Obituary of Olga Tunnicliffe

Mrs. Olga Tunnicliffe of Yorkton, beloved wife of the late Ken Tunnicliffe passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015 at the age of 84 years. As per Olga's wishes, there will be a family graveside service only. Olga Tunnicliffe was born on January 28, 1931 at Burgis, Saskatchewan; a daughter of William and Oksona (Agnes) Demchuk. At the age of 13 Olga moved with her family to Yorkton. She received her elementary education at West Wexford School in the Burgis district, then Victoria School and the Yorkton Collegiate Institute. She then took a Commercial Class, where she obtained her Secretarial and Bookkeeping Certificate. While attending high school Olga worked at the Red & White Grocery Store. After graduation in 1949 she worked at the Toronto Dominion Bank for seven years. On August 9, 1952 Olga was united in marriage to Kenneth Tunnicliffe. This union was blessed with a son Wayne Kenneth, and a daughter Carla Ann. From the years 1956 - 1964 Olga was a stay at home mom focusing her time on the children. When the children were settled for the night Olga would sit at her typewriter and dictaphone and put in a few hours typing correspondence for a local business. In 1965 Olga pursued her other career, bookkeeping for a local powerline contractor. A job she worked at for 20 years. After a short time of retirement she did accounting in her own home for 5 years. When her husband Ken retired they purchased a motorhome and for nine consecutive years spent a couple of months each winter in Mesa, Arizona, In May of 1993 Ken and Olga took a trip to England, where they were able to meet for the first time a lot of Ken's relatives. For their 25th anniversary they went to Hawaii, enjoyed that holiday so much they went back a couple more times. In younger years, Olga loved all outdoor sports - she played the position of catcher for the local Coca-Cola girls softball team, who never lost a game for nine consecutive years. She also played basketball and participated in track and field events. She spent endless hours on her skates and played on a girls hockey team. Olga's hobbies consisted of sewing, knitting, baking and gardening. She loved the outdoors - especially camping, fishing and mushroom picking. Summer holidays were spent camping with the family. She helped Ken build their first home, was never afraid to tackle any job, be it plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting etc. Olga also taught Sunday School, was a member of the ACW, and also the Lion L's Club. During the summers of 1996 - 98 Olga and Ken did volunteer work as Campground Hosts at Good Spirit Lake. Predeceased by her husband Ken on March 10, 2012; her parents William and Agnes; sisters Annie and Florence Demchuk and Victoria Weinberger, and her grandson Michael. She leaves to mourn her passing: her son Wayne (Robin) of Phoenix and their children: Erin, Randi-Marie (Willis), and Kelli Lynn; daughter Carla Ann of Regina and her children: Dallas & Colton. Also a great granddaughter, Sage. Her sister, Lena Panchuk of Yorkton, numerous nieces and nephews, and her beloved dog Kelly. A family graveside service was held on Friday, August 21st, 2015 from the Garden of Memories at the Yorkton Memorial Gardens. Rev. Ken Buchan of the Anglican Church of Canada officiated. Olga's son Wayne was the urnbearer. Condolences may be left at baileysfuneralhome.com. Memorials in Olga's name may be made to one's Charity of Choice as tokens of remembrance. Interment Details Yorkton Memorial Gardens