Carole Mason

age of 91. Carole was born the third of six children to Richard (Dick) and Florence Sutton on September

21, 1933. It was a hard life in the days of the Depression, but the family survived, Life improved when

the family relocated from the farm in Wokepa to Killarney, Manitoba where Carole’s Dad found work at

the Hydro Electric Company.

At a young age, Carole moved to Boissevain, Manitoba working as a telephone operator, where she met

and married the father of her children, Elmer Pritchard. They eventually moved to Kenora, Ontario.

Mom worked at Shop Easy before becoming a dental assistant for Dr. Brad Holmes.

After her first marriage ended, Carole partnered with and married Art Mason. Both worked very hard at

various undertakings including, buying and fixing up vehicles and houses to resell, owning and running

Rushing River Store, along with their regular jobs. Their success and hard work allowed them to travel

extensively, go boating on Lake of the Woods in their Apollo and later their houseboat, making many

fellow boaters their friends.

Eventually, Carole and Art relocated to Medicine Hat, Alberta where Art retired from the pipeline. It was

here that Carole took up the sport of golf which she enjoyed thoroughly (especially since she could

consistently beat her daughter Debbie).

Carole returned to Kenora after her husband Art passed away, to be where her three daughters were

living.

Carole was predeceased by both parents and all of her siblings as well as her husband Art. She leaves to

mourn her loss by daughters Debbie (Terry) Fairfield, Kim Pritchard (Peter Joseph), Terri (Todd) Sharples:

step-daughters Susan (Paul) Finnsson, Wendy (Al) Martins, Kathy (Gregg) Martin; grandchildren Cory

(Desmond) Turcotte (Mackenzie & Ally), Mandy Sharples (Mike Kraynyk), Cary (Dana) Sharples (Ryker &

Olivia), Chelsea (Alastair) Greig (Harrison); step-grandchildren Dana (Jeff) Svana (Seanna & Tyler), Kristen (Jeff) Richards (Kenzie & Jace) and Dexter Martin. She also will be missed by good friends Loretta Fortner and Lorelie Gordon who both stayed true blue friends right up until her passing. She also leaves her beloved fur baby Caylee.

We want to thank the staff at Pinecrest Home for the Aged for their amazing care and compassion to

mom during her stay there, as well as to us, her family.

We send Mom off with much love and wish Carole peace and relief from pain.