Grace Munro

Grace Munro

November 8, 1937 – September 27, 2026

Grace Munro passed away on September 27, 2026 at the age of 88.

Born in rural Saskatchewan during a November blizzard, Grace was the daughter of Jacob and Hilda Mantler. She grew up with her sisters, Lucille and Elaine. Her father was a rural schoolteacher, and Grace completed Grades 1 through 6 in one-room schools where he taught. After the family moved to Maple Creek in 1949, he also taught her in Grades 7 and 8.

After high school, Grace completed a secretarial course and worked for a year in Moose Jaw. She soon discovered that office work was not for her. Following a year at Bible College in Regina, she found her calling as a teacher and earned a Bachelor of Education degree.

Grace began her teaching career at Sheldon-Williams Collegiate in Regina. The following year, she moved to Brooks, Alberta, where she taught English and met her future husband, Cliff. They later moved to Edmonton while Cliff completed his degree.

After the heartbreaking loss of their first child, who was stillborn at eight months, Grace and Cliff moved to Sexsmith, Alberta. They spent four years teaching at Sexsmith High School, where Grace taught English and Cliff taught mathematics. They also ran the library, coached and welcomed their daughter Heather.

The family then moved to Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, where Grace and Cliff taught at Joseph Burr Tyrell High School. Three years later, their daughter Lynette was born. They subsequently moved to La Ronge, Saskatchewan, after purchasing a remote fly-in fishing camp on the north shore of Lac La Ronge. Grace took on the demanding work of caring for guests and helping maintain the cabins, boats, docks and lodge.

In December 1973, Cliff was travelling by air to Cumberland House for his work with the Saskatchewan government when his plane failed to arrive. After a four-week search, the aircraft and its occupants were found in snow-covered muskeg.

Grace settled the family’s affairs and raised Heather and Lynette on her own. She returned to the fishing camp and operated the lodge alone for one final summer before moving with her daughters to Saskatoon. She resumed teaching as a teacher-librarian in Hague and completed a second degree in English literature.

After retiring in 1997, Grace enjoyed travelling. Her adventures included trips throughout the United States, three European tours and visits to Australia and Thailand. She later moved to Luther Tower in Saskatoon, where she was warmly welcomed.

Grace’s Christian faith was an important and enduring part of her life. Over the years, she found fellowship and community through the Alliance Church, and her faith remained a source of strength and comfort throughout both the joys and hardships of her life.

Grace will be lovingly remembered by her daughters, Heather Dietz and her husband, Corey, and Lynette Stanley-Maddocks and her husband, Ian; her grandsons, Silas and Cooper Stanley-Maddocks; and her extended family and friends.

She was predeceased by her husband, Cliff; their infant child; her parents, Jacob and Hilda Mantler; and her sisters, Lucille Katzman and Elaine Kaminski.

Grace’s family extends heartfelt thanks to the amazing staff at Luther Tower in Saskatoon and Green Falls Landing in Regina, and to the Palliative Care staff at Pasqua Hospital, for the kindness and care they gave Grace.

Grace will be laid to rest at Dalmeny Community Church Cemetery on October 9, 2026 and there will be a small memorial gathering for family and friends to follow. Please contact family for time and location.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Grace’s memory may be made to the Palliative Care program through the Regina Hospitals Foundation memorial donation page.

Arrangements entrusted to Dalmeny Funeral Home 306-254-2022.