Agnes Margaret Hudacek

On June 25, 2025, surrounded by love, we said goodbye to our mother, grandmother, wife, and friend, Agnes Margaret Hudacek.

Agnes was born on the family farm in the Zeneta district to Albert and Otilda (Fedorski) Kania. Life brought early challenges. When Agnes was still a young girl, her mother fell ill, and she and her brothers, John and Joe, were sent to a Catholic boarding school in Forget,            Saskatchewan.  Her youngest brother, Joe, passed away while there from pneumonia at the age of  seven—an early loss that shaped Agnes’ strength and compassion.

Agnes and John later returned home, and she completed her Grade 8 education at Zeneta School. After school, she stayed to work alongside her father on the farm. In 1955, she     married Edward Hudacek, the love of her life, and together they built a life deeply rooted in faith, family, and hard work.

They raised three daughters—Melvina (1960), Nancy (1963), and Faye (1967)—on the     original homestead near Esterhazy, sharing their home for many years with Agnes’ parents. In 1983, Agnes and Eddie built a new home across the road, where their garden flourished and their door was always open.

Agnes had a deep love for the land and spent her life with Eddie farming, gardening, and   raising cattle among other critters. Her gardens were legendary—tidy rows, abundant       produce, and not a weed in sight. She and Eddie were active members of their community. They spent countless hours at the Yarbo Rink volunteering for local events. Agnes loved to curl with the ladies. The friendships they built became a part of their extended family.

Agnes also cherished their visits to the Qu’Appelle Valley, where Eddie had grown up.       Holidays were filled with music, card games, and the joyful noise of family—often 40 or more people crammed into small homes, celebrating Christmas together from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day.

In 2007, Agnes and Eddie moved into Esterhazy, enjoying retirement in a home that reflected their love of simplicity and care. Even then, Agnes was always busy — helping on the family farms, in the kitchen, garden, or yard.. She was happiest when she was surrounded by family, working with her hands, or pulling weeds with quiet satisfaction.

After a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and a serious fall, Agnes moved into the Centennial Special Care Home in 2024, where she received kind and attentive care until her passing.

Agnes was predeceased by her brothers Joe and John; her parents Albert and Otilda; and members of the extended Hudacek family, including John and Josephine Hudacek, Andrew Hudacek, Frank Hudacek, Elsie & George Lamanes, Emily & Al Sebastian, Robert & Rose Hudacek,  Harvey Soloshy and Arnold Bartok.

She leaves behind her beloved husband, Eddie, and daughters: Melvina (Myles) Hegedus, Nancy (Mark) Johnson, Faye Gorrill, And her cherished grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Carissa (Joey) Bittner and children Torrie, Baylee, Jack, and Eliana, Leah (Nathan) Windels and children Reecia, Anya, Tyson, and Natalie, Clayton (Katelynn) Hegedus and children Ruth and Kasper, Marquie (Kale) Bromley and children Nathan and Owen,    Matthew (Becky)    Johnson, Cale Gorrill, Shae-lynne Gorrill (Kris), and numerous nieces and nephews.

Agnes’ legacy lives on in the love she gave so freely, the strength she passed on, and the family she helped nurture.

We will miss her dearly and remember the joy, laughter, and warmth she brought into our lives. And we can’t help but wonder—are there weeds in heaven? If there are, there won’t be for long.