Obituaries

ROY, Anna

Anna was born on August 25, 1929 to Alfred and Leonidas Couturier. She was the fourth of fourteen children. When she was 13 she started helping other farmers wives with their children and farm chores. Anna married Antonio Roy on September 30, 1947 at 18 years of age and together they homesteaded in Jean Cote, a small hamlet in northern Alberta and had eight children: Cecile in 1948, Julienne in 1949, Eugene in 1950, Simone in 1952, Jules in 1953, Germaine in 1956, Diane in 1957 and Francois in 1959. They worked very hard to support the family and came through some very difficult experiences in those years. There were also many good family times. During the summers the girls would pick food from the garden and in the evenings we had family fun in a circle on the front porch shelling peas, cutting carrots, getting beans and beets ready for canning which mom did during the night. We also harvested the best strawberries and raspberries in the county. Many hours were spent picking wild fruit to preserve for the long cold winters. We had acres of potatoes that we cultivated and sold to the community. Anna would bake 8 to 10 loaves of bread two or three times a week for their growing family. The children attended a private one-room schoolhouse with grades 1-8 and one teacher. The school was one mile from the homestead.

In 1967 the family moved to Peace River town where they bought a custodial and maintenance business and renamed it

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Condolence Messages

Mar 01, 2018
Condolences to all the family, I remember Anne well when she managed the Apartments at Pacific Court. Happy to hear she enjoyed her travels with her family, as no one deserved it more than Anna she was such a hard working lady.

RIP Anna.

Pat
Mar 01, 2018
We are so sorry to here of Anna's passing. My mom, sister and I were lucky to spend time with Anna, many years ago, thanks to her wonderful son, Francois. She was always so sweet and has such a wonderful family. We wish you all the support and love at this time.

Alisha Klassen
Feb 28, 2018
Jules, what a sweet mom you had. She was a treasure. I pray God gives you peace at this time. Pegi MacGregor (Shetler)
Feb 28, 2018
I had the privilege of meeting this lovely lady through her daughter Diane and I want to say how sorry I am for her passing. My heart goes out to

each and everyone of you.

Sincerely, Corry.