- Susan Diane (Mabee) Carlson Susan's family and many friends were saddened by the passing of Susan on Sunday, July 22, 2001 at the Pasqua Hospital after a ten month courageous battle with cancer, her family by her side. Susan was born March 30, 1951 in Weyburn and attended Elgin, Assiniboia, and Weyburn Collegiate, graduating in 1979. In 1980 she married Wayne Carlson and moved to Calgary, AB where Tanya Dawn and Chadwick Preston were born. Susan later moved back to Weyburn where she worked as a steno at the Sask. Hospital. In 1979 Susan moved to Regina and has worked at Sask Power for 22 years. While working there she took many university classes and was president of the Sask Power Social Club for many years. Susan was very active in many sports, playing softball in Weyburn and Regina, curling out of the Highland Curling Club, loved golf, challenging her brothers, sister, aunts and many friends. Susan did a lot of travelling and enjoyed going to the Sky Dome and Minneapolis to see her favorite Blue Jays. Susan was predeceased by her sister Marcia, June 4, 1992, her grandparents Irene and Reg Metheral, Margaret Hall, William Mabee. Susan leaves to mourn her daughter Tanya of Edmonton, AB; son Chad (Andrea), Regina; her mother and father Glenn and Jeanette Mabee, Weyburn; sister Debbie May (Dean Brown), Regina; brothers: Jim (Shelley) Mabee, Regina; Guy (Marilyn) Mabee, La Ronge; nieces: Jocelynn May, Calgary, AB; Leah (Chris) Sterling, Regina; Kimberley Mabee, La Ronge; nephews: Trevor May and Wade Mabee, Regina; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and friend Dwight Gettle. Funeral service was held at First Presbyterian Church, Regina, with the Rev. John Ferrier officiating. A fine memorial tribute to Susan was written by Susan's aunt Lynette Paarup and read by Lynette's husband Norm. Interment followed in Hillcrest Cemetery, Weyburn, beside her sister Marcia. The Rev. John Ferrier's many visits to Susan's home and hospital room were a great comfort to her and her family. Pallbearers were Ron Endicott, Ray Lunn, Larry Hart, Brian Helfrick, Lyn Reynolds, and Jim Tretiak.
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