Sadly, Emily passed at her home in Port Alberni on Monday, February 15, 2021 and has now been reunited with her son, Robert and great grand daughter, Cindy Lynn.

She leaves behind to miss her, her children and their families, Don, David, Douglas Richard, Deborah and Sandra; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren.  

Emily was born to Amil and Jenny Zarzecki in Archawill, Saskatchewan on June 8, 1938  where the family lived in a one room log cabin with a dirt floor.  Emily was proud of her grass roots heritage.  A true prairie gal, she never turned her back on hard work and almost single handily raised her 7 children on her own.

When not busy with her children and work, Emily filled her time with crocheting and quilting.  She was also known to play a mean game of cards and loved to be surrounded by people.