Hay, Bernice (Smith), 1942-2011
- CA-CMBS-2018
- Person
- 1942-2011
Bernice was born and raised on the family farm near Oak Lake, Manitoba. Along with her sister Doreen and cousin Carlyle, they attended the local rural schools travelling on a horse drawn sleigh in the winter and school bus carriage in the summer. Upon graduating from Oak Lake High School, Bernice pursued a career in teaching--starting in one room schools and then primary grades in larger schools. In 1968 she left the schools on the prairies for a teaching position in Flin Flon. It was there she met her future husband, Bob whom she married in 1970. After a brief interlude in the south where Bob upgraded his education, they moved to Thompson and then Cranberry Portage. It was here that for the next 35 years Bernice and Bob would raise their family, be a part of Grace Church and the community of Cranberry, and establish many close friendships that would last a lifetime.
~from her obituary