We are sorry to hear of your loss. We did not know your mother but have come to know and admire Robert and Joanne and seeing the family history rounds out some of the source of exemplary character.
I had not realized that your family were pioneers though, or that there were roots in Standard, or that Norman taught school. My parents, Wilf and Doris Smith, moved to Rosebud in about 1947 and had two children there, leaving in about 1950. It is likely our families crossed paths way back when. My mother taught school for a time in Rosebud.
There is a great strength in big families and a huge lesson to be learned from brave pioneers, strong strong women and loving nurturers.
Our sympathies
