Obituary of Frances Annie Kasun

Frances Annie Kasun 1922-2020 For those family and friends that were unable to attend the Memorial Mass held for Francis due to the Covid 19 restrictions, there is a link below that the family wishes to share with everyone: https://youtu.be/-RjIcuTE_MM It is with great sadness the family of Frances Kasun announces her passing on November 19, 2020. Frances will be forever missed, but will be joining her husband, Charles; her parents, Anna and Henry Bartels; her sisters, Alice, Hilda, Hannah; her brother, Henry. Frances leaves behind her children: Charlene (Ronald) Brad, Wendy Kasun (Mike Flamminio), Dennis (Muriel) Kasun; her grandchildren and great- grand children: Todd (Charlene) - Danica & Sabrina; Darren (Tammy) - Victoria Brad - Logan & Liam Nelson - Danielle Klics; Gwendolyn (Scott) Batchelor - Zachary & Randy Seresinhe, Isabel, Sophia & Olivia Batchelor; Dustin (Crystal) - Crosby & Lewis; Chélise (Furey) Higgins – Mylène; Darryl (Jill) - Davis, Maëlle, & Griffin; Daniel (Ashley); Celynn (Brady) Manz - Leo, Sam, & Annalise. We were privileged to have mom for 98 years. Frances was born to Henry & Anna Bartels on August 11, 1922, in the Wandsworth district, the fourth of five children. She enjoyed many singsongs with her sisters and brother as they did chores on the farm. Mom went to Chellwood School for grades one to eight and took nine and ten by correspondence. Mom took grades eleven and twelve at Laird High School. The following year she entered Teachers’ College or Normal School as it was then called. Mom first taught near St. Walburg, then near Outlook, then at Skipton School near Leask. Mom also taught at Chirnside School, the Leask Hutterite Colony, then in Leask until 1976. Mom met dad while teaching at Skipton School, and they were married in 1946. They had three children, Charlene, Wendy, and Dennis. Family was everything to mom, she gave her time, patience, kindness, and love to her children and later her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She certainly had a special bond with each of her grandchildren and treasured them as they treasured her. All the family loved going to Grandma’s. Mom’s table was filled with laughter, great meals, card games, and discussion. It defined the purest essence of family. She loved to bake and share her canning, but she got the most joy tending to her flowers and her garden. It was a peace-filled place for her to be. When you walked through the flower beds and garden with her, you sensed the oneness she shared with her piece of nature. Mom loved music. She loved to sing with her sisters and play the keyboard. She loved listening to music and especially liked listening to her grandchildren play her keyboard. In her younger days, she was an avid bowler and amassed many trophies. She loved fishing, playing cards, doing crafts, and reading. Mom led by example. She took time to listen, encourage, and look positively on every situation. In her quiet way, she built up the confidence of others and cheered the successes and joys of her family and friends. She was admired for her strength, patience, and kindness. Mom was our rock. The family wishes to thank the amazing staff at the Parkland Integrated Health Center in Shellbrook for the great care, kindness, compassion, and love they showed towards mom during the nearly two years she resided there. There was a private memorial mass with Father Phong Tran officiating and Frances was laid to rest in the Leask Cemetery. If family and friends so desire, memorial donations in memory of Frances may be made to the Shellbrook and Districts Health Services Foundation Long Term Care, or to a charity of their choice. Family and friends wishing to send online condolences may visit www.beaulacfuneralhome.com. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home, Shellbrook SK. 306-747-2828.