Date of Death: June 21, 2017
Mardy passed away peacefully at the age of 91 in Kimberley Special Care Home (The Pines) on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Mardy was born in Goodeve Saskatchewan on February 16, 1926. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy. After being discharged from the Navy he boarded a train and proceeded to travel to Kimberley B.C. to seek employment at the Sullivan mine with his brother John.
In 1968 Mardy transferred to the Bluebell mine at Riondel B.C. He worked in the Riondel mine until it’s closure in 1972, at which time he took an early retirement from Cominco. He then went to work as a faller for Strom Bros at Crawford Bay.
While working as a logger, Mardy built the Mar-B-Lee Motel at Crawford Bay, which he operated until 1994. Before selling the motel, he built a house on property above the motel, for him and his wife Bea to retire in. This was one of many houses he had built in the Kimberley/Crawford Bay areas.
In his spare time Mardy enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and retrieving golf balls from Crawford Creek. He was also quite inventive to design and build something he needed, including an 18’ boat which he built in his garage and caught many fish from.
In 1961, Mardy had bought a new red Ford Galaxie Sunliner convertible which he owned until his passing.
After Bea passed away in 1994, Mardy set up a modular home at Balfour B.C. where he lived for 21 years. Mardy was a very kind, loving, caring person who loved his family dearly, especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Mardy is survived by his daughter Sharon and her children Casey (Josh) and Sheldon (Winnie), son Michael (Yvonne) and their children Daryl (Jeannette) and daughter Tera (Luke), and five great grandchildren.
Mardy is also survived, from a previous marriage, by two daughters Marilyn and Vicki and stepson Terry (Patti) and three sisters Kay, Jean, and Margie.
Mardy was predeceased by his wife Beatrice, son Kenneth, father Peter, mother Pauline, brothers Mike, Nestor, Sam and John, sisters Sophie, Patricia, Lena and Lillian.
Mardy will be sadly missed by his family and friends.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Balfour Hall, Balfour B.C. on Sunday, July 23 at 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., everyone welcome.
