Cindy was born to Harvey and Eileen Northcott on September 8, 1960 in Calgary, AB. Cindy was the second born into a bustling household of 4 and grew up on the family ranch in Caroline, AB. Even at a young age she was already up to her tricks, causing mischief at any opportunity she could find(or create). As a child, Cindy followed in her Dad’s footsteps in the love of horses and all things rodeo. She could ride before she could talk and that was pretty dangerous, not in the way you would think of a kid riding a horse but that it allowed her more ways to hassle her brothers! Being the only girl in a house full of boys, Cindy was just as wild and courageous. You never had to worry about her, actually, you usually had to worry about them! As a child Cindy enjoyed figure skating, reading and most of all living the rodeo lifestyle. She was a vibrant soul who was always scheming up a good joke.
Tyler and Cindy met in Oklahoma in 1982 and were married on August 27th, 1983 where their first wagon runaway happened and their life adventure began! They started racing wagons in the WPCA in 1987 where she loved being on the go supporting Tyler. She was the lead chef, equine waste management expert and fought “Mr. Big” for the head chief position, we all know who won. Shortly after being married, the light of her life, her baby boy Tyce Lucas Helmig was born on September 2, 1988. She loved Tyce so much more and BIGGER than words can describe. From hockey to High School Rodeo she was and will always be his biggest cheerleader. If anyone ever dared to even joke around wrestling or poking fun at Tyce you would quickly hear a sharp “now DON’T you hurt my baby boy!” coming from Cindy. Tyce met Courtney in 2008 and Cindy quickly (or maybe not so quickly) adjusted to sharing him. Though she was abrasive at first, Cindy loved Courtney with all her heart, they were married in 2016 and she couldn’t have been more proud of her new daughter. Cindy was a “huu”, who loved to travel. She loved NYC, Tennessee and once drove down to Vegas by herself for a week and swore she would do it all over again if she could. She loved the colour red, shoes, the smell of fresh cut hay and the feel of fresh line dried cotton sheets. She was so handy; she could run any piece of equipment you could throw at her without any help or instruction. She was a great driver and could truck horses across North America overnight. She would step out of the truck the next morning cracking a Pepsi with addresses to antique shops that opened in an hour… So you better get these damn horses off the trailer so she could make it there! She could make a hard left at any tempting garage sale sign and could swindle a deal even from the toughest of bargainers. Cindy has always been the ‘go to’ gal when something needed to be done, and done right. She meant what she said and said what she meant, no sugar coating around her! She was a member of the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, an integral part of the Black Gold Rodeo Queen Committee and had also sat on the board for Miss Rodeo Canada. She was a true rodeo ambassador and horsewoman. Cindy was predeceased by her father, Harvey Northcott(2010), mother-in-law Loyola (Blaeser) Helmig (2005) and father-in-law Glen Helmig (2008).
She is survived by her husband of 40 years Tyler, son Tyce (Courtney) Helmig, mother Eileen Northcott, brothers Del (Debbie) Northcott, Ty (Gail) Northcott, Ace Northcott, brothers-in-law Troy (Judy) Helmig, Trevor (Terri) Helmig and numerous nieces, nephews and her Tribe.
Cindy’s Tribe were her people and if she liked you, you knew you were so loved.
A Celebration of Life will be held April 5th, 2024 at 1 pm at the Caroline Community Hub 5103 48 Ave Caroline AB.
The family is asking if you could please send photo memories of Cindy that will be shared to Courtney by emailing: [email protected]
If anyone has any recipes to share, please bring them on a recipe card to the service, Tyce can’t go hungry so please don’t forget them!
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association, Cross Cancer Institute or the Charity of one’s choice.
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