On May 2^nd, 2025, Janine Louise Schurman lost her battle with cancer.  She fought until her last breath but waited until the temperature hit 29 degrees outside before she passed peacefully surrounded by people who loved her. Janine was a daughter, sister, aunt, mother, grandmother, a friend to many, and a wife. She was one of the strongest women who has ever walked on this earth.  She moved to Dodsland, Saskatchewan in 1976 from Toronto, Ontario. It was there that she met our dad, Kent, who describes her as the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, and man did she have an amazing figure.  He fell in love with her as soon as he met her. It was as though Shakespeare himself wrote their story, because at 15 years old she was married with a baby.  At that time everyone said they wouldn’t last, that they were just two stupid kids.  With that they proved everyone wrong.  They had their second child a few years later and stayed in love for 47 years of marriage.  Together they taught their children what real love was.  She taught us how to laugh during hard times and good times. She taught us compassion and empathy. Our mom was the rock in our family. She was our strength. When we were young, we moved from town to town with the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. We’ll never forget packing up our houses and driving to a new community. When we were driving, and we could see our new town mom would always say, “Well, it’s time to start a new adventure”.   It was with these moves that made our family not just a family but the best of friends. In each of those towns our mom touched the lives of everyone she met.  The outpouring of messages that we received on her last days was a testament to that.  She was loved by so many people. She was the best listener and had the best advice. She was brutally honest. And she was wise with an amazing sense of humour.  She loved to travel and tell stories.  But most of all she loved to laugh with our dad.  Mom loved to be outside. She and our dad were always doing something together. Pickle ball, golfing, working in the garden, bike riding, visiting their kids and grandkids or seeing new places. She loved to entertain and cook, and she was the best cook. She paid particular attention to detail in everything that she did. Her house was always immaculate, when she’d entertain there were always small details that made her events that much more special. She always made herself look so beautiful, taking pride in the way she looked. Which she did for our dad. She loved him more than anything and he loved her the same. When she went, he lost the love of his life. Even in her last days you could feel the love that that they had for each other.  The love that our parents had for one another was the perfect example for us.  When we grew up to met our spouses, our mom became their mom.  It was this acceptance and love that made our family grow. The title that our mom loved the second most was grandma. She was there every step of the way when Dorothy was born even though she was on the other side of the world. After she was born, she flew around the world to meet her. When Max and Emily came, and her house was filled with her grandkids is when she was the happiest. She had special relationship with all three of her grandchildren.  They were the people that she was the proudest of. The three of them loved her so much. Like Shakespeare our parents love story ended tragically when our mom was taken away too soon.  As we sit to write this, we realize that we have lost our biggest fan, our mentor, our friend and our mom.  However, we know she is still with us because she has started her next adventure which is watching over all of us.  We miss all you already mom and always will. Condolences may be sent to condolences@saamis.com subject heading Jenine Schurman.

• Date : 2025-05-02
• Location : Medicine Hat, AB

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