Elizabeth Anne Argue

In keeping with her practice of being first to rise and last to bed, Elizabeth, better known as Betty, finished her life by passing away just before midnight on Friday, January 10, 2014 after the day’s work was done and with her daughter, Jocelyn, by her side. Betty was predeceased by her husband, Clifford (2002), her parents, Alexandra (Ali) and Phil Schwieder, her beloved twin brother, Robert (Bob), and siblings Murray, Margaret, Frank and Phyllis. She is survived by her sister, Jacqueline, and her children Robert (Irene Jordan) and son Gabriel; Philip (Dana Griffith) and daughter Eryn Griffith (Ken Kubota) and granddaughters Kaelyn and Ana Kubota; Neil (Sheila Mogk); Scott and his children Lane (Camille Surovy) and Charlene (Devon Lowenburg) and Jocelyn (James Parker) and their children Madeline and Andrew Parker. Betty was raised in a busy, happy household in Marquis, Sask. She said she learned her work ethic from her father and a sense of fun from her mother. At 17, she moved to Saskatoon. What happened there set the course of her life - she received both a diploma in business, which taught her an appreciation for money and what one can do with it, and a Bachelors in English, which developed her love of poetry and an appreciation for the beauty in life. Saskatoon was also where she met the man who would become her husband of 57 years, Clifford Argue, and who would persuade this town girl that living on the farm would be a good idea. The two made roots east of Grenfell where they had a successful grain/cattle farm, raising both Aberdeen Angus and five kids. Although there was plenty of work to go around with several gardens, apple trees and Betty’s treasured flower bed, Betty and Clif made a little time for fun, enjoying trips to Hawaii, attending the Winnipeg Folk Festival and taking their 1965 Dodge Handi-Van on the road for short trips. Betty also made time for her community, serving on the credit union and library boards, the United Church’s stewards’ committee, and as a Sunday school teacher, a long-serving member of the United Church Women, and a teacher’s aide. Later in life, Betty moved to Regina to be closer to medical care, living first at Marian Chateau and then Selo Gardens Personal Care Home. A special thanks to: Lorilei Fletcher and the staff at Selo whose tender care made Betty’s last days as comfortable as possible and to Jack Mullock, proprietor of College Avenue Drugs, and Trina McPhail and the folks at Bayshore Home Health for going above and beyond the call of duty. The Graveside Service will be held on Friday, January 17, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. in Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery (please meet at cemetery gates). A Celebration of her Life will take place in Grenfell United Church on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 2:00 p.m., with Rev. David Maxwell presiding. In lieu of flowers, donations in Betty’s memory may be made to the Lung Association of Saskatchewan, 200 – 1801 MacKay Street, Regina, SK S4N 6E7.