Dad received word this afternoon that his older sister Matilda passed away yesterday at the age of ninety-seven. The obituary posted by Metz Mortuary (here) rehearses the main events of her life even as it nicely captures the depth and sincerity of her faith.
Matilda appeared in several Buller Time posts throughout the years. This first photo shows the entire family in front of the Lushton farmhouse (see post here). The photo was most likely taken in 1940, when Matilda was twelve.
The following photo of just Grandma and the girls was apparently taken the same day, since everyone is wearing the same outfit as in the first photo (original post here).
In a post from 13 April 2015 (here), Matilda is shown on the far right in a photo of a wagonload of kids; the photo was probably taken in 1941, when Matilda was thirteen.
The next photograph, showing the entire family, may date to 1943. If this is correct, Matilda was fifteen at the time.
Fast forward to the twenty-first century, a 6 September 2016 post showed Matilda alongside Wayne and his wife Bev (here). Although both Matilda and Wayne are now gone, we live with the certain hope of seeing them again in the life to come.
We honor those who are no longer with us not only by remembering them at various times of their lives but also by retelling their stories, so that they live on in our memories. With that in mind, I direct you to a post from 9 May 2017 that reproduces a York News Times story about Matilda’s experiences during the blizzards of 1948–1949 (see here).
Matilda, as both the news article and her obituary attest, lived a long and full life and exhibited bravery and kindness in the face of every challenge.
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