GUINIVERE TORRIE

1920 - 2015

Guinivere Torrie (nee Redd), beloved wife of the late Marvin Torrie, passed away peacefully in her 95th year at the Taber Hospital on Friday, February 13, 2015.
Relatives and friends were invited to meet with the family at Southland Funeral Chapel, 5006 - 48 Avenue, Taber on Friday, February 20, 2015 between 7:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. and also at the church in the Relief Society Room prior to the funeral service on Saturday, February 21, 2015 between 9:45 A.M. and 10:45 A.M.
The Funeral Service was held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Taber Stake Center, 4709 - 50 Avenue, Taber on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. Burial followed at the Prairieview Cemetery, Grassy Lake at 3:00 P.M.
Guinivere is survived by her children Wayne (Judy) Torrie of Grassy Lake, Colleen (Craig) Smith of Glenwood, LeRon (Colleen) Torrie of Grassy Lake, Richard (Sylvia) Torrie of Owasso, Oklahoma, Eugene (Susan) Torrie of Barnwell and Kevin (Peggy) Torrie of Calgary; foster children Joanne (George, deceased) McGinnis of Oliver, British Columbia, Cindy Jones, Neil White, and Christeen Weber. She is also survived by 38 grandchildren and 72 great-grandchildren as well as by her sister Barbara MacPhee of White Rock, British Columbia and by her brother Phillip Redd of Cardston.
She was predeceased by her loving husband, Marvin Hull Torrie in 2001, by one great-grandson, Wayne Julien Torrie, and by six sisters, one brother and their spouses.
Guinivere, the daughter of William and Irene (nee Smellie) Redd, was born and raised in Raymond. She attended Normal school in Calgary and taught in various Southern Alberta schools before obtaining her Bachelor degree in Education (majoring in Mathematics and Chemistry) from the University of Alberta in 1944. She was married in 1946 to Marvin Hull Torrie of Grassy Lake. They raised their family on the ranch in Grassy Lake, instilling in them a love of the Lord and of the land, the value of work, of doing their best, and an appreciation for their pioneer heritage.
Guinivere grew enormous gardens, baked wonderful bread, made delicious puddings, cinnamon buns and chiliburgers. She was active in her community, being involved in the Women’s Institute, the Grassy Lake Cemetery Society, and Grassy Lake Seniors. She was also the Village Secretary and school PTA president. She will be remembered for her many humorous readings and for her frequent and encouraging phone calls to friends and loved ones. She taught her family to love and appreciate poetry and great literature and music. She had an amazing memory, memorizing poetry and hundreds of scriptures.
She had a strong testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and served faithfully in many church callings, including three full-time missions with her husband, Marvin. Her family was her greatest joy. Some of her most favorite times were Sunday evenings when her posterity gathered for fudge, popcorn and family storytelling.