BARBARA GORZITZA, PASSED AWAY MARCH 24, 2002 SURROUNDED BY HER FAMILY AT THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE AT THE AGE OF 67 YEARS. BARB WAS BORN MARCH 19, 1935.
BARB WAS BORN MARCH 19, 1935 AT LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA TO EDWARD AND LOLA FLEXHAUG. SHE RECEIVED HER SCHOOLING IN THE LETHBRIDGE AREA AND WHILE ATTENDING McNALLY HIGH SCHOOL MET RON GORZITZA. AFTER COMPLETING HER EDUCATION SHE WORKED FOR THE TORONTO DOMINION BANK FOR FIVE YEARS. ON JUNE 5, 1955 SHE MARRIED RON GORZITZA IN THE LDS CHURCH IN LETHBRIDGE. THEY BEGAN THEIR UNION TOGETHER LIVING ON A FARM AT KIPP. IN 1957 THEY MOVED TO THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE AND IN 1963 THEY MOVED TO VULCAN WHERE SHE WAS KEPT VERY BUSY FOR SEVERAL YEARS RAISING A FAMILY OF FIVE CHILDREN. BARB WORKED FOR THE CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE FOR TWENTY-ONE YEARS. IN 1991 SHE WENT ON DISABILITY LEAVE AND LATER OFFICIALLY RETIRED. BARB HAS CONTINUED TO RESIDE IN VULCAN EVER SINCE.
BARBARA LOVED RAISING AND BEING WITH HER FAMILY SHE ESPECIALLY LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH HER TWELVE GRANDCHILDREN. SHE ENJOYED BAKING AND WAS AN EXCELLENT COOK. SHE ALSO ENJOYED SEWING AND CERAMICS. IN HER YOUNGER YEARS SHE WAS VERY ATHLETIC AND ENJOYED PLAYING BASKETBALL.
BELOVED WIFE OF RON GORZITZA OF VULCAN, LOVING MOTHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS WENDY WESTMAN OF CALGARY, BRENDA (CLIVE) JOSEPH OF BROOKS, THREE SONS GREG (DIANE) OF CLARESHOLM, ROB (ANN) OF STONEY PLAIN, DARREN (SHANNON) OF VULCAN, SON-IN-LAW JAY WESTMAN OF CALGARY, TWELVE GRANDCHILDREN, RYAN, SHANE, MATTHEW, NICOLE, JUSTIN, KIMBERLY, GEOFFREY, BRANDON, CORY, SHELBI, SYDNEY, KELSEY, ONE BROTHER JERRY (EILEEN) FLEXHAUG OF CLARESHOLM, ONE BROTHER-IN-LAW GEORGE (ANNE) GORZITZA OF LETHBRIDGE, THREE SISTERS-IN-LAW LILY DOBRONSKI OF FERNIE, LAURA GORZITZA OF VULCAN, VERA GORZITZA OF LETHBRIDGE, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
FUNERAL SERVICE THURSDAY MARCH 28, 2002 AT 1:30 P.M. AT THE CULTURAL RECREATIONAL CENTRE VULCAN WITH REV. PETER WALKER OFFICIATING.
HONORARY BEARERS GEOFFREY GORZITZA, BRANDON GORZITZA, CORY GORZITZA, SHELBI GORZITZA, SYDNEY GORZITZA AND KELSEY GORZITZA.
CASKET BEARERS RYAN JOSEPH, SHANE JOSEPH, MATTHEW WESTMAN, NICOLE WESTMAN, JUSTIN GORZITZA AND KIMBERLY GORZITZA.
INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS TRIBUTES IN BARB’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO EITHER THE PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT OF THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, BOX 299 VULCAN TOL 2BO OR THE LUPUS SOCIETY OF ALBERTA Rm 262 N. TWR. 1403 29 ST. N.W. CALGARY T2N 2T9.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633. E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.