Obituary of Alma Beth Marcoux

ALMA BETH MARCOUX 1925 - 2015 Alma Beth Marcoux (Chamney), was a city girl who became a country girl, after she fell in love with a handsome man in a uniform, Grant Joseph Marcoux (1920 – 2008.) Her dream of having twelve children became a reality over a period of eighteen years, culminating in a family of 6 girls and 6 boys. She was born in Watrous, Saskatchewan, and raised in Saskatoon where she attended Victoria School and Nutana Collegiate. Fifty years of her life’s journey were spent on the family farm in Viscount, raising their children, along with Grant, while maintaining a huge garden and being actively involved in the Viscount United Church and United Church Women’s group. Beth and Grant enjoyed twenty winters in Palm Springs where they established many friendships and enjoyed social activities. Mom took up golf, and even won the Ladies’ Championship. Mother’s 12 children, 29 grandchildren, and 39 great grandchildren were her life. She embraced and accepted each of then unconditionally. Her heart was always open to them all. We will miss her influence and impact on our lives. Mom enjoyed sports and outdoor activities, although her time for such was limited. She became a “master mender” as she zigzagged countless knees on the blue jeans of her six sons. When her great grandchildren arrived, she prided herself on creating intricate cross stitched baby quilts; seventeen to be exact. Mom moved enthusiastically from one project to the next making scrapbooks for her children and greatgrandchildren and arranging for WWII memorial plaques for her husband and brother. Beth is survived by her children Gail (Dennis) Derbowka, Prince Albert; Kathy (Dave) Pearce, Calgary; Bettie (Cub) Dreher, Calgary; June (Fred) Perri, Edmonton, Russel (Bonnie) Marcoux, Saskatoon, Debra (Perri) Mill, Red Deer; Joseph (Bonnie) Marcoux, Saskatoon; Donna (Jeff) Schmidt, Courtney, BC; John (and mother of his children, Faye), Viscount; Todd Marcoux, Saskatoon, 29 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren and her sister-in-law, Delrose Wilcox of Saskatoon, She was predeceased by her husband Grant in 2008, sons, Grant, 1974 and Kevin, 1980, great grandsons Noah Pearce, 2007 and Keaton Marcoux, 2013.