Obituary
A memorial gathering will be held in her honour on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at
Stride Place in the Multi-Purpose Room from 4:00pm – 6:00 pm with a short program taking place at 4:30pm.
In accordance with current Covid-19 health regulations proof of vaccination will be required to attend.
After a life well lived, it is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Augusta “Gus” Calder on January 14, 2021. She was 94 years young.
Gus will be lovingly remembered by her family; sons Cliff (Pat), Bob (Pauline), Bill (Sherri) and grandchildren Nicki (Randy), Dean (Suzanne), Chad (Lavina), Shane, Raegan (Adam O.), Brett (Jayla), Nerissa and Kalysha. She will be forever missed by her great-grandchildren; Tanner, Logan, Kian and Evan, Deacon and Lawson, Madison and Chase, Molly and Dani, Finn and Jory. Also left to mourn her passing are sisters Tena, Myrt, Diane, Fran and Lorna (Donnie), and brothers Archie and Garry (Barb), her sisters-in-law Wilma and Phyllis and brother-in-law Don. Gus will also be fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews, and countless friends that she considered family.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband Lloyd in 2004, grandson Adam in 2018, her parents Robert and Claudia, in-laws Blanche and Bill, sister Bessie, brothers Donny, John and Angus and brothers-in-law Art, Ron, Harvey and Clifford.
Augusta was born at home in Kinosota, MB on November 29, 1926, the eldest of twelve Moar children. Augusta lived and attended school in Kinosota. She learned the importance of family and to knit, sew, garden and preserve vegetables on the family farm. Gus moved to Portage la Prairie and met her future husband Lloyd Calder. They were married in 1948 and settled down to raise three boys and eventually 7 grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
Gus’s Kinosota roots were very important to her and the family spent a lot of their time up at the farm camping out in their small camper with all of their grandkids. Great times!
To say that everyone knew Gus would be an understatement, she was Aunt Gus or Grandma Gus to everyone she met. She spent more than 40 years running the canteen at the rink, and the booth at the fair board so she was known to many.
Gus loved to feed people…her French Fries were legendary and her home was a popular lunch spot. She was also famous for her strawberry jam and then her jam cookies. You knew you were “in” if you got a box or ice cream pail of her specialty. After she retired she continued to be involved with the Terriers. She thoroughly enjoyed her routine of making homemade spaghetti, sandwiches, subs, cookies and iced tea for the Terriers pregame meals and road trips. She sewed name bars and repaired many jerseys. She loved going above and beyond for anyone and would think nothing of it.
Lots of kids had their first job working for Gus at the rink. If you had the privilege of working for her, you were shown the work ethic she was known for. She was hard to keep up with, even at 75 years of age. She loved what she did, especially seeing everyone at the rink. She loved meeting the next generation of hockey players and figure skaters when their parents would bring them back to the rink for tournaments or competitions.
The most important thing to Gus was always her family. She wasn’t happy unless she was feeding everyone, mending a piece of clothing, babysitting, enjoying the sleepovers or attending all of the games, concerts, graduations and weddings. She went to countless games, sports days, Christmas concerts and tournaments to watch her sons, grandchildren and then great grandchildren. She never missed anything, although she did not like it when family members played against each other and spent most of the game saying she couldn’t watch. That pride and support spilled over to nieces, nephews and extended family, she loved being out and watching everyone.
Although in her last year she was starting to slow down, and was experiencing some memory loss she was still as spunky as ever. She would always want to jump up peel potatoes or do the dishes and the minute anyone walked in the door she was looking to feed them.
Our family team has lost their captain, but we know that she will always be our #1 fan. She is now with her beloved Lloyd after many years apart and he is probably patiently waiting to drive her somewhere.
The Calder and Moar family would like to thank everyone for their kind thoughts and words; her impact on the community is evident from the outpouring of sympathy we have received. In her honour please pass along an act of kindness so that her legacy can live on in all of us.
We look forward to a time very soon when we can all get together and share stories of our Mom/Grandma as we could write novels about her wonderful life!
A memorial gathering will be held in her honour on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Stride Place in the Multi-Purpose Room from 4:00pm – 6:00 pm with a short program taking place at 4:30pm. In accordance with current Covid-19 health regulations proof of vaccination will be required to attend.
If friends so wish, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba, 40 Royal Road North Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 1V1.
A tree will be planted and cared for by McKenzies Portage Funeral Chapel. www.mckenziesportagefuneralchapel.com 204-857-4021
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Funeral Service
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Gus Mary Augusta Moar Calder November 29 1926 January 14 2021 (age 94)..
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Death notice for the town of: Portage-la-Prairie, Province: Manitoba