Alice's 50th High School Reunion Trip - Jun 1995

Alice wanted to go to her High School Reunion so we all thought it was a great idea and it became a girls trip. While there we went to visit Aunti Gert and the Waddell family. We had a fun time with the Waddell families.

 L-R: Bev Waddell Mohorich, Gertie Laurie Waddell, 

Alice Laurie Saunders and Marilynne Saunders MacDonald

Back L-R: April B Saunders Allyson S Cichy, Bev W Mohorich, 

Cyndi Saunders, Karina Z Saunders, Marilynne S McDonald 

Front L-R: Allard Waddell, Gertie L Waddell, Alice L Saunders 

L-R: Holly Rae who was about 4, Lynn McInnes Waddell, Russell playing shy, 

Troy and Rick Waddell

We got to meet Rick's family who live close by.

29 Oct 1986 Robert "Bob" Laurie's Funeral

Bob died in Estevan, Saskatchewan on Oct 26th 1986 but the funeral was in Taber on the 29th and he is buried in the Taber Memorial Gardens to the left of his parents sites.

This photo was taken in 1986 after Bob Laurie's Funeral.

Back Row L-R: Alice Laurie Saunders, Trent Laurie, Janne Laurie Parascak, Gordie Laurie, Bev Laurie, Kathy Laurie, Randy Laurie, Ruthanne Saunders, Gordon Saunders Middle Row L-R: Mike Saunders, Allyson Saunders Cichy, April Bodily Saunders, Debbie Laurie, Gertie Laurie Waddell Front Row L-R: Marilynne Saunders MacDonald, Mike and April's girls Victoria and Meghan, Bev Waddell Mohorich, Ruth Konno Laurie 

Gertie Laurie Waddell - 8 Apr 1921 - 15 Dec 1995

Gertrude Irene Graham Laurie is the oldest of James and Jessie Laurie's children. She was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and grew up there until she was about 14. The family moved to Ladner, BC in 1935. She was very talented and played the piano in a band for dances when she was in high school and maybe later. Grandma Laurie would make the dresses that she wore for the performances.

She married Clarence Allard Waddell and they were married on Sep 12, 1941. They had four children, Bev, Phil, Rick and Laurie. They lived in Ladner the rest of their lives on the Ocean View Farm.

Allard and Gertie Waddell home in Ladner BC next to Allard's parents home where Bev lived at the time of this photo.

The Ocean View Farm shed where Allard carved and displayed his duck decoys and many other photos and things.

The Ocean View Farm barn. These photos of the home and surroundings were taken in 1995. Apparently the barn is no longer there.

Allard and Gertie Waddell in their kitchen as Allard tells fun stories.

Robyn Mohorich, Alice Laurie Saunders and Bev Waddell Mohorich listen and laugh.