Obituary of Catherine Sagen

SAGEN - Catherine was born on October 9th, 1919 at Czerwonla Wola, Poland. Her family migrated to Canada in 1929 when she was nine years old. Her parents Jacob and Mary Doda settled in Kipling, Saskatchewan with their family. Catherine, better known as Kay by her friends and family, was the oldest of 5 children and was the only girl. Kay went to school in Kipling. She loved school and with the help of young English friends she mastered the English language without a trace of a Polish accent. After leaving school at the age of 15, Kay went to work for several families in Kipling, Brandon and Yorkton. While working in Yorkton she met Steve Kreba, whom she married in 1939. After a struggle to get started they took over the Kreba family farm in the Armstrong district in 1953. They raised three sons, David, Gerald and Kenneth. Kay became an expert seamstress and made many garments for her friends and family. Her generous spirit was well known in the community. Her home became a favourite coffee stop in the neighbourhood, well known for her donuts, cinnamon buns and pies. She could even produce a fine meal in minutes when friends dropped in. Kay also spent many happy hours gardening. After a lengthy illness Steve died in 1973. Soon after, Kay sold the family farm and moved to Yorkton. Kay married Andrew Sagen on June sixteenth, 1984 and moved to his farm in the Kenaston district. She was happy to be back on the farm, and again enjoyed a large garden. She and Andrew decided to sell the farm and move to Yorkton in 1992. She lived in and loved her home until her life was cut short by an accident. She died quietly in the Yorkton Hospital early Sunday, October 4, 2008, with family at her side. She was just 5 days short of 89 years of life. Her sons loved her and often teased her that they were her "favorite." Her grand children really loved her because she had a natural talent for making them feel good about themselves. Her daughters-in law were very special to her because as she said, "I never had a daughter of my own." Recently, her favourite thing to do was to go for car rides with Andrew, especially if she could see lots of trees. Kay had a love for the Bible and became baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in September 1974. She served her God Jehovah until her death. She strongly believed in the resurrection and looked forward to seeing family and friends again in an earthly paradise . Kay will be missed particularly by her husband, Andrew Sagen, her three sons and their wives, David (Deborah) of Windsor Ont., Gerald (Irene) of Yorkton, and Ken (Lisa) of Regina, her three grandchildren, David Jacob (Prudy) Kreba of Jacksonville, Florida, Andrea (Glen) Kohut of Regina, Carmen (Tyler) Wallace of Regina, her great grandchildren Skye, Tiffany & Jimmy of Florida, and her brothers, Daniel (June) of Lloydminster and Lawrence (Ann) of Sudbury, Ont. One of the many scriptures that she enjoyed in the Bible about God's promise for the future on the earth spoke of the time of no more old age. Let his flesh become fresher than in his youth, Let him return to the days of his youthful vigor - Job 33:25 Cremation took place at the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Crematorium. The memorial service was held on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 from the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with Mr. Mel Keeble officiating. The interment preceeded the service in the Garden of St. John at the Yorkton Memorial Gardens. Cremation and funeral arrangements were entrusted to Bailey's Funeral Home. Interment Details Yorkton Memorial Gardens