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Carrie Eleanor Nixon, 82, of Moosomin, Saskatchewan, died peacefully with family at her side on November 13, 2014, at Regina General Hospital.

Born September 11, 1932 to Robert and Maggie Fergusson in the Carnoustie District of Rocanville, Carrie grew up in a large, loving, musical family with five sisters and seven brothers. She always had many great stories of the adventures she had with her brothers and sisters on the farm. Music was a large part of Carrie’s upbringing, learning to sing and play the guitar and piano at an early age.

After attending Carnoustie school west of Rocanville, Carrie found work for a time as a telephone operator in Govan and a waitress in Balcarres. She met the love of her life, Martin, while staying at, and helping out with meal preparation on her sister Jean and Arthur’s farm during the busy harvest season. She married Martin in Rocanville in 1952, a union that lasted 62 years. Together they raised five children: Alvin, Holly, Colin, Judy, and Sandra.

Our mother carried out many roles throughout her life: she was a homemaker raising five children in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario while Martin farmed and then worked in various North American Lumber yards. She moved closer to home when the family returned to Wapella in 1961 to buy the hardware store from Martin’s uncle George and aunt Eva Markham. Carrie was involved in the operation of their business, Nixon Hardware, from 1961 to 1979 until they sold the business to Carrie’s niece, Valerie and her husband Fred Skiba.

Carrie loved playing softball as a young girl in Rocanville and was able to pass on her experience when she coached her daughter Sandi’s softball team in Wapella. Carrie was very involved in the community and church, acting as treasurer for the Wapella United Church and the Happy Go Lucky Club later on.

She led the "Wings of Sound" youth choir at the United Church. It was a proud accomplishment for her, taking her singing group to perform on the Yorkton TV show Profile. At home, Carrie had many interests. Each member of her family owns at least one of the many beautiful quilts that she crafted over the years. She was passionate about cooking for her family, her baking, gardening, reading, and music.

In Moosomin, Carrie was part of the Tuesday Singers-she loved to sing and be involved with the group. We all remember how happy Carrie was when she got together with her brothers and sisters at the family reunions to visit, play music, dance, and sing.

In a beautiful memoir that she wrote for her grandchildren, Carrie relates many stories about growing up on the farm in Carnoustie District during the Depression, her experiences and adventures with family and friends, raising a family, and all the places she lived.

The summers spent at the lake with family provided great memories for Carrie. She recalls the panic she felt one weekend at Round Lake when she was responsible for keeping a watch on nine small children on the beach. Or the time that Martin slipped off the rocks into Blue Lake in Ontario and all she could do was hope that he could pull himself out of the water because she had four young children in her care.

Also the good times at Kenosee Lake as her children got older and were starting to drive and host the occasional weekend party at the cabin. The weekends spent at the cottage in Moosomin Lake in later years were definitely more relaxing, even when she broke her leg building that sundeck.

Carrie and Martin made many moves over the years, even in later years. They sold their house in Wapella in 1995. Carrie moved to Calgary, Alberta, where she could be closer to her children and grandchildren. Martin travelled between Calgary and Wapella, building a small house at the farm, where they lived for a few years after selling the place in Calgary. In 2002, they moved to their present home in Moosomin where Carrie was able to devote more time to her flowers and the garden where never a weed could be found.

In their retirement years, Carrie and Martin travelled to southern destinations in the winter, eventually buying a place in Apache Junction, near Phoenix, Arizona. Carrie and Martin made many friends in Apache Junction that they continued to keep in touch with for many years.

Carrie is predeceased by her parents, Robert Boris and Maggie Mae Fergusson (Strong) of the Rocanville district, and her late husband of 62 years, Martin Alvin Nixon. She is also predeceased by her daughter Judy Nixon of Regina, and son Colin Nixon of Moosomin. Carrie is predeceased by brother Bert and wife Helen (Epp) of Saskatoon; sister Jean and husband Arthur Nixon of Wapella; brother Ross Fergusson of Rocanville; brother Keith and wife Muriel (Hyde) of Rocanville; brother-in-law Harry Godwin (Ruth) of Rocanville; brother-in-law Carl Hubbard (Florence) of Carnduff; brother-in-law Ernie Botterill (Muriel) of Brantford, Ontario; brother Bill and wife Shirley (Strong) of Richmond, B.C.; brother-in-law Gordon Jones (Alice) of Edmonton; brother Logan of Osoyoos, B.C.; and brother Wesley of White Rock, B.C.
Also gone but strong in our memories are Carrie’s parents-in-law, Alvin and Flora Nixon; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Joe and Freda (Nixon) McIntyre; Gerry and Verna (Nixon) Ulmer; Orville and Ruth (Nixon) Peterson; Gerry Sedgwick, and Lyle Dolman.

Survivors include her son Alvin Nixon (Lynn Heikkila) of Wapella; daughters Holly Nixon of Regina, and Sandra Nixon of Moosomin; grandchildren Erin Nixon (Jared Buss) of Vancouver, and Adam Nixon of Calgary. Also her sisters Ruth Godwin of Rocanville; Florence Hubbard of Carnduff; and Muriel Botterill of Brantford, Ontario now in Rocanville; brother Ward Fergusson and wife Megan (Richards) of Winnipeg; and sister Alice Jones of Edmonton. In addition Carrie is survived by sisters-in-law Florence (Nixon) Dolman of Craik; Eleanor (Nixon) Sedgwick of Kenora, Ontario, and many, many wonderful nieces and nephews.

There will be a graveside service for friends and family at the Wapella Cemetery in Wapella, Saskatchewan next summer.

If friends so desire, donations in Carrie’s memory may be made to the Wapella United Church, Box 411, Wapella, Sask., S0G 4Z0 or the Moosomin and District Health Care Foundation, Bag Service #1, Moosomin, Sask., S0G 3N0.

Friends and relatives may visit online www.yourtribute.com/carrie-eleanor-nixon to sign the memory book if desired. Arrangements are being made by Speers Funeral Chapel of Regina.

Mom, Grandma, we love you and you will be missed.

Carrie Eleanor Nixon

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