Anna Isobel, (nee Maxwell) of Harwood Manor, North Battleford, SK., and formerly of Maymont, SK., passed away on January 1, 2017, at the age of 88 years. Born in Ontario, her parents moved her to a farm in the Mount Hope School District when she was just nine months old where she resided until the age of 16. The family then moved to a farm in the Baljennie District. Anna was employed by families in the Prince Albert, Lloydminster and Maymont areas prior to her marriage to Colles Brehon of Maymont in 1950. The couple farmed just east of Maymont and raised a family of four children. Anna was a member of the U.C.W. and was a 4-H leader for several years, teaching sewing, knitting and photography. Families in the Maymont area will remember her for the turkeys she raised that provided them with turkeys that they enjoyed at their holiday meals and for the Fall Supper at Maymont. Anna’s favorite leisure-time activities were playing cards and Scrabble with her family as well as other games with the younger generations. She sewed, knitted, crocheted, hand-embroidered, cross-stitched, and quilted. She also enjoyed reading and doing crossword puzzles. In 2014, Anna moved to Harwood Manor in North Battleford and was very happy with her new home. However, her happiness was short-lived as she suffered a major stroke at the end of that year, but after a lengthy recuperation in hospital, returned to Harwood where she continued to reside until her passing. Anna is survived by her children, Colleen (John) Aplin; Janet (Alan) Eckel; Doug (Jean) Brehon; and Carol (Wayne) Bulitz; eight grandchildren, Pamela (Brett), Amanda (Grant), Deanna (Matt), Devin, Sean, Meghan, Daniel (Kelly) and Brennan, and six great-grandchildren, Hannah, Katelyn, Zackary, Dylan, Reid, and Dean, as well as her brother, Bob Maxwell; brother-in-law and spouse, George (Gladys) Brehon; and several nieces and nephews and their families. She was predeceased by two young sisters; her parents, George and Hazel Maxwell; her husband, Colles Brehon; her sisters-in-law, Elaine Maxwell and Lilah Brehon; her sister-in-law and spouse, Muriel (Earl) Pattison; her brother-in-law and spouse, Dick (Shirley) Brehon; and her nephew, Grant Maxwell. The funeral service for the late Anna Brehon was held on January 7, 2017, at Sharon United Church in Maymont, SK., with the Rev. Nora Borgeson officiating and Valerie Gray as the organist. Daughter, Colleen Aplin, read the Eulogy. Inurnment at the Maymont Community Cemetery followed the service. Funeral arrangements were handled by Battlefords Funeral Service. Memorial Donations may be made to Sharon United Church, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, or a charity of the donor’s choice.
CARD OF THANKS
The Aplin, Eckel, Brehon and Bulitz families would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the staff at Harwood Manor and the Battlefords Union Hospital for care provided to our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother; and Battlefords Funeral Service, Rev. Nora Borgeson, the Maymont Hall Committee, and all those who helped with the funeral and the accompanying activities which made this sad occasion more manageable for all of us.
