Sophia Custer
1937 ~ 2021

Sophia Annabelle Custer was born on March 30, 1937 in Burntwood Lake, SK, and passed away on January 1, 2022, in Pelican Narrows, SK, at the age of 84 years.

Sophia is survived by her loving family, her children, Michael (Lorna) Custer, Julianne Custer, Loretta (Roy) Ballantyne, Marina Custer, Steven (Karen) Custer, Mardell Custer, Darrell Custer, Celina Michel, Rita Custer; her sister, Veronica Ballantyne; her son-in-law, Larry Sewap Sr.; her sister-in-law, Margaret Ballantyne; her traditional adoptive siblings, Gladys Michel & Leland McCallum; ger traditional adoptive children, Celina Bone, Freida Charles, Gavin McCallum Sr., Kenneth & Karen Michel; her grandchildren, Robert, Pamela, Kelly, Marlene, David, Jeffery, April, Allison, Andrea, Mark C, Holly, Larry Jr, Tiffany, Mark S, Arlene, Laura, Aaron, Eric, Carmie, Dennis, Carol-Ann, Drew, Damon, Dyalan, Cona, Joseph, Felicia, Evan, Brandon, Trevor, Joshua, Kristie, Celina, Lisa, Kirk, Kianna, Kohn, Kelson, Katie, Craig, Felix, Sevastian, Tayvatin, Solomon, Judy, Verna, Chad; her special friends, Clara Linklater, Suzette Ratt, Maggie Halcrow, Eileen Linklater, Brenda Morin, Debbie Ballantyne, Suzette Sewap, Bonita Linklater, George Custer, Jackie Linklater, Ronnie Charles, Elias & Jean Ballantyne; 53 great-grandchildren, 21 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces & nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Andrew C. Custer; her parents, David & Louisa Ballantyne; her children, Sandra Sewap, Mark Lloyd, Shirley Donna; her grandchildren, Jean Canada, Michael Custer Jr., Brenda Custer, Damian Ballantyne, Kerra Dorion, Chantal Custer, Cammie Ballantyne, Norman Custer; her chapans, Christian, Charis & Christa Charles, Cherish Custer, Wilfred Canada, Davin Ballantyne, Ethan & Kerra Custer, Moise & Andrew Custer, Madison & Arlene Sewap, Angelique Sewap; her siblings, Fred Ballantyne, Harriette Linklater-Highway, Stephen Ballantyne, Annie Highway, Lionel Ballantyne, Celina Ballantyne, Julianne Cook, Marie Charlette.

The Prayer Service for Sophia will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at River Park Funeral Home, in Prince Albert, SK, with Rev. Elias Ballantyne officiating. Family and friends unable to attend the service may view it online at http://www.livememorialservices.com/Home/ServiceDetail/19160 . The Wake Services will be held the evenings of Tuesday, January 4, 2022, and Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at the home of Celina Michel, in Pelican Narrows, SK. The Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church, in Pelican Narrows, SK, with Rev. Elias Ballantyne, Suzette Merasty, and Valerie Morin officiating. Interment to follow at Moise Bear Memorial Gardens, in Pelican Narrows, SK. Online condolences may be left at https://www.arbormemorial.ca/en/riverpark/obituaries/sophia-custer/76582 . Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of River Park Funeral Home, (306) 764-2727, Lisa Bos-Atchison, Funeral Director.

• Date : 2022-01-01
• Location : Pelican Narrows, SK