Pansy (Pat) Avlena Bauer

Pat was born in a humble home in Matawatchan, Ontario, to Angelina (Annie) and Basil Thomson. She was the eldest of eleven siblings, all of whom she loved dearly. At birth she was named Pansy, though she later chose to go by Pat, a name she created from her own initials.

At the age of sixteen, Pat left home to work in Ottawa as a federal government clerk. At twenty-one, she married Arthur (Art) Bauer and embraced life as a devoted military wife. Together, they created homes and memories in Ottawa, Ontario; Belgium; Cold Lake, Alberta; and Greenwood, Nova Scotia; before eventually settling in Edmonton.

Pat and Art raised three children, creating a close-knit and loving family that grew to include eleven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.

She had a love of travel and was fortunate to see much of Europe, visit every Canadian province except Newfoundland, and enjoy numerous cruises in both the Caribbean and Pacific. Despite her many adventures, her favourite trips were always the two weeks she spent each summer back at the family homestead in Matawatchan.

No remembrance of Pat would be complete without mentioning her legendary "stink eye", a look so powerful it could stop anyone in their tracks. Those who received it never forgot it, and those who knew her best understood it was just one small part of her unforgettable presence.

She will be dearly missed.

Pat is predeceased by husband Art; grandson Danny; brothers Cecil, Merle, Stewart; and numerous brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

She is survived by children Ron (Debbie), Ange (Antoine), Mike (Nancy); grandchildren Nicole, Stacey, Krista (Joel), Anatol (Chris), Brittany (Travis), Ryan, Claire (Corrie), Alex, Colin, Sam (Zach); great-grandchildren Kasey, Issac, Eve, Jonas, Simon, Noam, Eben, Glory May, Abraham, Solomon, Gideon, Nathan, Hazel; siblings Violet, Fern (George), Joan, Sylvia, Daryl, Cheryl (Tony), Keith; sisters-in-law Helene, Marion, Lorraine; and an uncountable number of nieces and nephews.