Asta (Rasmussen) Kalika

MOM WAS BORN IN HERBERT, SASKATCHEWAN. THE FAMILY SOON MOVED TO MONOMINTO, MANITOBA WHERE SHE GREW UP ON THE FAMILY FARM. SHE WANTED TO BE A MATH TEACHER. UNFORTUNATELY THE COUNTRY SCHOOL ONLY WENT TO GRADE 8.

IN 1950 A MOVE WAS MADE TO TRANSCONA WHERE SHE RAISED HER CHILDREN AND WITH HER HUSBAND JOE RAN A FAMILY TRUCKING BUSINESS.

MOM ENJOYED BOWLING, DANCING, GARDENING, KNITTING, CROCHETING, LISTENING TO FIDDLE AND OLD TIME MUSIC. SHE WAS A VOLUNTEER AT OAKVIEW PLACE FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND A SECRETARY/TREASURER AT ROXY LANES FOR MANY YEARS. SHE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE SCANDINAVIAN CENTER WHERE SHE TAUGHT DANISH CLASSES AND TOOK PART IN FOLKLORAMA.

MOM TRAVELLED TO DENMARK NUMEROUS TIMES TO VISIT FAMILY. SHE VACATIONED IN HAWAII, MEXICO, LAS VEGAS, DISNEYLAND, NEW ORLEANS, ALL ACROSS CANADA AND ENJOYED HER WEEKEND CASINO GETAWAYS.

MOM IS SURVIVED BY HER SON BOB (JILL) GRANDSONS RYAN AND KYLE (ASHLEY), HER DAUGHTER KATHERINE (BOB), GRANDDAUGHTERS CALI, TRICIA, GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER RACHEL AND GRANDSON WES (MEGAN). ALSO BY HER SISTERS ELSIE AND BETTY AND BROTHER HENRY (ANITA), AND MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS.

MOM WAS PREDECEASED BY HUSBAND JOE, PARENTS MARIE AND SOFUS, SISTERS ELLY, ANNE, BROTHERS JENS, EVALD, NORMAN, ROBERT, AND GRANDSON-IN-LAW KANWAL.

THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AT PARK MANOR HOME FOR THEIR CARE AND KINDNESS.

A FAMILY CELEBRATION OF LIFE WAS HELD SATURDAY JUNE 15, 2024