Obituary of Astrid Eileen Lamotte

With sadness and loving memories, the family of Astrid Eileen Lamotte wish to announce her passing in the Dawson Creek Hospital on January 18, 2017. She leaves to mourn her four sons, Donald (Terry), Murray (Shirley), Roger (Elke), and Douglas; grandchildren and their partners and great-grandchildren; her brothers Ed (Ottalie) and Roy (Jo); and numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband, Louis; parents, Carl and Inga Nelson; sister Marion and brother Art. She was born in Calgary and raised in the Stavely area on a dairy farm. She worked in Calgary where she was married and had their first son. Shortly thereafter, their small family moved to the Ponteix, Saskatchewan area where Louis was raised and where his family were and where the other three sons were born. They lived there on a small farm approximately nine years, battling drought and grasshoppers. After many failed crops, the family moved to the Gundy community in the Peace River area. Astrid raised her four boys on the Gundy property, which is still in the family and where she enjoyed living the rest of her life. She loved to travel and enjoyed two trips to Sweden, an Alaskan cruise, a trip to Hawaii, and a few cross-country vehicle tours through many states and provinces. She worked for a short period of time for the City of Dawson Creek and for several years for the South Peace Home Support Society where she made many strong friendships with both the clients and co-workers. She was always very involved in community organizations: the Gundy Community Club, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion, Sons of Norway, and the Hythe Extended Care Home. Friends and family were very important to her and she was always interested in what was happening in everyone's lives and kept in touch with all. Services were held January 25, 2017 at Bergeron Chapel. Expressions of sympathy may be made to South Peace Hospice Palliative Care Society #3-929-106 Avenue, Dawson Creek, British Columbia V1G 2N9. Service 2:00 pm Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Bergeron Chapel 10200-17th Street DAWSON CREEK, British Columbia, Canada V1G 4C2