Erica (Martin) Delaire’s ashes will be laid to rest on August 17, 2016. The celebration of her life will be performed at 11 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. The church is located at the corner of 15th Ave. and Winder Crescent. A lunch will be served immediately after the service. Erica’s ashes will then be laid to rest next to her husband Wally at the Meota Cemetery. Erica’s eldest son Ray’s ashes will also be laid to rest with his parents. Erica passed away peacefully at 10:30 PM on January 21, 2016. Her son Ron was by her side. Erica celebrated her 94th birthday with family and friends on January 17, 2016. Erica was predeceased by her mother Martha (Hamp) and her father Alexander Martin. She was also predeceased by her older sister Lottie (Martin) and her husband Jacob Marjan, their daughter Erna. Erica’s brother Hugo and his wife Marjorie also predeceased her. Wally, Erica’s husband of 51 years passed away on October 3, 1997. One of the most difficult times of Erica’s life was losing her son Ray in 2014 from Lou Gehrig’s disease. Also just as difficult was losing Ainslie, Ray’s granddaughter, daughter of Trevor and Kate Delaire to cancer a few years earlier. In 2015 Erica lost her nephew Paul, son of brother Alfred Martin and Doreen. Doreen passed away in 1998. Great-nephew Blaine Dakin, son of Terry (Marjan) and Ken Dakin passed away on June 14, 2008 from a lightning strike and great-nephew Paul Hahn son of Greta (Marjan) and Hank Hahn in 1997 from a farmyard electrical accident. Hank Hahn has also passed. Left to cherish her memory is son Ron, his wife Angela (Williams), their children Jonathan, Mariah and Mercedes. Ray’s children, Trevor and wife Kate Delaire, grandson Spencer, Kimberly (Delaire) Avolio and her children Jessica and Zach. Brother Alfred Martin and wife Ilona from London, Ontario along with many nieces and nephews and their families. The service will be officiated by Pastor’s Sheldon Gattinger and Nora Borgerson. Nora is Erica’s niece, brother Hugo’s daughter. Nora was with Erica the night she died, Nora prayed with her and sang hymns to her only half an hour before Erica’s death. Ron and Angie Delaire and family would like to thank Nora Borgerson and her family. Terry Dakin and her family, daughter of Lottie Marjan. Cammie Vany and Carol Lacousiere (sisters of Angela) and their families for visiting Erica and caring for her during her time at Battleford’s Union Hospital. We would also like to thank Dr. Jim Johnson, the staff and doctors at Battleford’s Union Hospital for their compassionate care and all of Erica’s friends and neighbors who visited her. Donations can be made to the Lutheran Care Society or to Zion Lutheran Church in Memory of Erica. Lutheran Care Society’s address is PO Box 23019, Rpo Market Mall, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7J 5H3. Zion Lutheran Church’s address is 10801 Winter Crescent, North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 2B9.
