OLGA BRISSARD:
Olga Jane (Bagozzi) Brissard was born March 28, 1936, in Lethbridge, Alberta to parents Guido and Catherine Bagozzi. Olga, the oldest and her 3 younger siblings would be first generation Canadians. Olga grew up in Taber, Alberta, with her father working in the coal mines and sugar beet factories and her mother as a homemaker. Growing up, Olga was deeply involved with the Catholic Youth Organization and sang in the Taber Church Choir. At the age of 16, Olga, a natural care giver, would enter a Nurses Aid program in Calgary and finish when she was 18. She would work as a nurse's aid at the Aberhart Tuberculosis Centre in Edmonton, and a Calgary hospital before returning to Taber to work at the hospital there. A year later she would move to Viking to continue her nursing career. It wouldn't be long before she met and married Gabriel Brissard on June 01, 1957. They would settle Southwest of Viking on the Mance Farming Operation land (owned by the Catholic Church) with Gabe's parents. In 1962 Gabe and Olga would purchase the land from the church. Gabe and Olga would raise their 3 children here: Reale, Laure, and Lynette. Olga would continue her nursing career for the next 40 years and took great pride in her job until her retirement in 1996. Her pride in her job was nothing compared to the pride she felt for her children, grandchildren, siblings and later great-grandchildren, they were her world. Olga's greatest strength was her kindness and compassion. She had the ability to create deep and meaningful bonds with not only her family, but with her patients, co-workers, friends and neighbors. She was truly a precious gem and will be deeply missed. Olga was pre- deceased by her parents, Guido and Catherine Bagozzi and by her husband, Gabe Brissard. She is survived by her daughter Reale Muhlbach, son Laure (Stacy) Brissard, daughter Lynette (Dan) Martin, Grandson's Kyle (Andrea) Muhlbach, Cole (Amber) Muhlbach, Granddaughter's Autumn (Jessie) Rundle, and Aubri Glover. Great - grandchildren Max, Hunter, Jude, Crosby, Georgia, Willow, Winter, Zyra, Blake, Luna, and Bryer. She is also survived by her siblings Ray (Mildred) Bagozzi, Evelyn Guhle, Marlene (Dave) Grant, and many nieces and nephews.

A funeral services will be held at Holy Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Viking, Saturday, September 06, 2025 at 10:00 A.M..  Inurnment at the Viking Cemetery, Viking, Alberta. Luncheon and fellowship to follow.

Donations in memory of Olga may be made to the Viking Health Foundation, Box 533, Viking, Alberta T0B 4N0