It is with sadness to announce the passing of Trudy in her 98th year on June 28, 2017.Trudy was born July 3, 1918, the youngest of 6 children and raised on a farm in Vibank, Sask. Trudy decided to stretch her wings and found herself moving away from the homestead to set her sights on the future. This took her down many career paths and to mention only a few were: waitressing, machining air plane parts during the WW2, head chef for a prominent downtown Toronto restaurant after WW2, secretary to a prominent Toronto Doctor, seamstrist, hairdresser, instructor for Corrections Canada (youth facility), wife and Mother. Trudy was a determined person who always yearned to learn and further herself. As a young girl being raised on a farm in the 1920’s, formal education was not a priority and once she had graduated from grade 8, it was considered at the time, all that she needed.Her skills were then used on the (homestead) working farm. Trudy craved to further herself and while raising her two children she returned to school to graduate from secondary school and continued her education at McMaster University to study physcology. Along that path she took numerous side courses and seminars, continually upgrading herself with her drive to learn. Trudy eventually found her true passion and that was to teach and work with the youth. She started at a “training school” in Toronto (St. Euphrasius) that was run by the Catholic Nuns. The “training School” was eventually closed and Trudy was transferred to Cecil Facer in Sudbury, where she remained working for Corrections Canada until her retirement at the age of 65. By the book as Trudy was known to be, she had a reputation for being fair, strict and never picking favourites. She was respected by both faculty and the youth at the detention centre and was lovingly nicknamed by one of her students as “Grandma Dynamite”.Not one to sit around on a rocking chair, once she retired, Trudy decided to work as a house cleaner until she turned 80. She would say it was just something to keep her busy and she really enjoyed it. Up into her 80's Trudy continued to do volunteer work as a "friendly visitor" with the VON. She would brighten the day with a visit for those who had no one.Trudy will be sadly missed by her two daughters Gwen & Ann (son-in-law Steve), her 3 granddaughters Carol (husband Pat), Colette and Lisa (partner Jean-Paul), her great grandchildren: Liam, Justin and Franz and her nieces from California Carolynn (husband Mike), Marianne as well as many nephews and nieces in Sask.We know Mother would have also liked to mention her thanks to the staff at Hillsdale Terrace-Garden Gate for the care and understanding they provided.There will be no visitation and a service will be held for immediate family members only. In lieu of flowers your condolences would be appreciated to the research of Dementia/Alzheimer's or a charity of your choice.Arrangements entrusted to