May 9, 1934 – September 16, 2020
Viola passed into the arms of her Heavenly Father in the early hours of September 16, 2020 at the Westview Care Community in Linden, Alberta as a result of long-term congestive heart failure.
Doris was born on May 9, 1934 in Swalwell, Alberta to Albert and Katherine (Reimer) Penner. She went to school up to grade 9, first at the New Hope School near Swalwell, and then at Linden School, after which she went to work helping her dad with the farm animals and her mom with cooking, baking and cleaning. She eventually took a job at the egg-grading station in Linden, where she met Clarence Esau. They were married on November 20, 1955.
Doris was a devoted wife and mother. When her children all eventually left home, she enjoyed working in the community, whether in the library at the school in Linden, or as a teacher’s aide at a school in Olds where they lived for a number of years.
She is survived by her children Aldene (Richard) Thiessen, Janet (Randy) Schellenberg, Barry (Manon St-Martin) Ésau, and Kevin (Denise) Esau along with 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her older sister and younger brother. She was predeceased by her parents and parents-in-law.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.sunsetltd.ca.
