ANNE MARION LEMARE

ANNE MARION LEMARE October 22nd, 1928 July 29th, 2025
It is with much heartache that we announce the passing of our Mom, Anne Lemare on July 29, 2025, at the age of 96 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Gloria (Wayne) Stubert, Shirley (Randy) Rinker, Donna (Kelly) Piwarczyk, David (Wanda) Lemare and Dennis (Laurie) Lemare. Her grandchildren Christie (Brian) Stacey, Michelle (Chris) Laing and Gage Lemare. Her great grandchildren Ashley, Eric, Hailey and Kaiden. She is also survived by Carl Lemare and her sisters in law, Martha Neigum, Rose Neigum and her best friend and partner in all fun things, Joyce Neigum.
Anne was predeceased by her parents George and Elizabeth Neigum and 13 brothers and sisters, Caroline (Tony) Jangula, George (Anne) Neigum, Betty (Peter) Antoni, Jenny (George) Rosenau, Julia (Stuart) Snell, Katie (Mike) Marshall, Sam Neigum, Jake Neigum, Maggie (Lloyd) Shiness, John Neigum, Tony (Valerie) Neigum, Fred and Nicky Neigum and her grandson TJ.
Anne was born on the family farm in Mendham, SK on October 22, 1928. She attended school at Gascoigne, SK and at the age of 17 left home to move to Acadia Valley, AB employed as a Mothers Helper and then later on worked at the hotel. It was there she was having a cup of coffee with a friend and met Paul Knapik. They were married on July 20, 1949, when she was 20 years old. She enjoyed the farming life and welcomed three daughters into their lives before Paul was taken much too soon in 1961. Anne continued on the farm until marrying Carl Lemare in July 1964. They farmed from a distance while living in Stettler and then Medicine Hat before moving back to the farm full time in 1969. Together they had 2 sons who eventually took over the family farm in later years. Carl and Anne enjoyed their travels over the years with family and friends. Mom was known far and wide for her fabulous cooking as well as her amazing baking, especially her kuchen. Her German noodle dishes were a regular occurrence, and nobody ever left her table hungry. It did not matter how many people showed up at the farm with no notice, Mom had a 5-course meal on the table within 30 minutes. Mom was a real social butterfly, and she loved to dance most of all. There was not a social event for miles around that didn’t see Mom on the dance floor. She was known for her flair in her wardrobe and the more sparkles and sequins, the better. Her flashy wardrobe and her red lipstick were her trademark. She enjoyed many a curling bonspiel in her day, was always ready for a road trip and always had a few jokes ready to tell. In her later years, she resided at The Wellington in Medicine Hat where she made many wonderful friends and participated in every social event she could find. She loved playing cards and especially crib and was at every music event. She was baking right up until 6 weeks before her passing. She was one of a kind and will be dearly missed.
Our family would like to say a special Thank You to the wonderful staff at St Joseph’s Carmel Hospice who provided a comforting and loving environment for Moms last part of her journey.
Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Family Parish on Thursday, August 7th at 11:00am. A live stream of the service will be available to watch on Holy Family’s YouTube channel under the heading “Anne Lemare”. Condolences may be made at www.gracememorial.com. Arrangements are made by
Grace Memorial Affordable
Burial & Cremation
1924 10th Ave N.W.
Medicine Hat, Alberta T1C 1T5
www.gracememorial.com
403-905-0440