Obituary of Mary Fiss

Mary was the fourth child born to Eli and Madelaine Powder, on August 5th, 1935, and she would be a big sister to 8 siblings, that would come after her. Mary’s childhood was spent in the north, on the shores of Lake Athabasca. In her youth she spent time in the communities of Fort Chipewyan, Camsell Portage, Goldfields and lastly Uranium City. It was in Uranium City that she met Larry Fiss. With Larry she travelled to southern Alberta where they lived in Castor, Stettler and Edmonton before moving back to Uranium City, with their 6 children in tow. It was in Uranium City that she made many lifelong friends. She enjoyed travelling with the old-timers hockey club. When the mine closed in 1982 Mary moved to Saskatoon where she spent her remaining years. Mary liked to knit socks, mitts and sweaters for everyone in the family and grandchildren always got a special outfit when they were born. She was a curler, she enjoyed curling in her younger years and in her later years she took pleasure in watching curling and cheering on her favorite team; Jennifer Jones. Although she was from Saskatchewan she was an avid fan of the Oilers and the Eskimos. Mary always liked to look her best, she liked dressing up and she was particular about her hair. Mary was a daughter, a sister, a grandma, a great grandma, a friend, an aunt, but the role she relished the most was that as, mother. Her children always came first and pity the person who got between her and her children. The door was always open at Mary’s house and she had many extra sons and daughters. Her memory was legendary and if you needed to know the name of a particular person, or a birthdate, or an anniversary date, you would ask Mary. Mary was a hard worker and she worked for many years at the Bay in Uranium City. In Saskatoon she worked in Key Lake and then at St. Paul’s hospital until her retirement. In retirement, she had time to devote to the church and St. Mary’s was the church she chose. We will cherish our memories of our mother, our grandma, our great-grandma, our sister, our aunt, our cousin, our friend, our acquaintance and hold her forever in our hearts.