Norbert Alphonse Parent
June 6, 1928 -
聽January 14, 2015
聽聽 Norbert Alphonse Parent, late
of Estevan, Sask., died peace-
fully with family by his side at
the Regina General Hospital on
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
at the age of 86 years.
聽聽 Bert is survived by Patricia,
his loving wife of 63 years, of
Estevan, Sask.; children, Con-
nie (Mike) Davis of Estevan,
Sask., David (Bev) Parent of
Saskatoon, Sask., Marion (Clif-
ford) Dales of Lampman, Sask.,
Dorothy (Jeff) Ward of Estevan,
Sask., Patricia (Dave) Siemens
of Saskatoon, Sask. and Pame-
la Dzeko of Didsbury, Alta.; son-in-law Stephen Orlowski of
Estevan, Sask.; 16 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; sib-
lings, Alice Smythe, Vivian Desaulniers, Maurice (Irene) Parent,
Denise McKenzie, Lorraine Benish and Gerard Parent, as well
as numerous nieces and nephews.聽
聽聽 He was predeceased by his daughter Kathryn Orlowski;
grandson, Abdul Dzeko and great grandson, Nicholas Milani;
parents, Helena and Hermenegilde Parent; siblings, Therese
(Alex) Dolyny and Arthur Parent.聽
聽聽 Bert had an incredible entrepreneurial spirit. He started and
owned many businesses in Manitoba and Saskatchewan in the
grocery, retail, hospitality, furniture and manufacturing indus-
tries.聽 His kind heart and generosity led him to quietly and
anonymously help the less fortunate without expectation of re-
ward.聽 He gave to several charities including Mary鈥檚 Meals,
which now feeds almost 1 million children each day. 聽
聽聽 No matter where he lived, he was always interested in current
events and was involved in his community.聽 He was a 3rd de-
gree Knight of Columbus, and in recent years he participated on
the committee to twin Hwy 39. He had a keen interest in history
and was an engaging story-teller.聽 One of his favorite pastimes
was playing cards at the Senior鈥檚 Centre and the Legion.聽 He
loved family get-togethers and was always the first to initiate a
game of cards, dice or marbles. 聽
聽聽 Bert cherished his family and adored his life-long soul mate
and 鈥淏uddy鈥�, his wife Patricia.聽 The greatest gift he gave his chil-
dren was the steadfast love and respect that he showed their
mother.聽 He had an unwavering faith, which remained strong
right to the end when he went home to Jesus.
聽聽 Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Servic-
es, Estevan.聽 Prayers were held on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at
7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, with Mr. Doug
Third officiating. The Celebration of Life Mass took place on
Monday, January 19, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist
R.C. Church, Estevan, by Father Brian Meredith. Interment fol-
lowed at the Estevan City Cemetery.
聽聽 The family would like to thank Dr. C. Omosigho, emergency
staff and EMS Services in Estevan, and the staff and doctors in
CSU and Unit 3F at Regina General Hospital.聽 Special thanks to
Dr. Kish Lyster and Bert鈥檚 鈥淎ngel鈥� Charge Nurse Tracy at Regi-
na General.
聽聽 聽 聽 Thank you also to Hall Funeral Services, Fr. Brian Meredith,
CWL for the lunch, Knights of Columbus honor guard, St. John
the Baptist Church choir, Doug Third for the prayer service, and
to the many family and friends who showed us kindness and
compassion, the gifts of food, cards, flowers, phone calls and
visits.
聽聽 In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make donations in Bert鈥檚
memory may do so directly to Mary鈥檚 Meals Canada (a cause
that was very dear to Bert), 7111 Syntex Drive, 3rd Floor, Mis-
sissauga, Ont., L5N 8C3, [email protected], www.marys-
meals.ca, 1-855-702-0330. $13 feeds a child for a whole school
year.
