Date of Birth: October 6, 1927
Date of Death: March 22, 2017
Martha Schick passed away peacefully with family by her side at the age of 89 years.
Martha was born Oct. 6, 1927 to Adolf and Lydia (nee Wagner) Berner on a farm near Lorlie. She was the youngest of nine children. Martha attended Southview School until she completed Grade 8, the year that her dad died.
Martha worked as a hired hand for her sister, Olga, when she was 14 years old. When she turned 16, she went to Regina and worked there for two years.
Martha met Elmer Schick during her school years. They were married Oct. 5, 1947 in a small country church called Lake Mona. They were blessed with five children, Barry, Garth, Timothy, Vincent, and a daughter, Heather.
Martha loved living on the farm. She took pride in keeping the yard neatly groomed and proudly showed off pictures of her flower gardens. She grew a huge vegetable garden and recruited her children to help with the harvest (whether they liked it or not). She spent hours canning and freezing this harvest — the cool room and freezer were always full of the bounty of the harvest.
During their younger years, Elmer and Martha spent many hours square dancing. They remained on the farm until they retired in 1994 and moved to Melville in May of 1995. Martha became an active member of the First United Church Women. She also enjoyed bowling, shuffleboard and bingo during her retirement years and loved going for coffee with her friends.
Martha’s children and grandchildren were so special to her. She created individual photo albums for each member of the family, young and old. This was no easy feat, if anyone remembers, that she was not so good with the camera.
Elmer and Martha moved to the Melville Legion Manor in 2010, then Elmer moved into St. Paul Lutheran Home in 2012. When her mobility started failing in 2014, Martha moved to Seventh and Main Care Home. She had a heart attack in the summer of 2016 and could not return to Seventh and Main, so she moved into a long-term care home. She remained in St. Paul Lutheran Home until God called her home on Wednesday, March 22, 2017.
Martha was predeceased by her husband, Elmer; her parents, Adolf and Lydia (nee Wagner) Berner; brothers, Alfred, Louis, Albert, Jack and Adolf; and sisters, Emma Webster and Olga Dreger.
She is survived by son, Barry (Kim) Schick of Victoria, B.C.; granddaughter, Nancy (Ron) Bastien; great-granddaughter, Alicia Macmillan; great-great-granddaughter, Abigail; great-granddaughter, Kaitlynn Bastien; great-grandson, Tyler Bastien; grandson, Scott (Christie) Schick; great-granddaughter, Taylor; great-grandson, Lawson; son, Garth (Karen) Schick of Rosetown, Sask.; grandsons, Jeremy and Derek Schick; granddaughter, Kayla (Jordan) Edgerton; great-grandsons, Braxton and Connor; son, Tim (Arlene) Schick of Beausejour, Man.; grandson, Chad (Kailey) Schick; great-granddaughter, Ava; grandson, Dustin Schick; granddaughter, Kelsey (Tyson) Price; great-granddaughters, Arianna and Tenley; son, Vincent (Jennifer) Schick of Melville, Sask.; granddaughter, Avery (Zach Wang) Schick; grandson, Michael Schick; daughter, Heather Molnar (Donald Adam) of Melville, Sask.; grandsons, Mason Molnar and Austin (Kara Rokosh) Molnar and granddaughter, Janaye Molnar.
She is also survived by her sister, Anne Thompson of Regina; two brothers-in-law, Wilfred Schick and Ed Frick, both of Melville; sister-in-law, Violet Murray of Mission, B.C.; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Martha’s funeral service was held on Monday, March 27, 2017 at First United Church, Melville, with the Rev. Brian Mee officiating. The organist, Shirley Blakley, led the congregation in the singing of the hymns, “In the Garden,” “How Beautiful Heaven Must Be,” “Amazing Grace” and “Beyond the Sunset.” Barry Schick presented the words of remembrance, and honorary pallbearers were all of Martha’s great-grandchildren.
Interment followed in the Melville City Cemetery with all of her grandchildren acting as pallbearers.
Arrangements were entrusted to Matthews Funeral Home, Melville.
