ROY ONDRIK

1931 - 2008

With sadness, the family of Roy Michael Ondrik announce his passing at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at the age of 76 years.
Roy is survived by his children Audrey (Jim) Bird, Sandra (Lavern Love) Franke, Morgan (Daphne) Ondrik, Bonnie (Gordon) Caspar and daughter-in-law Chris Ondrik; grandchildren Stephanie Brennan, Troy Scherer, Carrie Apuzzo, Evan, Amy & Jason Caspar and Ashley Elliott and great grandchildren Graciana Apuzzo, Jake Brennan and Samantha Elliott. He is also survived by his wife Gelane of Foremost, her children and their families and his sister Elsie (Martin) Nowak. Roy will also be missed by Grace’s family.
He was predeceased by his first wife Grace in 1994; his son Melvin in 2001 and his parents Mike and Alice Ondrik.
Roy was born in Medicine Hat December 25, 1931 and was raised on the family farm south of Etzikom. He went to school at One Four, Hoping and Foremost High School. After completing school, Roy went to work on the family farm and farmed until he retired in the early nineties. He spent many happy years playing for dances with his best friends. Roy was an avid hunter and a long time member of the Foremost Fish and Game Club and the Foremost Elks Club. The best of his memories would be the music practice sessions, bridge parties, the summers in Waterton and the winters in Arizona, golfing every chance he had. Roy spent his later years at the Pleasant View Lodge in Bow Island and the Riverview Care Centre in Medicine Hat. A life lived well, but over too soon.
Relatives and friends are invited to meet with the family at Cook Southland Funeral Chapel, 901 - 13 Street S.W., Medicine Hat on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 between 7:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M.
The Funeral Service will be held at the Foremost Community Hall, 802 - 1 Avenue West, Foremost on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. with Marie Barr, LPM of the Foremost United Church officiating. Burial to follow at the Foremost Cemetery.
If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Roy’s name may be made directly to the Pleasant View Lodge, 1039 - 1 Street East, Bow Island, Alberta T0K 0G0 or to the Riverview Care Centre, 603 Prospect Drive S.W., Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 4C2.