Samay, Anne (nee Gombos)
June 18, 1924 in Czech Republic - February 18, 2015 in Drumheller, Alberta
Anne immigrated to Canada from the Czech Republic at the age of fourteen with her mother Anna and brother Michael to join their father making East Coulee their new home where her father worked in the coal mines. She met Frank Samay while working as a nanny in Shaughnessy, AB. They married on October 26, 1946. Throughout their married life, they lived in Shaughnessy, East Coulee, Saskatoon and then back to Drumheller in their retirement years. Anne passed away in Continuing Care at the Drumheller Hospital with her daughters Marge and Lynn and granddaughter Janet by her side. Anne is survived by her daughter Marjorie (Clayton) Schrock, son Larry (Kathy) Samay, and Lynn Sonstelie (Doug Howdle) and nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Anne was predeceased by her parents George and Anne Gombos, her brother Michael and her beloved husband Frank. A Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 with Father Fernando Genogaling officiating Courtney-Winters Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements.
