Obituary of Trisa Lee Bodnar

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Trisa was born November 20, 1970 in Unity, Saskatchewan and arrived home to the farm with her parents Val and Velda to start her exciting journey! 

She hit the ground running with her siblings, loved driving around in the Cub Cadet tractor (that might as well have been a jeep) as it was a daily ride around the farm. 

And then there were the travels in the "three in the tree" truck down the dirt road, along with the hours in the field she spent working with her siblings.

Trisa’s love for running began early in her life which turned into competitive racing with many achievements and awards.  This journey took her to California as she was training for the Summer Games with the Saskatchewan team.  Her love for running continued through the rest of her life.

During her school years, another love was basketball which took her and her sister Trena to Provincials multiple times.  (They were robbed of the Gold Medal because of the officiating according to Trena).

She had a deep love for God which started as a young child.  As she grew up and was intrigued by bugs, animals and nature she realized that she wanted to know who was behind all this and so her spiritual journey began.  Her love for the Bible and finding the truth brought her to the point of baptism at the Saskatoon District Convention on July 8, 1989.

Trisa made a big move in the fall of 1989 to Calgary to start a new chapter of her life. She moved in with her oldest sister Leslie and husband James along with their four kids, Travis, Renee, Krystal and Colin.  After getting herself a job and her own basement suite she started her career as a Regular Pioneer which lasted 25 years. 

Her love for Jehovah and sharing  the Kingdom Message was very important and brought her so much joy. 

A year later her sister Krista moved to the city to live with her followed shortly after by her other sister Trena.  They rented a home together and had two other friends in the basement which created a very entertaining atmosphere.  The next four years took the three of them to many places, including a big trip to the Middle East, Africa, and the Dominican Republic, as well as many other adventures.  They were referred to as “THE SPERLE GIRLS.”  

One of her journeys to the Dominican Republic was delayed due to her wanting to be home for the arrival of another nephew, Spencer Sperle.

This was the time when her world was ROCKED!!  She set eyes on a very handsome, strapping man, who became the LOVE OF HER LIFE!  Chad and Trisa were married October 3, 1998 which was the beginning of their new life in Lloydminster and not long after a journey of eight years in Mexico and many other adventures!  

Trisa will be missed and lovingly remembered by her family.  She is survived by her husband Chad Bodnar, her mother Velda Sperle, predeceased by her father Val Sperle, sister Leslie (James) Rundell, children Travis Rundell, Renee (Clark) Huber, great nieces and nephew Kaisy, Reese, Jett, and Jules, Krystal (Bowen) Prins, great nieces Charlie and Allie, Colin Rundell, brother Bentley (Nola) Sperle, children Spencer and Kali, sister Trena (Dino) Berardi, sister Krista (Troy) Dunseith, brother Jody (Amber) Sperle, children Kaden, Ayla, and Peyson, other family members and many dear friends.

ZOOM MEMORIAL SERVICE will be held on Saturday July 4th, 2020 from 1pm - 2pm MDT, Meeting I.D: 897-2742-7811, Password: 52829

            Donations in Trisa’s memory are gratefully accepted to a charity of choice in care of Stettler Funeral Home & Crematorium Ltd.