Obituary
Ashley Castle passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Grande Cache Hospital January 10th, 2021 after a year long battle with cancer.
She is survived by her family: husband Herb; son Justin, his wife Tineke and grandchildren Mondena and Conner; son Stephan, his wife Jessica and children Sawyer and Devon and Ashley’s stepdaughter Alena.
As well through marriage to Herb, she is survived by his son Wylie, wife Shannon, and their children Declan and Connor and Herb’s other son Jamie and wife Jodie.
Ashley will be remembered for her infectious smile and her strength of character. She loved to travel the world. One of her biggest travel accomplishments was hiking to the Mount Everest Base camp.
Ashley loved her career and possessed a strong sense of commitment and loyalty to her work associates who have described her as a person of courage, strength, and a proud advocate for the underdog and women’s rights.
Ashley will be missed dearly by her family and remembered for her passion of life and always trying to make our world a better place.
A celebration of Ashley’s life will be scheduled when family and friends can come together at a later date.
To send flowers to Ashley’s family, please visit our floral store.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Ashley Ramona Ramsauer Castle February 11 1957 January 10 2021 (age 63)..
Death notice for the town of: Edson, Province: Alberta
I first met Ashley in August of 1990. I was 17 and had taken a leap into the unknown to meet, for the first time, my biological father, his partner Ashley, and her son. I had only a couple of pictures to go by. As I walked into the arrivals area, it was Ashley I noticed first. I had found them. I was instantly hugged by her. It was a big hug, the kind where you’re squeezed and surrounded with warmth and “welcome”. Several weeks after that first-encounter and visit, Ashely invited me to live with them. I left my life in Ontario and started fresh in Alberta. Ashley embraced me and accepted me as her own. She taught me some valuable life lessons – some I quite stubbornly accepted…eventually. She validated my truth, she believed in me, and not once did she discredit my story, my experiences. She helped me heal and was with me through some difficult realizations. She was a pillar in my life. A role-model. A teacher. A mother. A friend. And when things didn’t work out between her and my dad, she still believed in me. She still embraced me throughout all the years. She attended my ceremonies, she met me on the jetty after deployments, she sent me her support any way she knew how. She still called me her daughter until our last conversation this past 31 Dec 2020. She was bigger than life, constantly grabbed the bull by the horns, and let nothing hold her back. She was the most generous person I knew, and she loved fiercely. My love and heart go out to our amazingly loved and blended family, and everyone who was touched by the light that was Ashley. RIP momma and I’ll see your sparkle while you’re dancing on the rooftops <3.