FABBRI, Grace

    GRACE EMMA FABBRI (née Sebok), beloved wife of the late Joseph “Joe” Fabbri, of Lethbridge, AB, passed away peacefully at Legacy Lodge on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at the age of 89 years.

     She will be lovingly remembered by her four children, Coralee (Craig) Watson, Brenda (Lynn) Rosaine, Cam (Maria) Fabbri and Brian (Robin) Fabbri; her grandchildren, Micaela (Demetrious) McBride, Ryan (Jolene) Watson, Wanita (Kit) Love, Jovi and Jamie Fabbri, Sayler (Ash) Epp and Paris and Joseph Fabbri; and great-grandchildren, Brooklyn and Jaden McBride, Carson and Cassy Love, Wyatt and Beau Watson and Henny Epp, She will be lovingly remembered by her four children, Coralee (Craig) Watson, Brenda (Lynn) Rosaine, Cam (Maria) Fabbri and Brian (Robin) Fabbri; her grandchildren, Micaela (Demetrious) McBride, Ryan (Jolene) Watson, Wanita (Kit) Love, Jovi and Jamie Fabbri, Sayler (Ash) Epp and Paris and Joseph Fabbri; and great-grandchildren, Brooklyn and Jaden McBride, Carson and Cassy Love, Wyatt and Beau Watson and Henny Epp, as well as sister Ethel Harris and sisters-in-law Marilyn Sebok and Rita Berlando.

     Grace was predeceased by her parents, Gus and Mary Sebok, brother George Sebok, brother-in-law Gary Harris, sister-in-law Lillian Parkyn and brother-in-law Robert Parkyn.

     Mom was born at her parents’ home, east of Taber, on December 18, 1933. At the age of 12, her family moved to their new homestead, east of Barnwell. She attended elementary and jr. high school in Barnwell, where she played basketball and was a member of the marching band. She then went to W.R. Myers, where she completed her high school.

     Mom met Dad at a dance at the Henderson Lake Pavilion in Lethbridge and from there, their adventure began. On June 30, 1953, she married the love of her life and best friend, Joseph Fabbri, and they shared 65 years of marriage together before Dad’s passing in 2018. They started their newly married life in Lethbridge, AB. In 1955, they purchased and moved to their own farm down the Red Trail, where they began their mixed farming/poultry business, which they operated for 45 years. Following their retirement in 2002, they moved to Lethbridge. Mom was a devoted mother and homemaker, and her greatest love was considered to be her family, whom she treasured and adored. Most of all, she loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren on birthdays and holidays, while sharing family meals and during celebrations of every kind. Her kindness, support and compassion are a gift that her family will carry forever.

     A Funeral Service will be held at CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME, 2825 – 32 Street South, Lethbridge, AB, on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. with Pat Siedlecki officiating. The Funeral Service will be live-streamed and may be viewed through Grace’s obituary on the Cornerstone website.

     Following the Reception, Grace will be laid to rest with her beloved husband Joseph in Mountain View Cemetery.