Obituary of Edward Valliere

History - Edward Joseph Valliere Edward Joseph Valliere was born on November 8, 1926 in Edam, Saskatchewan to Mary and Arthur Valliere. He married Bridget Armstrong on October 19, 1953. He is survived by his loving wife Bridget; 7 children: John (Liz) of Legal, Alberta; Daniel (Lyla) of Okotoks, Alberta; Judy (Larry) McDaid of Edam, Saskatchewan; Corinne (Ken) Cockburn of Turtleford, Saskatchewan; Don of Rainbow Lake, Alberta; Roger (Chris) of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Yvonne (Robert) Van Norman of British Columbia; 18 Grandchildren; 7 Great Grandchildren; Brother: Paul Valliere of Edam; In-Laws: Kay (Barry) McKitrich of Edmonton; Joyce Foulds of Kamloops, Georgina Vyselaar of Goodsoil, Elaine (Bryan) Edwards of Glaslyn and John Armstrong of North Battleford; (Jessie Armstrong, Celine Armstrong and Harold Foulds) A prayer service for Edward Valliere was conducted from The Christ The King Roman Catholic Church, Edam on Monday, January 4th, 2010 at 7:30 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial was conducted from The Christ The King Roman Catholic Church, Edam on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 10:30 A.M. with Father Phinh Do officiating. The eulogy was given by Claude Valliere and the organist was Darcy deMontarnal. The pallbearers- grandsons were: Christopher Valliere, Jeffery Valliere, Mark Valliere, Travis Valliere, Darcy Nielson and Robert Van Norman. Interment followed in The Edam Roman Catholic Cemetery. McCaw Funeral Service Ltd. of Turtleford and Lloydminster will administer the funeral arrangements. Edward Valliere was born on November 8th, 1926 in the Edam hospital to Arthur and Mary Valliere of St. Hippolyte. He was the youngest of 12 children. Edward was schooled in the St. Hippolyte Separate School. He always told his children he had half of his grade 12 which they later discovered meant his grade 6. At the age of 12 Edward left school because he was needed on the farm. He farmed until the age of 16 when he travelled by train to Ontario where he worked in a currycomb factory. He also worked on a gardener's plantation and a tobacco farm. When he was 21 he travelled to Red Lake Ontario to work in the bush camps from November to April and would return back to the farm each spring to seed and harvest the year's crop. He did this for 5 years. In 1951 he met Bridget Armstrong at the Edam Farmer's Rally Dance. For 2 years Edward and Bridget courted and were married on October 19th, 1953. They were married for 56 years. That fall and winter they built their house on the farm where they lived for 3 years before moving in to town. They raised a family of 7, 4 boys and 3 girls, John, Daniel, Judith, Corinne, Donald, Roger and Yvonne. Edward always said, "I am a man of many talents and a master of none." He worked numerous jobs around Edam including working for the Canadian National Railway, working as a heavy-duty mechanic, carpenter's helper, grader operator for the RM, fabricator, welder and a patrol operator. In the winters Edward went to school in Saskatoon to upgrade his mechanics ticket. On his returns home he would bring gifts for his children. In 1962 Edward purchased a parcel of land on the outskirts of Edam and moved their house from the farm onto this property. He returned to farming the homestead once again. He farmed for several years until his early retirement due to health reasons. In his retirement he took up making puzzles, doing paint by numbers, playing cards with friends and family, gardening with Bridget, hunting and fishing. Edward enjoyed tinkering in his shop; he made fire pits, clotheslines and planters. Edward also enjoyed sewing on the old pedal sewing machine. He recently made quilts for all of his granddaughters and made blue jeans for himself. He said he did not like the style and fit of the "new blue jeans" so he took his favorite pair of old jeans and copied them. Edward will be remembered for his great sense of humor. One day while working for the CN during lunch he spotted Bridget from the speeder car. He jumped off and started throwing snowballs at Bridget who was hauling pails of water for laundry. Instead of dropping the pails she took off running with them with Edward chasing her. His humor was even present right up until the very end. In his last days he even had the spirit to tell his kids that his butt was too hot and the coffee tasted like crap. Daniel and John remember that at the end of each school year Edward would buy a case of wieners and they would all go to the Armstrong farm for a wiener roast with the Bonson, Russett, Lasalle, Regnier and Dusault families. Edward always enjoyed campfires. Even his grandchildren can attest to that. There were even a few mid winter campfires enjoyed. The kids always remember having a great Christmas with their father. Edward always said, "Christmas was for the children and New Years Eve was for Bridget and Himself". They always went to the New Years Eve dance with family and friends. Edward enjoyed his children, 18 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Edward loved to amuse them with his tricks and stories. Edward and Bridget's sons and daughters John, Daniel, Judith, Corinne, Donald, Roger and Yvonne and their families will always treasure these memories in their hearts forever. May God Bless You Edward and May You Rest in Peace Forever. Donations in memory of Edward may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or to Masses.