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Mary Kotnyek
September 21, 1924 - May 25, 2016
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<div itemprop="description">Kotnyek, Mary Helen <br> <br>1924-2016 <br> <br> <br> <br>Mary Helen Kotnyek, beloved wife of the late Joseph Kotnyek, passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 at the age of 91 years. Mary was born in Stockholm, Saskatchewan on September 21st, 1924 to John and Mary Ann (Rakai) Babyak, the second child of five. She grew up and was raised on the farm at Esterhazy, Saskatchewan. Mary enjoyed helping her father work on the farm and at a very young age she was a cook’s helper for local farmers, feeding the threshing crews at harvest time. Mary married Joseph on May 1st, 1951 at Kaposvar Church. Soon after, they moved to Alberta and resided in Three Hills, East Coulee, Blackfalds, and Calgary. They then moved to the Vernon area in BC in the early eighties and returned to Red Deer in the late eighties. Once her children were of school age, Mary worked outside of the home as a cook. Mary was always devoted to her family and enjoyed gardening, baking, canning, sewing, and playing cards with Joe. She kept busy with her crocheting; her many handmade quilts, afghans, and doilies were donated to her church, charities, and clubs for raffles and many more were given away to family and friends. She also enjoyed traveling south with Joe and RVing in Arizona and California as “Snowbirds” during their golden years where they made many friends. Mary was predeceased by her husband Joseph in 2010, her parents John and Mary Ann, her sisters Rose and Elizabeth and her brother John. Mary was loving mother to Linda (Bob) Gagnon, Roger (Cathy) Kotnyek of Calgary, and Dale (Helen) Kotnyek of Ponoka. Mary will also be dearly missed by her grandsons Brian (Angie), Kevin, Craig, Carson, Joe, and great grandson Mason. She is survived by her sister Julia, sister in laws Mary, Rozina, and Vera; brother in law Stanley of Slovenia; and many nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed by her many friends at the Pines and Sacred Heart Parish. Mary's family would like to extend a big thank you to the staff at The Pines and Red Deer Regional Hospital for their exceptional care towards her. <br> <br>A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, June 24th, 2016 at 11:00am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5508-48A Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in Mary’s honor may be made directly to Alberta Heart and Stroke Foundation, 100-119 14 Street NW <br> <br>Calgary, Alberta T2N 1Z6. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com. <br> <br></div>