Margaret (Margie) Babuk nee Lyster passed away peacefully in the early hours of Monday, May 25, 2015 in Calgary, AB.
Margie was born in Cabri, SK and was the youngest of Susan and Joseph Lyster's six children. Her father worked for the CPR. Margie attended school in Empress, AB. She then trained for nursing and dental work. She and her husband married while he was the railroad station agent and the telegrapher at Empress. They raised four children. With the railway, the family lived in rural Saskatchewan and Alberta at Lemsford, Jenner, Torrington, Success, Pennant, Grassy Lake, Vulcan, and Estevan before settling in Calgary.
She was predeceased by her husband and all of her siblings. Margie leaves behind her children Tom (Mav), Barb (Bob), Darrel (LynnAnn) and Chad (Tracy), as well as grandchildren Greg, Kris, Jason, Ryan, Sarah, Molly, Clayton and Breena. She was also blessed with five great-grandchildren.
Margie was an avid reader and followed Canadian politics and world events. She was a Calgary Stampeders fan. She asked that special thanks be extended to Dr. Vacy-Lyle as well as to staff at Lake Bonavista Village where she enjoyed the last 10 years of her life.
At her request, no funeral will be held. Messages of condolence may be forwarded to the family at www.piersons.ca.
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Margie was born in Cabri, SK and was the youngest of Susan and Joseph Lyster's six children. Her father worked for the CPR. Margie attended school in Empress, AB. She then trained for nursing and dental work. She and her husband married while he was the railroad station agent and the telegrapher at Empress. They raised four children. With the railway, the family lived in rural Saskatchewan and Alberta at Lemsford, Jenner, Torrington, Success, Pennant, Grassy Lake, Vulcan, and Estevan before settling in Calgary.
She was predeceased by her husband and all of her siblings. Margie leaves behind her children Tom (Mav), Barb (Bob), Darrel (LynnAnn) and Chad (Tracy), as well as grandchildren Greg, Kris, Jason, Ryan, Sarah, Molly, Clayton and Breena. She was also blessed with five great-grandchildren.
Margie was an avid reader and followed Canadian politics and world events. She was a Calgary Stampeders fan. She asked that special thanks be extended to Dr. Vacy-Lyle as well as to staff at Lake Bonavista Village where she enjoyed the last 10 years of her life.
At her request, no funeral will be held. Messages of condolence may be forwarded to the family at www.piersons.ca.
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