Mildred (Mehrer) Slager was the 10th of 11 children born to Fred and Johanna (Meier) Mehrer on June 23, 1931 at Halbrite, SK. When she was 3 the family moved to the Shellmouth area and shortly thereafter they moved to the Beresina District north of Churchbridge. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, playing piano and also did lots of chores on the farm which turned out to be great training for what was ahead…when the love of her life Emil came a courtin' on his Ford tractor. They were married on July 21, 1951. After their honeymoon in Winnipeg they came back to live on Section 22 24 31 W1, 5 miles south of Calder, farming where their son and grandsons still farm today. On June 1 of 1952 Dawn was born and almost 4 years later, on January 3, 1956, she got a baby brother, Randy. At the time of his death on January 6, 1999 Emil had seeded and harvested 55 crops. Mildred loved the Lord and reading His word…she prayed for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren every day of her life. In April of 2002 Mildred moved into a beautiful new condo in Yorkton and then in November of 2013 she moved into the Bentley where she lived until January 31, 2017 when she fell asleep in Jesus' arms and woke up in heaven. She's having an awesome time with her husband Emil…her siblings who went before…Minnie Mehrer, Annie (Art) Schultz, Frank (Minnie) Mehrer, Martha (Phillip) Adams, Frieda (Jacob) Hoffman, Fred (Emma) Mehrer, Herman (Olga) Mehrer and Jake (Rose) Mehrer…her mom and dad Fred and Johanna and her darling great-granddaughter Phoenix Slager. So many here mourning her passing…her daughter Dawn & Kelvin Wiebe and their family; Cam and Lorrie Wiebe, Tommy, Robbie, Jamie and Jon, Clayton and Shawna Wiebe, Connor, Hudson and Mya, Carma and Richard Bankert, Brooklynn, Braeden and Acacia; her son Randy & Char Slager and their family; Jesse and Jean, Octavia, Zoe, Gabe and Hunter, Bobbi Jo, Quinn and Keri; her sisters Leotha (John) Yanke and Lydia (Clarence) Knippel; her sisters-in-law Emma Mehrer, Olga Mehrer and Eleanor Marte; numerous nieces and nephews and so many friends. The funeral service was held on Friday, February 3, 2017 from the Heritage Baptist Church in Yorkton with Pastor Brian Kirsch officiating. Grandson Cameron Wiebe gave the eulogy, followed by Mildred's grandchildren giving family tributes. The hymns sung were 'In the Garden' and 'What A Friend We Have in Jesus', accompanied by son-in-law Kelvin Wiebe, who also sang 'Going Home'. The interment took place in the family plot in the Garden of St. Mark at the Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Cameron and Clayton Wiebe, Carma Bankert, Jesse and Bobbi Joe Slager and Darcy Mehrer serving as the casket bearers. Condolences can be left at . Memorials were to the Heritage Baptist Church Building Fund.
