Remembering Frances Dowie

The service for mom has been canceled due to covid as there are a rise in cases.

Fran’s Celebration of Life will be held at the Erskine United Church at 3pm, Saturday on Aug. 14th followed by a get together with family and friends at the farm. Feel free to bring your campers or tents the Friday before call/text Susan at 5872820723 to reserve a spot.

Fran was always a positive and encouraging person in my life dating back to 4-H when she was a Junior leader and I was a kid with a dream. I will never have an...ything but good memories of Fran and had the good fortune to return some of her favors when Susan was a kid in 4-H. Love and hugs to all of Fran's family, friends and acquaintances who will miss her as I will See more

A truly amazing woman and she did an awesome job with raising you. I am so honored that I got to meet her. She will always hold a very place in my heart and I k...now she won over my kids heart to as right from day 1 my kids called her granny Franny. An amazing woman and an amazing mom. She will be deeply missed but never forgotten. We love you granny Franny. RIP! See you again one day!! I am always here hun if you need anything. I got you no matter what!! I know I have more photos but these are what I could find for now I will post more as I find them!! See more

Through chemo, hair loss and last week in hospital, she was always smiling!

Last visit to Winnipeg.

So thankful for you Betty-Jean Armstrong.

I found this necklace while packing moms jewelry up. This one caught my eye so I went to mom and asked her the story behind it. She said my Dad (Tracey) had given her the moon and star. She added the horse with her birth stone that she had when she was a little girl. I asked her if I could wear it. She said yes. I added the angle wing. They will always be with me

I don’t think this house has ever had so many live plants in here before. Thank you to all those who brought life to my mom and I during this time. I would also like to give a huge thank you to the Stettler Hospice. The nursing staff and full care and beautiful space that enabled the family to say goodbye. I’ve seen grandparents pass in hospitals and a lot of the times the short staff and long hrs doesn’t quite allow them to provide the same level of care that I witnessed in... the hospice. If you would like to donate to this amazing cause I know Mom would be grateful. https://www.stettlerhospice.org/donate I would also like to thank all the staff, nurses, doctors (there were so many) in Stettler and Red Deer hospital and cancer clinic. The EMTs that were so gentle and caring when they delivered mom to and from her appointments. She was so comfortable in your care. I truly felt like the Stettler Hospital gave my mom the VIP treatment.

It is sometimes hard to stay positive all the time. My mom use to exhaust me to be honest. What isn’t hard is to be kind. But also have boundaries. To always brighten someone’s day. To wake up every day and not let your emotions dictate what you will accomplish, or anyone else’s emotions, put downs or lack of self worth. ... I think I understand that now Mom. It wasn’t that you where faking happiness you chose happiness in the face of so much adversity.

I have created this page for everyone who loved my mom. We will set a date in August preferably before harvest to have a celebration of life. Restrictions right now do not allow for what my mom would have wanted. Please if you have any good memories of my mom or my dad Tracey please share them here. As well as photos. I would greatly appreciate it Susan