Lila Winnifred Anderson passed away peacefully April 11, 2024 at the age of 94 in Moose Jaw.
She was the daughter of Sherman and Eleanor Tremere and sister to Hilson. She grew up on their homestead at Ormiston. Lila attended Curry School there, and was promoted to Grade 2 on her very first day of school because she already knew how to read. She had to go to Crane Valley to finish grade 11 and 12, and decided from there to pursue a teaching career by enrolling in Normal School in Moose Jaw.
After 6 months of training, she was assigned to teach at a couple of multi-grade one-room rural schools, the first being Red School near Mortlach, and the second school was Croquest school between Courval and Coderre.
She had to be quite adventurous to take on these rural schools-having to harness her horse to the stone boat, and to drive this to the school early each morning, get her horse sheltered in the shed, and get a wood fire going in the school to get the place warmed before the students arrived. Although sometimes, she was also the school bus stopping by to pick up a couple of kids to ride along with her on the stone boat so that they didn’t have to walk so far when it was cold.
It was not long before she met her husband Graham, and they married and set up farming south of Courval. They raised three children: Douglas, Betty and Kathleen. Farming was another courageous adventure of hard work raising cattle, some horses, chickens, grain, hay and a large garden, and evening fitting in lots of square dancing.
They retired off the farm in 1992 to Moose Jaw, and enjoyed many friendships, and cards through Timothy Eatons.
Lila is predeceased by her parents and brother, and by her husband Graham in 2006. She is the last surviving member of her generation of Tremeres and Andersons.
She is survived by her son Doug (Cathy) of Midhurst, Ontario, Kathy Griffin (Keith) of Moose Jaw, and Betty Switzer (Brian) of Caronport. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Lila’s Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, May 27 at 1:30pm at W. J. Jones & Son Funeral Chapel, 474 Hochelaga St W., Moose Jaw.
For those so wishing memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, 2550 12 Ave, Regina, SK S4P 3X1.