Mary SELMAN

SELMAN , Mary May 26, 1918 - July 2, 2009 Mary passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at the age of 91 years. She is predeceased in death by her husband of sixty-two years, Frank Selman. Mary was born in Sidewood, Saskatchewan. She spent her childhood and youth on the Wolfater homestead in Tompkins, Saskatchewan. At the completion of high school, she took a secretarial course in Winnipeg and then moved to Calgary to work and live with friends where she met Frank. At the end of WW II they were married and spent the remainder of their lives living in N.W. Calgary. As a mother and grandmother, Mary leaves behind her five children, Sharan (Ian) Gainor of Calgary, Beverely (Richard) Smith of Champion, Ken (Sandy) Selman of Spruce Grove, Marilyn (Gordon) Woolf of Ogden, Utah, and Gordon (Brenda) Selman of Sherwood Park; fifteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren who will all miss her dearly "because Mom and Grandma was always there". As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mary lived her religion with a life of service in the church and in the community with countless hours of volunteer work. She had an innate gift to make and keep lifelong friends who have learned many valuable lessons of kindness and charity from her, as have her family. The family extends a great big thank you to all of the staff at the Colonel Belcher Hospital for all of the care and service they have given both of our parents over the last several years. Funeral Services for our mom will be held on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, Bow Valley Chapel, 2526 - 24 Avenue N.W. There will be a Viewing for family and friends beginning at 12:30 p.m. Mary will be laid to rest at Queen's Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Colonel Belcher Recreation Fund. Messages of condolence may be forwarded to the family at www.piersons.ca . Arrangements are in care of PIERSON'S FUNERAL SERVICE. Telephone: 403-235-3602. Published in the Calgary Herald from 7/5/2009- 7/6/2009