Obituary of Kay Eddy

In Loving Memory Of Kay Eddy

Kathleen Marie Illerbrun was born June 19, 1929 in Gull Lake Saskatchewan, a short distance away from her family’s farm in the Illerbrun District near Shaunavon Saskatchewan. She was the youngest child of five siblings. Kay was a bright, athletic girl who loved riding horses, playing sports and dancing jitterbug. She excelled in scholastics at Burns school and was the first member of her family to graduate. Kay instilled this love of learning in her children.

Kay grew up in the Depression era and remembers how difficult it was for her family. She recalled trains delivering apples and canned salmon from British Columbia and how her father Sisty was too proud to take relief. She worked alongside her sisters to feed threshing crews in the fall and laughed at her first failed raisin pie. She tossed raw raisins into the crust, baked it and they dried up like pebbles. She learned from that mistake and became one of the best pie makers and cooks around.

Kay’s family sold their farm and bought a boarding house in Shaunavon where she helped out. After graduation, Kay became a telephone operator and soon after moved to Moose Jaw SK. She and a friend holidayed to Chicago where she passed a pet shop and saw a cute chihuahua in the window. She bought him on sight and smuggled him back to Canada as a gift to her mother. Pedro was later returned to Kay when she had her own children.

Kay moved to Swift Current SK where she crossed paths once again with Terry Eddy. Terry worked for the Royal Bank of Canada and had first met Kay when he lived in Shaunavon and played jazz piano in a dance band. He was very interested in Kay, but Kay……not so much in him! When he spotted Kay at another dance in Swift Current, he won her heart. Kay and Terry were married on June 1, 1953 and celebrated 71 years together. Kay joined her husband in a series of moves around Saskatchewan, beginning in Rosetown, then Conquest, Cabri, Wilkie, Ituna and finally Foam Lake. Kay and Terry had five children together and the kids grew up in a house full of music, laughter, friendships and good food. The Eddy’s door was always open to people and Kay was known for her generosity and strong community spirit.

Kay was always one of the first people to welcome newcomers to her community. Fresh baked buns and an invitation to supper were her trademarks. She understood what it was like to be on your own at Christmas and made sure to invite people to her boisterous home for fun, games and an excellent meal.

Kay and Terry loved to travel and camped well into their 80’s. They took their trailer across Canada, into the Yukon and the United States. They also explored the Panama Canal, Australia, Hawaii, Arizona and Portugal loving the people they met and the places they saw.

Kay was a devout Catholic and was an active member of the CWL for 66 years. As well, she was a member of the Lion’s Club and worked alongside volunteers to make improvements in each community she lived in. In Foam Lake SK, Kay was a founding member of the Perogy Ladies. This group of women made and sold enough perogies over the years to furnish the community hall and buy a sound system second to none. In 2002 Kay and Terry were awarded Foam Lakes’ Citizen of the Year Award. They were also awarded Lifetime memberships in the Lions Club.

Kay was a whistler! She could whistle any tune beautifully and you could hear her as she energetically went about her daily activities. She was stylish, dressed to the nines as she liked to say. She loved

practical jokes especially April fools. Each year she’d plan a joke on Terry and every year he’d fall for it, much to everyone’s delight. Kay had a competitive spirit and loved to play bridge. She hosted many

evenings and enjoyed the company of the women she met. She taught her kids to play Scrabble and was a fierce competitor, teaching them not to fear a good match. Kay remained athletic, playing softball, catching balls bare handed saying gloves never fit her right. She bowled well into her 80’s and retired winning over 50 trophies. She loved life and shared that love with many.

Kay and Terry moved to Saskatoon in 2017 to be closer to family and the services they needed in their later years. 

Kay is survived by her children Debra (Peter) Kozak, Pamela Mackinnon, Heather Wielgoz and Darin (Shannon) Eddy, 10 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and brother Dennis (Shirley) Illerbrun.

Kay was predeceased by: son Randal Eddy 1991; husband Terrance 2024; son-in-law Rick Wielgoz 2022; and her siblings and their

spouses – Marie Gatschene (Joe), Stanley Illerbrun, Dorothy Nelson (Clarence), Leonard Illerbrun (Germaine), Lorne Illerbrun. 

Please donate to the charity of your choice in her name.

Funeral Service

1:00 p.m.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Christ The King Roman Catholic Church

238 Cameron St.

Foam Lake, SK

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The Family of Kay Eddy

230 Avondale Rd.

Saskatoon, SK S7H 5C7

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Kay may be made to

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