Evelyn Giles nee Gardner “Auji-wa-sheek”
September 8, 1947 – November 20, 2022
It is with deep sorrow we announce the passing of Evelyn Giles into the spirit world.
She will be sadly missed by her three children, Sheldon Gardner, Kevin Gardner, and Melonee Giles-Hunter as well as many grandchildren, family and friends from the Dryden and surrounding area.
As a child, she attended Cecilia Jeffrey Residential School and then moved to the Ottawa area where she studied and became a successful hairdresser. She loved hairdressing and had salons in many towns and cities. Later in life, she attended College and became an addiction and mental health councillor. She worked in Northern Communities in the NOW area. She was a great person who helped many people. She loved her native culture and used it to guide herself and others along the way. She loved animals, especially dogs, even more so her own dog Princess. She always met challenges with a positive attitude and loved life during her time here. She will be remembered, loved, and missed by many people. Let her journey into the spirit world be not of sorrow, but met with kindness and love; for she was a beautiful person in life.
Visitation will take place on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 1 p.m. at the Wabigoon Lake Community Hall.
A Traditional Service will take place on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 11 a.m. at the Wabigoon Lake Community Hall with Elder Tom Favell officiating. Cremation to follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Second Chance Pet Network, Box 343, Dryden, ON P8N 2Z1
Condolences may be posted to www.dcfh.ca
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the Dryden Community Funeral Home, 249 Grand Trunk Ave. Dryden, ON P8N 2X3
