Elaine Mary Remesoff (Obrigewitsch) was born on May 14,
1936 on the farm near Vibank,
Saskatchewan. She grew up on the
prairies of Saskatchewan. Elaine spent
her childhood both enduring the hardship and enjoying the bounties of farm life
and community. In 1958 she married James
Arthurs and together they had two sons, Douglas and David. Elaine and Jim lived in both Alberta and
Saskatchewan before later divorcing.
Being a single mother, Elaine went back to her roots in
Saskatchewan and returned to school to
get a better education. There she met
Peter Remesoff and in 1968 they were married and later that year had their
daughter, Lisa. Eventually Elaine and
Peter moved the family to Canmore, Alberta where they resided for over 30 years.
Elaine enjoyed many things in her life. She loved to curl, watch baseball and the
Saskatchewan Roughriders. She was a talented seamstress who also
enjoying knitting and was well known for her incredible pie making. Elaine travelled a lot having seen many parts
of Europe, South East Asia, Australia and Central America. She loved her family, she loved her children
and she loved doting on her grandchildren.
She retired from Canada Cement Lafarge in 1998 after 25 years of
employment and eventually her and Peter left the mountain community they loved,
settling in Cochrane, Alberta in 2008.
Elaine was predeceased by her father Jakob Obrigewitsch, step-father Harry Reinhardt and
her mother Agnes Reinhardt (Deck) She
was also predeceased by her older brother
Gerald Obrigewitsch, her younger sister Jacqueline Cross (Obrigewitsch) and her
nephew Lyndon Cross.
She is survived by her devoted husband of 45 years, Peter
Remesoff , her sons Douglas Arthurs, David (Sandra) Arthurs and daughter Lisa
Remesoff as well as her grandchildren Danielle Arthurs, Shayne Arthurs, Dylan
Bardwell and Ryley Sadorsky. Her
brothers Eugene Obrigewitsch and Reg (Clara) Reinhardt are also left mourning
her as are many nephews, nieces,
grand-nephews, a grand-niece and numerous dear friends in Saskatchewan and
Alberta.
A celebration of Elaine’s life will take place at Our
Lady of the Rockies Church, 810-7th Street, Canmore, Alberta on
August 12, 2013 at 11:00 am.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be
made in Elaine’s name to the Bethany Care Centre, Cochrane, Alberta. Funeral arrangements by Bow Valley Funeral
Service, Canmore, Alberta.
