Obituary of Shelley Ann Van Parys

VAN PARYS - It is with heavy hearts the family of Shelley Ann Van Parys (nee Klughart) announce the passing of their beloved angel. After a hard-fought eight year battle with ovarian cancer Shelley was called home. She passed away peacefully on July 8th, 2021 with her loving husband, Brent, by her side at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre. She was 64 years old. Shelley, we know you are soaring with the angels. Shelley was born at the Prince Albert Hospital on Dec. 19, 1956 to Gordon (Bill) and Hilda (nee Moore) Klughart. Shelley received her education in P.A. and worked as a security guard at the mall. She came to Yorkton to visit her friend, Laura, where she met her future husband, Brent. She moved to Yorkton and held various jobs over time. On July 31, 1976, Brent and Shelley were married at St. Alban's Anglican Church in Prince Albert. The couple lived in Yorkton their entire married life which was only weeks short of 45 years. They were blessed with two children- a son, Chauncey in 1978 and a daughter, Dana in 1981. Once the children were both in school Shelley started working at the Yorkton This Week newspaper where she was employed for 33 years. Shelley's greatest talent had to be gardening. Her plants thrived regardless of the conditions because of her patient and loving attention. Her home and yard were filled with an array of many different flowers. She spent time with her grandchildren teaching them about how to plant and care for their own flowers. Shelley was also a long time member of the Yorkton Horticulture Society. She liked antiques and spent many hours refinishing many pieces, a lot of them being family heirlooms. Shelley also loved crafts. She created beautiful pictures using needlepoint which she gave away as gifts. Every new baby received a hand-knitted sweater set made with love from Shelley, a wonderful treasure. In her later years she started making sock monkeys for her grandchildren, nieces and great-nieces. The highlight of the year for Brent and Shelley were the winter vacations to warmer climates they took together. They made new friends with various people from different countries and made plans to meet up and have still kept in touch. The summers were spent camping. Shelley grew up camping and fishing and continued to camp for as long as she was able. Shelley also had a deep appreciation of music. Her taste in music was very diverse. She had an entire photo album dedicated to concerts she had attended over the years with different people. The concerts ranged from Rita MacNeil right through to AC/DC and many others in between. She was even known to enjoy a good polka! Shelley's greatest joy was family. She loved the big, noisy family gatherings and was always ready to lend a hand. She travelled many miles to be there when grandchildren were born, for their birthdays or to just help out or attend a special event in their lives. Shelley was a quiet, gentle soul- a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was deeply loved and will be deeply missed by all that knew her. Shelley was predeceased by her parents, Gordon and Hilda Klughart; her brother, Douglas Klughart; her father-in-law, Bill (Adolf) Van Parys; grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Shelley leaves to mourn and celebrate her life, her loving husband, Brent; their son, Chauncey (Amber) Van Parys, their children Kaylie and Keaton and their daughter, Dana Van Parys and her daughters Sage and Skylar; her mother-in-law Ethel Van Parys; sisters-in-law Reni Klughart, Elizabeth (Chuck) Jones, Shannon (Wayne) Senchuk; brother-in-law, Sheldon (Teri Lynn) Van Parys, aunts, uncle, many cherished nieces, nephews, great-nieces/nephews, cousins and many dear friends. The Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Shelly Morris officiating. Tributes were shared by Laura Reynish and Rose Nielsen. The inurnment followed in the Yorkton City Columbarium with Dana Van Parys serving as the urn bearer. Memorials in memory of Shelley may be made to the Yorkton Treatment Centre, to be used for new mobile pumps, c/o the Sunrise Health Region and/or to the Allan Blair Cancer Clinic in Regina as gifts of remembrance. Condolences to the family can be posted at baileysfuneralhome.com Service Details. Service When: Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 11:00am Location: Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre Address: Highway #10 East YORKTON, SK Interment Location: Yorkton City Cemetery Address: King St. East YORKTON, SK Online Memory & Photo Sharing Event Ongoing Online Event About this event In Loving Memory Of Shelley Van Parys December 19, 1956 - July 8, 2021 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