Obituary of Leslie Joseph Carey

Leslie Joseph Carey

1941 -2023

Les was born in Cabri, Saskatchewan February 27, 1941.  As a young boy, he moved with his parents, to a farm in the Little Gem/Hemaruka area where he grew up and attended Lothain school.  He had many eventful days with his brother Allen and father on the farm, riding horses, pulling wagons, and chasing other barn yard animals. When he was 17 he went to SAIT and received his welders license as well as his Heavy Duty Mechanic license.  He worked as a heavy duty mechanic in Chinook at the garage, McFetridge Motors and Kroeger Bros. in Consort, Stettler and Eckville. He stayed with Massey Ferguson the longest out of his jobs and always loved the Massey Ferguson red of the tractors. 

Les spent many years working around the community that he grew up in. He was also a volunteer firefighter and served his community for years. Les settled in Stetter and spent many hours out in the fields fixing tractors and cultivating friendships with all the farmers around the countryside. He spent hours enjoying the outdoors that he loved so much by gardening, playing with his grandchildren, puttering around his garage, bird watching, partaking in his grandchildren’s activities such as brownies, scouts, cadets, and music and dance functions, and square dancing away many nights with his late wife Joan.

He met his second wife, Joan in 1982, through a news paper ad he answered. They went out square dancing, and three months later were married. Together they spent 41 years, dancing, raising many children, fosters and grandchildren, gardening, talking, laughing and sharing their favorite summertime snack of rhubarb.   

He is predeceased by his wife Joan; parents George and Hazel Carey and brother Alan.  Survived by sister Marcene (Jerry Kraft); daughter Leanne Carey; son Colin Carey; step children: Elaine (Brozny) Betts, Greg Brozny, James Brozny, and Kevin Brozny; twenty grandchildren; thirty three great grandchildren; one niece; three nephews as well as numerous cousins and many dear friends.

Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady Of Grace, Catholic Church, Castor, Alberta on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 2:00 P.M.  Condolences may be sent to the family at www.parkviewfuneralchapels.com  Parkview Funeral Chapels and Crematorium entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements 403-882-3141

FUNERAL MASS

Thursday, August 10, 2023

2:00 P.M.

Our Lady Of Grace Catholic Church

Castor, Alberta