Obituary of Shaye Wiltzen-Travalia

Shaye was born July 31/1975 in Cold Lake, Alberta. My husband was in the military and that is where we were posted at the time. Shaye was an obedient child and a peace child. She did not like drama or unrest. As a child she preferred to play with her friend Greg in St Jean, Quebec where we were posted at that time. She said boys had funner ideas. Her friend Melanie only liked to play with dolls. She preferred to be outside floating pieces of wood or boats down the ditches that ran in front of the properties in St Jean. She was competitive in sports and games and liked to win but was a good sport when someone else won. She was athletic and loved all sports. On her birthday parties her dad would organize games for all those who came to the party. She loved that, In Shayes 11th year she was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. This was a challenging time for us and where the slow decline in her health and mobility started. Putting our faith in the Medical system led to many experimental drugs and treatments. We tried them and saw her health go down to where when she was at 15 and 16 in a wheelchair if we made trips where much walking was involved. Someone suggested the Naturopathic Treatment system. From there we never looked back and she grew stronger and had more energy. Shaye hated the wheelchair and the attention it garnered. She always preferred to go unnoticed as much as possible. One of the saddest memories Rick has is driving by the Christian School at Grace Bible Baptist and she was leaning against the school watching the other kids playing and she could no longer participate. Shaye never complained because she could not do this or that but tried her best to do as much as she could. She loved Chocolate and as a teenage and later into her life did alot of baking: Texas Brownies, One Pan Chocolate Cake, Cheese Cakes and pies. Her cheesecakes were delicious. She always baked from Scratch; no mixes for her. The most fun she had were her two semesters of Bible College. She made many friends and shared with us when we would call all the delicious food they had at Northland Baptist Bible College, although she could never get used to the Sweet Potatoe Casserole with marshmallows on top. After two semesters she found it too hard physically to return. Our grandchildren started to arrive in our lives starting with Anthony and he was like the little brother she never had. I know Shaye had an impact on all our Grandchildren's lives and in many ways influenced them. Her sewing skills were also imparted to Tiara and Izaia as she taught them to sew their own pyjama pants. She sewed many pairs of pyjama pants in fleece for the whole family. She sewed wall hangings and tried quilting. She was a loving, caring Aunty always ready to listen and if asked give her views. She spent many hours teaching them to play Uno, Mastermind, Battleship, Poppit and other games. Later on it was Computer games. Shaye became very knowledgeable with the computer and taught herself many things. I was always involved in these projects: putting a memory board in the old computer she had. Replacing a Motherboard. Replacing a Sound Card. If I had a problem with my computer Shaye was always able to resolve the issue. The computer opened a whole new world to her and she wasn't judged by how she looked physically. She could always tell if a person accepted her or had trouble with the way she looked. She took French courses online and learned to speak French but not as fluently as she would have liked. Then she abandoned French and switched to learning Spanish. Shaye never stopped learning and experimenting with different programs and projects. Shaye loved to travel and even made a trip with friends to Toronto. A cruise with her sister Tanis to different ports in Mexico as well as Belize. Shaye was with us on our two cruises we went on. She planned and arranged a two week vacation at a resort on the island of Hawaii for the 3 of us. We also made a trip to Disney World which she thoroughly enjoyed. With all our trips she researched and planned everything down to the last detail. She also travelled all by herself to Hallelujah Acres in Plant City, Florida in 2012. God provided many people to help her along the way. She said whenever she had a problem God had someone right there to help her. Shaye loved animals and nature and had many pets along the way. One of her first pets was Drazy a small dog provided by her brother Richard. She so loved and enjoyed her even making her dogfood. Smoky her guinea pig, A hamster, two Cockatiels and the last one is her Lovebird Sully who is still waiting for her to come back. Everyone was given the best of care and only the best foods which had been meticulously researched. One of her other passions was plants and her goal was to make the house look like a jungle. Shaye's favourite color was Blue. This showed up in the color of her clothes, items she purchased for decoration and of course the walls of her room. Shaye made all her own decisions for her health and spent many hours researching any symptoms she developed and how she could remedy them. She also helped others with Health issues and suggested things that might help them. The last six months her health deteriorated rapidly and she lost weight and no matter how often she ate could not reverse this process. Breathing was also an issue. She could not take a deep breath in or out. She felt the best when laying down and breathing was more normal. I had to feed her laying down and much of our last conversations were while eating. The day before she asked to be taken to the hospital, I was so concerned and she read it in my face and said to me, “Don't worry Mom, God’s got this.” Service Details. Visitation When: Friday, March 4th, 2022 7:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Bailey's Funeral Home, Yorkton Address: 45 5th Ave. N. YORKTON, SK S3N 0Y9 Service When: Saturday, March 5th, 2022 1:00pm Location: Prairie Harvest Christain Life Centre Address: 72 Melrose Ave. YORKTON, SK S3N 1Z2 Interment Location: Yorkton Memorial Gardens Address: Highway #10 East YORKTON, SK Online Memory & Photo Sharing Event Ongoing Online Event About this event In Loving Memory Of Shaye Wiltzen-Travalia July 31, 1975 - February 23, 2022 Look inside to read what others have shared Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in this book. View Tribute Book