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Pauline Rawlek Obituary
Pauline Rawlek passed away peacefully on December 3, 2024, at the Rocky View General Hospital in Calgary.
Pauline was born on May 6, 1930, in Myrnam, Alberta.
On the summer of 1946, at age of 16 Pauline’s dad bought she and her sister Nancy a ticket to take the train to Vancouver to work for the summer. She decided to stay on in Vancouver and met her future husband Peter Rawlek Sr. They were married July 26, 1948, and moved to Myrnam, where Peter started a trucking company, and she worked as a nurse’s aid at the Myrnam hospital. In 1956, she, Peter and, their 5-year-old daughter, Patsy moved up North and eventually settled in Spirit River where they started farming and continued trucking. While there Pauline drove bus for the school board and worked as a custodian at St. Maire’s school.
In 1996, Pauline and Peter moved to Edmonton where they retired. Peter passed away in July of 2023. Pauline stayed on in Edmonton until August 2024 and then moved to Calgary as she required greater care.
Pauline had an independent spirit. There was no job or challenge that she would not take on. From shingling the roof of the house in Spirit River with her boys while Peter was away trucking to teaching herself how to sew and making quilts for her grand children, she was always busy. Her boundless energy and enthusiasm were contagious to those around her. Anything she did she did well, and she instilled this attitude in her children and grand children. She loved helping her daughter Pat bale hay in the Smoky River area and spend time in the ‘flats” by the river. As well, she had a huge garden right up to her last year in Edmonton.
Pauline had a very fun and competitive Spirit. She loved physical activity. She would often race her boys, play badminton or cross-country ski against them. If she was starting to lose, she would modify the game either by pulling them back in a race or putting the wrong wax on the skis they were using so that they were left way behind. Her big grin and glint in her eye during these competitions made it so much fun for everyone.
Pauline will be missed by her daughter Patricia Boettcher; her son Peter Jr. and grandsons Kyle and Jason; and her son Mark (Holly) and grandchildren, Catherine, Luke, John, and Maria.
She was predeceased by her husband (married 75 years) Peter Joseph Rawlek; her parents John and Dora Smoliak; her siblings Annette (Stanley) Magdiak, Mary (John) Zacharuk, Nancy (Steve) Magdiak, Mike (Pearl), Bill (Anne), Peter (Jean) and John (Mary).
Special thank you to May Pineda for the extra care and attention the last few years in Edmonton.
In honour of Pauline’s wishes a private service was held.
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