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OLIVE
ROSENA
FERGUSON
(nee Erickson) was
born on
June 25, 1923
at
St.
Boswell
,
Saskatchewan
and as a young child grew up in Kelstern where she received her
education. At age 18 she went to work at Readlyn,
Crane
Valley
and
Ardill
,
Saskatchewan
.
She met Melvin Ferguson in Mitchellton and the couple were
married on
July
14, 1942
. .
Olive and Melvin had two sons, Ross Lloyd and Douglas Eric.
They farmed at Mitchellton until retiring to
Moose
Jaw
in 1978. Olive enjoyed
watching rodeos, ball games and loved watching curling on T.V.
Predeceased by her loving husband, Melvin Ferguson and son, Ross
Lloyd, parents, Lillian May and Clarence Erickson; sisters: Alta
May Harris, Edith (Bob) McDonald; brothers: Arther Erickson, Lloyd
(May) Erickson, Clarence Erickson; brothers-in-law: Wayne Reiman
and Ken Greensides and sister-in-law Ina Erickson. Olive is
survived by her son, Douglas Ferguson and grandchildren: Crystal
(Travis) Ogle, Trevor Ferguson, Pamela (Dean) Kuntz, Melvin
Ferguson and Charmaine (Jim); great-grandchildren: Hewston, Colten,
Chyanne and Wyatt Ogle and Hali Kuntz; sisters: Hazel Greensides,
Joyce
Reiman
,
Lorraine
(Everett) Ball and brothers: Fred (Blanche) Erickson, Alvin
Erickson and sister-in-law, Dora Erickson as well as numerous
nieces and nephews. The
Funeral Service will be held on
Monday, March 4,
2002
at
1:30 p.m.
in the W. J. Jones
& Son Funeral Chapel,
106 Athabasca St.
E.
,
Moose Jaw
.
Reverend Bill Thompson will officiate.
Interment will follow at
Sunset
Cemetery
.
Memorials for the Saskatchewan Heart & Stroke
Foundation,
Box
521
,
Moose
Jaw
,
Sask.
,
S6H
4P2
would be appreciated. In
living memory of Olive, a tree will be planted in
Wakamow
Valley
by W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
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