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Sharie Cousins-Markle

Sharie Cousins-Markle

Born In: Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
Born: January 7th, 1962

Passed in: Claresholm, Alberta, Canada
Passed on: March 13th, 2016

Sharie Delene Cousins-Markle, born January 7, 1962 in Fort St. John, BC, died peacefully after her third and very hard battle with breast cancer, on Sunday, March 13, 2016 in Claresholm, Alberta.
Sharie leaves behind her husband Collin Markle, step-children Claire and Logan; parents Kay and Orvan Cousins; sister Sandy (Steve) Hiebert, nephew Shayden, niece Staysha, and many much-loved cousins, aunts and uncles.
Sharie cherished life, family, friends, learning and teaching. After high school, she attended Canadian Lutheran Bible Institute in Camrose. In 1985, determined to obtain a career as a Fish and Wildlife Officer, she attended Lakeland College and then Lethbridge College. In 1989 she achieved her dream career as the second female Fish and Wildlife Officer in Alberta, working first in the Crowsnest Pass and then in Lethbridge. In 2001 Sharie left the Fish and Wildlife Division to teach future Fish and Wildlife officers at Lethbridge College. While teaching and battling cancer, Sharie attained her Masters Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of the Fraser Valley. Along with a strong devotion to her career, Sharie gave much of her time and talents to a variety of activities such as cowboy poetry, dragon boat racing, rock hounding, camping, horse riding/packing, and playing leadership roles in many student and faculty clubs and events. Her artistic talents were endless; she enjoyed bird carving, beading, painting, lapidary, photography, and so much more. Music also played a huge part in Sharie's life; she played the piano and organ as a youngster, then for her first job, and then at the Peace Lutheran Church where she and Collin attended.
Sharie was a devoted wife, daughter, sister, cousin, auntie, and friend. She touched the lives of every person she spoke to and made friends everywhere she went. She will be deeply missed.
A Memorial Service will be held at the Claresholm Community Centre (corner of 8th Street and 59th Avenue West, Claresholm) on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 2:00 pm. Donations in sympathy for Sharie may be forwarded to the Claresholm and District Health Foundation - Palliative Care, Box 2638, Claresholm, Alberta T0L 0T0.
Arrangements entrusted to Willow Creek Funeral Home, Claresholm.
Telephone: 403-625-3212. Condolences may be forwarded at www.willowcreekfuneralhome.com

 

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