had and the lovely service you offered. Mom enjoyed attending Trinity United Church. She attended faithfully Sunday mornings enjoying the sermons, music and fellowship. Trinity United Church Choir thank you for leading us in song and special thanks for singing Come to My Heart on Sunday morning so that we could include this pretty song in the service. It is nice to hear new songs. Tim Bussing, grandson-in-law for reading the Eulogy and the little extras you thought of was appreciated. You did a very good job at such a difficult task. Special thanks to the Grandchildren, for the Tribute you wrote for Grandma and the pictures and songs you chose for the power point. I am sure she was smiling down from heaven and very proud of all of you! Travis and Haley you did a terrific job reading the tribute and we are all proud of you. Tricia thanks for being the Urn Bearer; it was only appropriate that the first grandchild perform this honour. Grandma was a special person and each of you has treasured memories that will remain in your heart forever. We truly appreciate our families, friends, and neighbours for all the support you offered during this difficult time. Thank you for the food, flowers, visits, phone calls, and cards and donations sent to each of our homes. Friendships are very important to each of us and your hugs and kind words help more than you may know. We truly are fortunate to live in such a caring community. George and Arlana Glazier and Families Beryl and Jim Smith and Family Judy, Kim and Mathew Redelback |