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YAGELNISKI, Annie

December 16, 1931 — January 19, 2025

With great sadness, our loving mother Annie (née Sopel) Yagelniski passed away, at the age of 93 years, on January 19, 2025. As one of Mom’s friends said on that sad day, Heaven gained an angel. Truer words were never spoken. Mom dedicated her life to loving and caring for her family.

Annie was born to Peter & Mary Sopel on December 16, 1931, the youngest of 15 children. She grew up on a farm in the Stenen district, where she attended school and worked on the family farm. Annie married Marion Yagelniski on July 22, 1950. They farmed for a few years near Hyas and later by Danbury, Sask while raising their children Lorne, Sherry, Dwain, and Kelly.

Over the years, Mom worked hard to provide for her family. She grew an amazing garden and the family reaped a bountiful harvest. Mom was very generous and hosted many friends and family at their table to enjoy her cooking. She was always prepared and could prepare a feast in a moment’s notice. When her children grew up, she continued to provide them with huge care packages, which always contained some of her famous chicken noodle soup and delicious cinnamon buns.

In July 2005, Mom and Dad retired and moved to Canora where they lived until the Fall of 2018 when they moved to Kelowna, BC. Dad passed away in 2019 leaving Mom alone, she lived in her home until her passing.

Mom was predeceased by her husband and his parents; her parents; son-in-law Donald Anderson; and infant son, Kenneth; as well as siblings; brothers- and sisters-in-law; and nephews and nieces.

Left to mourn Annie are her children Lorne (Julie), Sherry, Dwain, and Kelly (Buffy); and grandchildren, Jordan (Tara), Jody (Jerid), Alison, Ashley (Aarya), Meagan (Erik), Sophia, Yarko, Nickolai, and Isabelle; great-grandchildren, Elliot, Ethan, Charlotte, Logan, and Olivia; sister Elvina; and sisters-in-law Olga and Antonia.

A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 4:00 pm, at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC. If you are unable to attend in person, please join the family online by Livestream at the time of the service (see below), a recording will be made available to view in 3-5 days.

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