The Nordick family is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Maybelle Nordick, our mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
Maybelle Dorothy (Hardie) Nordick was born on June 15, 1930 in Dafoe, Saskatchewan and died December 13, 2023 at her home, in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Born to Bill and Lydia (Johnston) Hardie in Dafoe Saskatchewan, Maybelle, was the youngest of 10 children (Ronald, Charles, Olive, Alex, Willis, Irene, Bill, Jean and Clarence (Joe) all of whom are deceased. Ronald, Alex and Willis all served in WWII and Willis was killed at Falaise, following the Normandy Landings.
Maybelle met Florian (Ed) Edward Nordick and they were married on 31 May 1950. Ed was also a WWII veteran and, following the war, trained as a meat cutter. After working together in a butcher shop in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, they ran their own butcher shop in Sturgis, Saskatchewan until they sold their business and moved to Kamloops, BC in January 1961.
Maybelle and Ed had eight children, Glenn (Cheryllynn Theriault) and Wendy (Bill Blair) were born in Kamsack, Teresa (Bob Wright) was born in Preeceville, Saskatchewan. The remaining five children: Allen (deceased 11-Dec-23) (Deanna Goodwin), Bonnie (Mark Bartle), Linda (Nick DeCicco), Kurt (Lanette Kowalsky), and Karen (Nick Dicostanzo) were all born in Kamloops.
While Ed worked at Safety Mart Foods for 21 years, Maybelle was a homemaker and also sold World Book Encyclopedia, until the youngest children were in school. She lived a faith-based life and was very involved in Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) Parish and eventually started and managed two Thrift Shops (Penny Power and Abby’s Attic) to support OLPH, in addition to life-long support of Pro Life. She also sponsored several Vietnamese and Cambodian refugee families and, under the Thompson Rivers University Homestay programme, boarded many international students over the years.
Her great joys were gardening, lake life, reading, board games, family events and travelling. After 60 years of marriage Ed died on December 20, 2010. Maybelle is survived by 21 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren with the twentieth on the way.
The funeral for both Maybelle and Allen Nordick will be held at 2:00 pm, December 18, 2023, at the OLPH church in Kamloops.
Maybelle requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to St Vincent de Paul or Pro Life in her name.
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12 Tributes
Our Deepest Sympathies To all of MayBelle’s Family And on The passing of Her Son Allen
Such A Terrible Loss for you all
You are in our thoughts & Prayers
May God Bless each of you & Give You much needed Strength
We are so sorry to hear of Maybelle’s passing. We met your parents in 1957 when they moved to Sturgis. It has been an honor to have been friends all these years. We are grateful for having kept in touch all these years. Besides being our friends they were also great friends to my parents, Bill and Ruth Morgan and to my sister Margret. . We also express our sympathy on the loss of your brother Alan. What a sad time for all of you. Our thoughts and prayers are with you . Chuck and Mary Carlson
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Maybelle an Al. The Nordick family were great neighbours on 13 th street. We have many fond memories. Sending the family our sincere condolences.
Sending healing hugs
Peter, Alaine, Matt and Ria Campmans
Our Deepest Sympathies to all Maybelle’s Family and on the passing of her son Allen.We are the Cambodian refugees that you help us a lot in Kamloops. We never forget your kindness and helping us. May her soul and her son Allen Rest in Peace.
Kimny ,Heather chung and all my family
So very sorry to hear about the loss of your mom.
Warren and Debbie DeLyzer
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Nordick family in the loss of your Mom and brother Allen. God Bless all of you in this very trying time. Your Mom was a beckon of light to so many.
Trevor and Lynn Bentz and family
We are so sorry to hear about the passing of Maybelle. She was our sponsor and provided all the support we needed to settle down in Kamloops. Her kindness will be gratefully remembered and her beautiful smiles will be forever in our hearts. Sending our thoughts and prayers for the Nordick families during this very sad and difficult time in loosing Maybelle and her son Allen. Maybelle and Allen, may you both rest in peace. With Deepest Sympathies.
My deepest sympathies to your family for the loss of your mother and brother.
Our family offers our condolences and deepest sympathy for the passing of Maybelle and Allen. They will be greatly missed and their loving memories will live on. Maybelle and Ed sponsored my mom and dad from Cambodia in 1981. My dad told me the story of how Allen was the one that lived next door to their basement suite and helped call a taxi to bring my mom and him to the Royal Inland Hospital, after her water broke, to give birth to me, her first born in Canada. Our pictures of the Nordick family will keep the blessed memories alive of Maybelle, Ed, Allen, and your family, as we pass along the stories for generations to come. May God bless your family with comfort during this time. Much love, sincerely, Neira, Nay, Ronald and Nicole Y.
Such a great lady with more accomplishments than most of us could only hope for. I am grateful to have known Maybelle and proud to have worked alongside her in Kamloops Pro-Life!
Dear Wendy and Blair, we are truly sorry to hear about your losses. We can only imagine the grief and sadness you are feeling. Please accept our sincere condolences.
I too offer my heartfelt condolences to all the Nordick’s after the loss of precious Maybelle and Allen.