Mrs. Effie Engel wife of the late Charlie Engel of Yorkton. Cheryl & Marilyn want their relatives and friends to know our Mom 鈥淓ffie Engel鈥� passed away April 30, 2015 at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre at the age of 88 years. She will be missed by her family, two daughters, Cheryl (Wayne) Koch of Vancouver, BC and Marilyn Engel of Edmonton, AB; two grandsons, Trent (Kim) Koch and their children Matthew and Nathan Koch of Saskatoon and Travis (Janette) Koch and their daughter, Petra Koch Stratton of New Zealand; two sisters, Anne Wyllychuk of Salmon Arm, BC and Victoria Fleming of Hamilton, ON; two sisters-in-law, Vilma Nahirney of Kamloops, BC and Violet Engel of Kelowna, BC, as well as many nieces, nephews, friends and relatives. She was predeceased by her husband Charlie; her parents, Alex & Lena (nee Achtemichuk) Panchuk; sister, Mary Solomon; brothers, Peter, Nick and Bill; sister-in-law, Dianna (nee Pister) Panchuk and son-in-law Dave Balaux. A family funeral service was held on Friday, May 8, 2015 from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Pastor Fred Schneider of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Yorkton officiating. Tributes and words of remembrance were given by Pastor Don Engel. Pastor Fred Schneider led the congregation in the singing of the hymn, Amazing Grace. Interment followed in the family plot in the Garden of St. Matthew at the Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Launey Weitzel serving as the urn bearer. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.baileysfuneralhom.com. Memorials in memory of Effie may be made to the Yorkton District Nursing Home or to the Heart & Stroke Foundation as gifts of remembrance.
