Evelyn Anita Szakacs

Evelyn Anita Szakacs was the devoted mother of Tyler Szakacs, Brian (Wanda) Szakacs, Curtis (Bonnie) Szakacs, and Natasha (Tyler) Waynert. She was the beloved grandmother of Caleb (Alix) Szakacs, Brayden (Summer) Szakacs, Jessica (Levi) Froese, Heidi, Meka, Alonzo (Janessa), Peter, Sunny, Amy, Davidson, and Isaac Szakacs, William, Lillian, Jasmin, and Charlie Waynert. She was the proud great-grandmother of Harrison Szakacs, Everleigh and Emma Szakacs, Eloise and Malachi Froese, and one on the way!

Evelyn was born to proud parents Bert Sr. and Margaret Daku. She grew up on a farm southwest of Kipling with siblings Bert Jr., Peter, Edward, Lillian, Henry, Leona, and Carolyn. She enjoyed singing with her sister Carolyn, and taking long walks. She married Alonzo Szakacs, and they farmed on the farm southeast of Kipling and raised their four children. Mom had huge gardens and believed in eating homegrown and homemade. She was famous for her stew and homemade bread, which she made from flour she ground herself.

A few years after losing her husband to Alzheimer’s, she met and married Steve Turuk, and was blessed to have a companion and helper for nearly two decades. They loved church and the church family. Her favourite part of the church was the worship, the more upbeat and contemporary, the better. It was her desire that her kids, grandkids, and everyone she met would have an opportunity to know the Lord personally. We will miss her dearly, and cannot wait to see her again one day.

An interment for Evelyn was held Saturday, February 10, 2024 in Bekevar Calvary Baptist Cemetery, Saskatchewan. The funeral procession to the cemetery started at The People's Church, 701 3rd St. South, Kipling, Saskatchewan at 11:00 a.m. The interment took place at 11:30 a.m. The pallbearers were William Waynert, Alonzo Szakacs, Peter Szakacs, Brayden Szakacs, Levi Froese, Davidson Szakacs and Isaac Szakacs.

Following the interment there was a celebration of life in The People's Church, Kipling, SK. at 3:00 p.m. with Kevin and Merodee Hassler officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memoriam may be made to the The Peoples Church, P.O. Box 338, Kipling, SK S0G 2S0 or the Calvary Baptist Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 959, Kipling, SK S0G 2S0.