Obituary of Phyllis Louise Gabruck

Phyllis Louise Gabruck

(September 8, 1925 - January 18, 2021)

Phyllis Louise Gabruck of Daysland, Alberta, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021, at the age of 95 years.

Phyllis Louise (Hartman) Gabruck was born September 8, 1925 in Reid Hill Alberta to William Hartman and Elizabeth (Hadley) Hartman, she was the oldest of two daughters. Her sister Eileene was born in 1927. As a girl she moved with her family to the Camrose area and she completed her schooling in Rosalind and Camrose.

Phyllis often talked that at an early age she knew she preferred to be outside helping her dad with the animals and the farm so she did not learn to sew, cross stitch or knit she instead learned the skills of a farm woman.

After graduation she worked at St. Mary’s Hospital in Camrose and then at the egg grading station in Daysland, it was here that she met Victor, a handsome soldier home on leave from the war. Phyllis and Victor married June 12, 1946. They purchased a quarter of land north of Daysland and started farming which she loved. She kept a large garden, milked cows by hand, had a beautiful yard full of flowers, a very clean house, she tended to the animals, pigs, cows, chickens, and spoke often of their first dog Bing. Phyllis was a fabulous mother to her three daughters Sharon, Lynda and Lori and was always generous with her time volunteering in the community. She enjoyed travelling to Arizona and keeping a much smaller but beautiful yard in her retirement, but the best part of her retirement was spending time with her six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. 
 

Left to cherish her memory are her husband Victor; children Sharon Lee (Monty) Sommer of Stettler, Lynda Louise (Tom) Kroetch of Sherwood Park, and Lori Lynne (Warren) Kirchner of Busby; grandchildren Jeff (Jenny), Karla (Cory), Ryan (Meighan), Bethany, Ty and Kayl; great-grandchildren Emma, Kate, Daniel, Sara, Avery, Johanna, Mackenzie, Madison, and Emerson; sister Eileene Koehli of Edmonton; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Phyllis was predeceased by her parents William and Elizabeth Hartman; and brother-in-law Theodore. 

A private family service was held. Interment has taken place in the Daysland Cemetery.

If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Phyllis's memory may be made to the S.T.A.R.S. Air Ambulance, the Daysland Health Centre, or to the Canadian Cancer Society.