Marion SKAPPAK

THIBERT, Marion (DieBold) (nee Skappak) Passed away in Claresholm, Alberta on March 6, 2008 after a lengthy, but courageous battle with cancer at the age of 77 years. Marion (often called "Moonie" by her family - a term that stuck when her grandchildren were too young to pronounce her real name) will be greatly missed by her family. Marion is survived by her sons: Michael, Barry (Jorja) and Kelly (Maureen); and by her grandchildren: Chad, Jay, Andrea, Dakota and Kayla DieBold, all from Claresholm. She was predeceased by her first husband Leonard DieBold (1974), the father of Marion's three sons. She later married Rene Thibert who passed away in 1999. She was also predeceased by her twin brother Art Skappak (Calgary), Locky (Eileen) Skappak; sister Nora Skappak (Oyen), Victor (Sue) Skappak (Medicine Hat); brothers-in-law: Jack DieBold (Marie) of Claresholm, Servin "Slug" (Gloria) DieBold of Sooke, B.C. and Mack Henry "Mickey" DeBeau (Elsie) of Calgary and by one sister-in-law Dalmane who died in 1922. Marion will be lovingly remembered by her sisters: Gene McInenly of Vancouver, B.C., and Katie Schubert of Oyen, Alberta; sisters-in-law: Victoria Hiney of Rocky Mountain House and Sophie Skappak of Calgary and by her brother-in-law Dal DieBold (Barbara) of Goleta, California. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at Christ the King Catholic Church, Claresholm on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. with Father Malcolm D'Souza officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Marion's memory to the Claresholm General Hospital Palliative Care Fund. EDEN'S FUNERAL HOME, Fort Macleod, assisting the family. Telephone: 1-403-553-3772. Published in the Calgary Herald on 3/11/2008