Obituary of Beverley Joan MACKAY

March 29, 1938 – Selkirk, Manitoba January 18, 2016 – Calgary, Alberta On January 18, 2016, Beverley Joan MacKay went to be with her Saviour. She was born on March 29, 1938 in Selkirk, Manitoba to James Ernest MacKay and Lorna McKenzie. Mom loved music, people, her family and the Lord. She touched everyone she met and had an incredible love for life. After many years of ill health, she is finally at peace. Beverley is survived by her children Cheryl Proppe, Kim (Brent) Lemay, Troy (Corinne) Proppe and Marisa (Tom) Styles; her ten grandchildren Jenna (Gil) MacWhirter, Drew (Stephanie) Bakgaard, Evan, Riley and Connor Lemay, Sydney and Devon Proppe, Mackenzie, Nicholas and Regan Styles; her three great grandchildren James and Anastasia MacWhirter and Marek Hanes-Bakgaard; her siblings Donna MacKay, Minota Jersak, Keith (Bernice) MacKay; cousins Alaing (Steve) Clare, Gail (Joe) McKay, and Stuart (Diane) McKay; nephew Paul and many nieces and nephews as well as her children’s father, Eric Proppe. Mom was predeceased by her parents; nephew Glen Jersak; brother in law George Jersak; aunt Agnes McKay and cousins, Marilyn Hacking and Eleanor Waterman; her cousin in law Ernest (Bunny) Waterman and her great nephew Dustin Siemens. Funeral Services will be held at Advent Lutheran Church (11 Scenic Acres Gate N.W.) on Monday, January 25, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Condolences may be forwarded through . If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Canadian Diabetes Association, #204, 2323 – 32nd Avenue N.E., Calgary, AB T2E 6Z3 Telephone: (403) 266-0620, ext. 112, or directly to the Kidney Foundation of Canada, 6007 – 1A Street S.W., Calgary, AB T2H 0G5 Telephone: (403) 255-6108, . Our family would like to thank the wonderful staff at The Manor Village at Rocky Ridge and Dulcina Hospice. We would also like to especially thank Dr. Jean Rawling for her excellent care of mom that went beyond being just her physician. In living memory of Beverley MacKay, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Crowfoot, 82 Crowfoot Circle N.W. Telephone: 403-241-0044.