AUDREY FAY GARYK, PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT VULCAN, ALBERTA OCTOBER 2, 1997 AT THE AGE OF 60 YEARS.
AUDREY WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 14, 1937 AT SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN. SHE RECEIVED ALL OF HER SCHOOLING IN SASKATOON. FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF GRADE TWELVE, AUDREY WENT TO WORK FOR HOUSEHOLD FINANCE FOR TWO YEARS. SHE THEN BEGAN WORKING FOR REVENUE CANADA INCOME TAX FOR TWO YEARS UNTIL MARRYING GENE GARYK IN NOVEMBER OF 1960. THEY MOVED TO WINNIPEG AND RAN A SUCCESSFUL PAINT AND DECORATING BUSINESS. IN 1972 THEY MOVED TO VULCAN WHERE THEY OWNED AND OPERATED THE MCLEODS STORE FOR TWELVE YEARS UNTIL RETIRING IN 1984.
AUDREY WAS A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION AND THE ORDER OF THE ROYAL PURPLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SHE LOVED COOKING, BAKING AND SPENT HALF OF HER LIFE IN THE KITCHEN. SHE ALSO ENJOYED READING, KNITTING, CROCHETING, PLAYING CARDS ENTERTAINING FRIENDS AND TRAVELLING SOUTH FOR THE WINTER MONTHS. ONE OF HER GREATEST PLEASURES IN LIFE WAS THE TIME THAT SHE SPENT WITH HER GRANDDAUGHTER. AUDREY WAS KNOWN FOR BEING VERY KIND, CONSIDERATE, CARING, HOSPITABLE AND HAVING A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOUR
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BELOVED MOTHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS BRENDA (DAVE) EAGLESHAM OF LETHBRIDGE AND HOLLY (DICK) MCCLUSKEY OF LACOMBE, GRAND DAUGHTER MICHELLE EAGLESHAM OF LETHBRIDGE, HER MOTHER VERA MCCOY OF LETHBRIDGE, MOTHER-IN-LAW PAULINE GUSPODARYK OF REDCLIFF, THREE BROTHERS-IN-LAW AND NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
AUDREY WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND GENE IN NOVEMBER 1996 AND HER FATHER JACK MCCOY IN 1975.
FUNERAL SERVICE TUESDAY OCTOBER 7, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. AT THE VULCAN UNITED CHURCH WITH REV. DON WATT OFFICIATING. INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
CASKET BEARERS DEL OLSEN, KEN GRANT, RAY BAGOZZI, EMMET MEEHAN, JIM
NOBERT AND ROB OLSEN.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, MEMORIAL TRIBUTES IN AUDREY’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO S.T.A.R.S AIR AMBULANCE 1441 AVIATION PARK BOX 570 N.E. CALGARY,
T2E 8M7.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME.