It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Eliza Ann Mess, better known as Anne Mess, on February 12, 2016, one day shy of her 99th birthday. Annie is predeceased by her husband, Andrew (1995); daughter-in-law, Mabel; her brother, Henry and sister, Amelia (John); brothers-in-law, William and Robert (Bob) and sister-in-law, Susanna聽 (Anna) and numerous nieces and nephews. Annie is survived by her daughters, Lillian (Arni) and Milli and her son, Andrew; her grandchildren, Pearl (Harry), Gayelene, Lynn (Calvin) and their children, Tayla and Kaylie, Dwayne (Dawn) and their children, Ben and Avery, Kim (Troy) and their children, Kristen and Haley, D'Arcy (Merle) and their children, Sesselia and Joshua, as well as her sister, Violet (Lloyd) and numerous nieces and nephews, great and great-great-nieces and nephews. Anne was born on February 13, 1917 in Saltcoats, SK. She grew up in the Saltcoats area and attended the Meadowvale District school. She was聽 married to Andrew Mess on April 5, 1939. They lived in the Saltcoats and Bredenbury areas and raised their family on the family farm North East of Bredenbury. Annie was active in the United Church, over the years participating in Castleton Church, then Knox in Bredenbury and latterly in Saltcoats United Church. She was Secretary for the Four Town Pastoral Charge and of the Saltcoats UCW for many years. For many years she was pastoral charge representative to Good Spirit Presbytery and attended numerous meetings of Saskatchewan Conference. With Andrew, Annie was a staunch and hard-working supporter of Camp MacKay as long as the camp operated. Her involvement in United Church Women included holding office in the UCW Presbyterial and attending several national gatherings of UCW. These meetings enabled her to make lifelong friends during her travels across Canada. These events, such as the gathering in Newfoundland, she named as among the highlights of her life. Through telephone calls and letters she maintained contact with many of her treasured friends. In later years she travelled extensively though Canada from Coast to Coast and into the Eastern States, Seattle, Washington and聽 Mount Baker, she also toured Yukon and Alaska. Thank you to all the special ladies and staff at the Langenburg Centennial Care Home for your kind words and caring, particularly in the last three months when she was injured in a fall, you were sincerely appreciated by Annie. Funeral Services were held from the Saltcoats United Church on Saturday, February 20, 2016 with Walter Farquharson serving as the Presider. The organist, Ruth Datema and members of the Saltcoats United Church Choir and Friends led the congregation in the singing of the hymns, "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour", "Nearer My God to Thee" and "God Be With You Till We Meet Again". The Choir selections were "In the Bulb There is a Flower" and the recessional, "The Lord's My Shepherd". The Interment Service followed in the Saltcoats Town Cemetery with David Mess, Glenn Knodel, Ken Aichele, Fred Moore, Bryce Jacobs and Shawn McLeod serving as the casket bearers. The Honourary Pall bearers were David Herron, Fern MacKay, Keith Thorsness and John Sharp. Donations may be made to the charity of your choice in lieu of flowers. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Christie's Funeral Home & Crematorium, Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Friends wishing to forward their condolences to the family may do so by visiting .
