Nellie Nieckar

Nellie Nieckar passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at the age of 90 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her 12 children, David (Virginia) Nieckar, James Nieckar, both of Chestermere, AB, Gerald (Karin) Nieckar, Edward Nieckar, Michael Nieckar, all of Calgary, AB, Caroline (Donato) Ranallo, of Chestermere, AB, Joseph (Shari) Nieckar of Arden, ON, Thomas (Carrie) Nieckar of Calgary, AB, Stanley Nieckar of Toronto, ON, Mary Ann Nieckar of Chestermere, AB, Suzanne (Mark) Thomson of Fort McMurray, AB, and Christopher (Paula) Nieckar of Cochrane, AB; 17 grandchildren, Samantha, Jeffrey, Jason, Lisa (Jon), Luke, Jennifer (Aaron), Andrew, Kathleen, Vincent (Theresa), Cristina (Curtis), Victoria, Nichole (Matthew), Matthew (Meghan), Krista, Stephanie, Jonathan and Abigail; 13 great grandchildren with one more on the way; and many more family and friends. She was predeceased by her husband Henry; mother Eva; father; step-father Peter Labish; sisters Anne, Mary and Rose; and brothers John and Steven.

Nellie was born in Insinger, SK and raised by a mother she dearly loved with her 3 sisters and 2 brothers in Rama, SK. She met and married the love of her life, Henry, in Rama and they then traveled to Ontario and then Calgary where they were blessed with their 12 children. They eventually moved to Nellie’s dream home on an acreage in Chestermere. She raised her younger children there and cared for her vegetable garden, flowers, houseplants and farm animals all the while supporting her husband.

Nellie took pride in baking and meal preparation for her family. They all loved coming home for perogies, cabbage rolls, cookies, cinnamon buns and poppy seed rolls, just to name a few. Nellie loved to volunteer and help others. She was an active parishioner of Holy Trinity Catholic Church since before the church was built and a member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Women’s League where she just received her 50 year pin. She also volunteered at Holy Trinity School and later Conrich Elementary School. This care was even more so with her family as she cared for and loved all of them dearly throughout her life, including never missing a phone call on their birthday to sing them Happy Birthday.

A Visitation will be held for Nellie at Pierson’s Forest Lawn Chapel (4121 – 17 Avenue SE, Calgary) on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 from 4:00 – 6:00 pm, to follow gathering restrictions, please plan to arrive at staggered times. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated for Nellie at Holy Trinity Catholic Church (1525-45 Street S.E., Calgary) on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 10:00 am. Due to the gathering restrictions, attendance for the service will be for immediate family only and so those wishing to participate from home can do so by clicking the link below.