Aurea passed away July 11, 2015 following a long and happy life filled with family, laughter, faith and love. Aurea brought sunshine and happiness when she entered this world on March 21, 1939 to her parents, Edward and Anne Wheeler. The baby in a family of ten children, she grew up with the values and principles her own children still emulate. As a young girl, Aurea’s independence and humour drew in the attention of a young boy who would eventually become her beloved husband, Terry. Together, they laughed through the sadness and loved through the difficulties. With a large family to raise, Aurea was fiercely independent and amazingly organized. Erin (Faith), Koren (Michael), Kareena (Rob), Shannon (Chris) and little Aurea (Jim) remain steadfast carriers of the values and traditions which Aurea held dear. Her most precious possession was her 13 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. They will forever remember their ‘Mama’. The love and happiness they brought to her life was only equal to the joy she brought into theirs. Aurea will be lovingly remembered in the hearts and minds of her children; grandchildren; sister, Donelda; brother-in-law, Staley; nieces, nephews and countless friends. Aurea has been met at the Gates of Heaven in the loving arms of her departed husband, Terry. Now reunited, their love will be the sunshine which ends the darkness, the rainbows which remind us the beauty of the rain and the butterflies that show us the strength and value of growth. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer with Reverend Father Les Drewicki presiding. Memorial donations in Aurea’s memory may be made directly to STARS Air Ambulance or the Red Deer Hospice Society. Many thanks to the staff of RDRH Unit 32 and the Red Deer Hospice for their excellent care and support.

Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Aurea Chambers March 21, 1939 – July 11, 2015.source