MARGARET DEBONA

1946 - 2006

Margaret Rose DeBona, beloved wife of John R. DeBona of Taber, passed  away peacefully, surrounded by her family at the Lethbridge Regional  Hospital after a courageous battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis, on  Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at the age of 59 years.
Besides her loving husband John, Margaret is survived by her children  Debi (Blake) Fletcher and their children Travis and Paige, Tracey (Malcolm) Howells and their children Colton and Kassidy, Rhonda DeBona, Denise (Paw) Pedersen and their children Jazlyn, Jett and Wyatt and Danny (Lisa) DeBona and their children Taia and Vinnie. She is also survived by her mother Elsie Astalos, her sister Irene (Harold) Edwards and her brother Andy (Judy) Astalos.
Margaret was born on August 26,1946 in Taber to Andy and Elsie  Astalos. Margaret married her childhood sweetheart John DeBona on September 18, 1963. John and Margaret resided east of Taber at Fincastle where they farmed and raised their five children. Margaret enjoyed her kids, farm life and farm pets. She had a heart for all  animals, her favorites being the babies. She enjoyed farming along  side John and for mom there was nothing better than a tractor, a  thermos of hot coffee and one of the kids riding around with her.
Mom enjoyed many things in life, especially her family. Her  grandchildren were what she treasured the most. She was a proud  grandmother and loved her grandkids. They were the light of her life.  She loved playing on the floor, coloring, making holiday cookies, cards and listening to their stories.
She enjoyed hockey, an interest that blossomed as a result of the support given to Danny while he played in his younger years. She  loved gardening, cooking, traveling and needle point. No matter what  time of day it was at mom’s house, coffee was always on with plenty of food on the table. As her family grew bigger with in-laws and  grandchildren, Easter became her favorite holiday. She loved to  decorate and bake cookies. If you knew mom she was a little spitfire  wherever she went. Her daily routine included visiting her mom at the  Clearview Lodge and playing Tile Rummy with the ladies.
Margaret is also survived by her in-laws Mary & Bill Rachwalski,  Ralph & Marlene DeBona, Cheryl DeBona; her nieces and nephews Brad & Michel Edwards, Ryan, Samantha and Megan Astalos, Linda (Bill)  Williams, Shelley (Mo) Just, Todd (Cathy) DeBona, Reg DeBona, Richelle (Rick) Gross, Bill DeBona, James Rachwalski and Donna (Chris) Rachwalski.
She was predeceased by her father Andy Astalos, her mother & father-in-law Ralph & Emma DeBona, her sisters Linda Astalos & Veronica  Astalos, brother-in-law Rudy DeBona, her aunt Ester Vass and by her beloved grandmother Elsie Dorogdi.
John’s commitment through Margaret’s illness was only a chapter in  the love and devotion they shared for forty five years.
It’s not good bye Mom, it’s till we meet again!
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Augustine's Catholic  Church, 5009 - 48 Avenue, Taber on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 10:30  A.M. with Reverend Mariusz Sztuk SDS, Celebrant. A private family graveside service will follow at the Taber Memorial Garden.
If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Margaret’s name may be made directly to the Alberta Lung Association, PO Box 4500, Station South, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6K2.