With sadness I am writing this tribute to the memory of my oldest sister, Mary, who passed way today. Words are difficult to put on paper. She was born in 1929 and raised in Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, in a small farming community of Gallivan. Educated in a one-room school, married to her childhood sweetheart, John Fitzgerald and raised a family of 10 children. Her family meant a lot to her. Her children, grandchildren and great grand children made her days memorable.
Mary not only cared for her family she also cared for her siblings. We always had a place to stay during our education.
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| Standing: Eileen Rutley, (2nd Cousin) and Mary Bertand Seated: Clare, Lorraine and Evelyn Bertrand |
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| John Fitzgerald, Mary, Evelyn, Clare, Lorraine and Arthur Bertrand |
