Kathrena “Tena” Ollis passed away on December 4, 2021, at the age of 94 years in St. Albert.
Kathrena was born on March 7, 1927, in Hebert, Saskatchewan. She started working at the age of 13 to help support her mother, half brothers and sisters and then worked in the Loon Lake hospital for a number of years where she met and married Gerald “Jerry” Ollis November 19, 1948. After helping Jerry’s father on the farm for a couple years, they worked in central B.C. for a couple more years, then moved to Lloydminster and finally settled in Edmonton in 1958 where they raised their family and spent many holidays and weekends at Jumbo Beach with the family and grandchildren. It was here in Edmonton that she completed her education, worked in a nursing home and then at NAIT for a number of years until her retirement. She was a strong and caring person and spent a significant portion of her retirement years caring for others in their final years.
Predeceased by her husband Jerry “Gerald” in 1989, and her daughter Joan in 2015.
Kathrena is survived by her sisters Christina (Wenzel) of Makwa, Saskatchewan, Annie; brother Joe; daughter Barbara of Victoria; son Garry (Rosemary) of St. Albert; grandchildren, Cari (Rick), Michelle (Kelly), Stacey, Kimberley, Crystal (Jason), Adrea (Eric), Thomas, and Warren; and ten great-grandchildren who never failed to put a big smile on her face.
A Visitation will be held between 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Connelly-McKinley Funeral Home St. Albert, 9 Muir Drive. Please note government issued photo ID and proof of vaccination via QR code or, a negative COVID test in the last 72 hours is required upon entry.
A Graveside Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Tomlinson Cemetery in Loon Lake, SK.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Kathrena “Tena Ollis 2021..
Décès pour la Ville: Edmonton, Province: Alberta