Rosalie Hildegard Evans

Passed away peacefully at Saint Luke's Place in Cambridge, Ontario, on October 2, 2024. Rose was born on December 23, 1931, in Leduc, Alberta, the daughter of the late William and Elsie Wedman (Stebner). Predeceased by her husband Peter, her sisters Florence Cerf, Linda Wedman, Mildred Crapelle, Martha Behn, Eleanor Bochke, and her brothers Martin Wedman and Harold Wedman. She is survived by her sons Nevin (Cece) of Edmonton, Alberta and Nolan (Karen Hand) of Puslinch, Ontario. Beloved grandmother to Kendra (Jan), Rebecca (Keaton), Jordan (Marcela), Tyler, Nathalie and Heather and great-grandmother of Maya, Nathan, and Bennett. Rose will be missed by her sisters Doris Instcher (Hans) of Victoria, British Columbia, Tracey Medley of Nampa, Idaho, Carolyn Wedman of Prince George, British Columbia, and her brother Douglas Wedman (Anne) of Victoria, British Columbia and by her many nieces and nephews in Canada and the United States.

Rose began her career as a teacher in one-room schoolhouses in rural Alberta in 1952. During the next 18 years, Rose was a teacher and librarian in Alberta while raising her young sons. Rose and her family moved to Victoria, BC in 1970, where she worked as a homemaker, ran a small corner store, was a Board Member for the Strawberry Vale Community Centre, and volunteered for many years at the Victoria General Hospital Gift Shop. Rose and her husband moved to Ontario in 2007, where her passion for gardening was put to excellent use. Rose will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She lived her life with joy and was known for her wry wit and generosity of spirit. Memorial contributions to the Good Samaritan Society (gss.org), a charity founded by Rose's grandfather Gottlieb Wedman, in lieu of flowers would be appreciated.