Funeral Service for the late Mrs. Stella Parry was held on Saturday, December 22, 2012 in the Five Oaks Shared Ministry, Naicam SK at 2:00 p.m. Those wishing to make tokens of rememberance may do so to the Naicam Ambulance Fund. Stella was born to Peter and Dora (Swicheniuk) Michalyca on August 14, 1929, in the Birch Hills Hospital. Stella was raised on the family farm at Tarnpol, Sask., and attended Cranberry School, which was three miles away. The roads were poor and the winters were cold. When Stella was 16 years old, she went to work in Melfort. The next winter she worked in Saskatoon and that is where she met Gavin. Stella married Gavin Parry on April 21, 1949. Gavin and Stella moved to the farm at Naicam where they worked hard for many years. When they moved to Naicam, they had neither power nor running water. In 1957, Gavin and Stella decided to move to Summerland, B.C., where Gavins mother and sister lived. Their love of farming saw them move back to the farm at Naicam in 1960 where they built a new home on the farm. To this union, three sons were born: Wayne on December 14, 1950; Glen on December 15, 1954; and Robin on April 8, 1963. In 1980, Gavin and Stella purchased a house in Naicam and moved off the farm. Gavin and Stella loved to travel. They made many trips back and forth to B.C. to see Gavins mother and sister. Gavin and Stella also travelled throughout North and South America and spent many winters in the U.S. with friends. After Gavins passing in 1998, Stella continued to travel throughout the U.S., Mexico, Australia and the Carribean with family and friends. Stella loved to play cards, do crafts, curl, garden, spend time at the lake, and spend time with her family. Stella passed away peacefully, with her family at her side, on December 17, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. Stella was predeceased by her husband Gavin; parents, Peter and Dora Michalyca; brother Eugene Michalyca; sisters Marie Laurant and Nadine Michalyca (in infancy), and daughter-in-law Marlene Parry. Stella will be sadly missed by her three sons, Wayne (Linda Missler) of Naicam, and his children, Kelly (Nambi) Parry, Xander, Summer, and Alicia of Radisson, Sask., Koreen Turcotte, Brittany and Austin of Saskatoon, Tracy (Darren) Olson and Tyler of Red Deer; Glen (Debbie) Parry of Naicam, and their children, Tamara (Patrick Schmidtheisler) Ivy and Abby of Naicam, and Crystal Parry of Regina; Robin (Debra) Parry of Naicam, and their children, Scott Parry of Dunedin, New Zealand, Jennifer Parry of Saskatoon, and Stephanie Parry of Naicam; sister-in-law Ann Michalyca of Melfort; sister-in-law Helen (Ron) Andal of Penticton, B.C.; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. To leave online condolences or to sign the guest, please do so through the Narfason's website. Arrangements in care of Narfason's and Peter's Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, a division of Narfason Family Funeral Services.