Ruby CATHCART

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CATHCART: Ruby Agnes Cathcart (nee Buchanan) was born in the Birnie, MB area on July 7, 1917 and passed away peacefully at the Gladstone Third Crossing Manor on August 1, 2016. Ruby was the third of seven children of Robert and Sarah Buchanan. On February 10, 1938, Ruby and Calvert Cathcart were married at Arden, MB. Calvert was a shovel operator for CNR so he was away for long stretches of time. They had five children and moved many times. Ruby’s house was always full of foster children, grandchildren, numerous family members, and university students. Besides caring for everyone under her roof, she managed to work at church dinners, garden, and help with activities of grandchildren. When Calvert retired, they travelled by train and camped with family members. Ruby, Barb, and an assortment of grandchildren made many trips by train. Ruby was constantly knitting mitts, baby bonnets, afghans, and baking the famous Grandma cookies. Ruby was predeceased by her husband, Calvert Cathcart, her siblings: Freda Reed, Lucy Bare, Laura Fleger, Merle Archer, Wib Buchanan, her grandchildren: Kathy Boyd-Nicholson, and Jamie Boyd, great-granddaughter, Kaitlin Bligh, and son-in-law Hugh Boyd. Ruby is survived by her children: Donna Boyd of Ponoka, Alberta, Elaine (Ron) Lougheed of Brandon, MB. Lawrence (Gail) Cathcart of Neepawa, MB, Sandra Pow (RJ McCauley) of Bedford, Nova Scotia, Barbara (Arnold) Coutts of Plumas, MB. and brother, Bob Buchanan of Winnipeg, MB. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at the Plumas United Church at 1:00 pm with Wendy Denbow officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa. If friends so desire memorial donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Clarke’s Funeral Home, Gladstone in care of arrangements.

As published in Brandon Sun on Aug 04, 2016