GIBSON: It is with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected passing of Ethel Louise Gibson, late of North Battleford, on Friday, March 14, 2014 at the age of 77 years. Ethel will be lovingly remembered by her daughter Donna (Steve) Hamm - Lindsay (Bo) Felinger: Wyatt and Coady, Joren (Ryan) Gross: Tristen and Masen, Brianne Cooper (Ian Knell): Leta, and Steve's children Melissa and Riley Hamm; son Russ (Anita) Gibson - Yolanda (Jeremy) Hansen: Evan, Geordie Gibson, and Douglas Gibson (Sheri Missal); sisters-in-law Doris Allan and Doris Allan; brother-in-law Fred Kastendieck; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband Harold; brothers John and Bob Allan; sister Margaret Kastendieck; and parents John and Viola Allan. Ethel was born on December 10, 1936 at Moose Jaw, SK. She was the youngest of 4 children born to John and Viola Allan. They moved to Battleford in 1940. All her education was received in Battleford, ending at Reeves Business College. She married Harold Gibson in 1956 and at that time they moved to Rockhaven. From then on, she was a farmer's wife and mother. Born to this union was a daughter Donna Louise and a son Russell John. In 1983, Ethel and Harold moved into a new house on the farm. After a few years of intense landscaping and planting trees, she found herself a widow. Harold passed away in February 1988. She continued to live on the farm until the fall of 2013. In all those years she maintained her yard and kept a large garden. She canned and preserved a lot of fruit and vegetables. She made every craft imaginable; she quilted, sewed, crocheted, etc., all her life. Her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and many others can all attest to that. In the years after Harold's death she also kept busy curling, bowling, square dancing, attending auctions, her grandchildren's' events, etc. She was a classic grandmother. She emulated her mother Viola by knitting for charity, singing in the church choir, and being involved in the Anglican Church in Rockhaven, and the United Church in Rockhaven and Cut Knife. Ethel belonged to various sewing clubs, the Cut Knife Widows Club, the Royal Purple, and she was involved in the Seniors' Winter Games. Years ago, she took her first trip as a widow with her mother Viola. That trip started a tradition that lasted many years. She went on many bus trips, cruises, camping with friends and family members. The last stage in Ethel's life was her new apartment at Caleb Village in North Battleford. She could not say enough good things about the staff and management. Her short time at Caleb Village was a blessing to Ethel and her family. God Bless. Service of Remembrance was held on Saturday, March 22 from the Chapel of Sallows and McDonald - Wilson and Zehner Funeral Home, North Battleford with Reverend Nora Borgeson officiating. When the sun shines and the flowers bloom, Ethel will be laid to rest forever with her husband Harold in the Rockhaven Cemetery. The family has requested that donations in Ethel's memory be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation, or cash donations can also be made to the Caleb Village Resident Fund. Condolences for the family may be left at The family has placed their trust with Kristeen Thiessen of Sallows & McDonald - Wilson and Zehner Funeral Home, North Battleford. (306) 445-2418
