Biggs, Roberta Margaret (nee) Johnson, born August 22, 1928 in Kendal Saskatchewan to Caroline and Darrell Johnson, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2020 at home with family in Abbotsford BC. Predeceased by her husband, of 58 years, Louis, brothers Raymond and Gilbert, and sister Della Kascmar. She will be sadly missed by her brother Janes (Syg), brother in-law Walter Kascmar, daughter Linda Hauser (Eugene), sons Ronald (Danna), Donald (Susan), James (Robert), grandchildren Erin (Mike) & Aaron (Jaclyn), great grandsons Skailer & Lexus, numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and many friends.
Roberta grew up in Saskatchewan on the family farm in Kendal and then went to Regina. After working as a maid for the Malone family and training at Balfour Technical School she took a job working in the office of Regina Motors. She met Lou in Regina where they married and had their first 2 children, Linda and Ronald. They moved to Vancouver in 1955 and then to Burnaby in 1958, where they had 2 more children, Donald and James.
Roberta was such a busy lady. PTA, Boy Scout leader, curling, bowling, church, volunteering at St. Michaels Centre doing ceramics with some of the residents, for a few years working at Sears, house cleaning for several people, and her favourite - gardening. We don’t think she ever missed one of Ron’s baseball games and you could usually find her keeping score for the team. You could find cookies or a square just about anytime in the kitchen but took a huge chance of being in trouble if you ate anything without permission because it was probably to take somewhere else although there was always plenty for us too. They purchased a home, they called a cabin, in Birch Bay in 1973 which Mom especially liked going to and would spend the whole summer and every weekend there with James and whoever dropped by. Cards. We all played cards. Hours upon hours of cards and we all enjoyed it.
Lou and Roberta moved to Abbotsford in 1991 and after some time eventually sold their cabin and made memories travelling in their Getaway van. They joined Kiwanis Golden K Club of Abbotsford and spent countless hours having fun volunteering and making friends in the community, doing security for the Abbotsford Pilots hockey team and Abbotsford Sports Hall of Fame, as well as calling bingo at the Worthington Pavilion. Awhile after Louis passed, Roberta moved to Carriage Lane where she lived until her passing.
Anyone who knew Roberta knew she loved to knit. Innumerable hours were spent at it, working on her own or teaching or knitting with her friends in the craft group at Carriage Lane which she enjoyed for as long as she was able to go and what they made was sold at the two craft sales they did every year with the proceeds going to the Abbotsford Food Bank. Roberta was happy to share what she so enjoyed doing with her granddaughter, Erin, just a few short months ago. Now Erin is making dish cloths and probably thinking about Grandma with every stitch. 75 afghans and so many baby blankets and newborn hats were made that we can’t possibly come up with a number.
If anyone she knew was sick or in hospital, they would get a visit or two or at the very least a card. Her handwriting was getting shaky and that bothered her to no end because she loved to write long, newsy, handwritten letters.
The family would like to thank Lorene Collins for her devotion over the past several years and Helen Bell for her care of Mom in the last couple of months. Due to the current health situation, a Celebration of Life will be held one year from now. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to local Food Banks.
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