Bernice Dorothy Coben

Bernice Dorothy Coben passed away peacefully on April 18, 2025, at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon at the age of 87 after a lengthy battle with COPD.

Born on March 28, 1938, in Harris, SK, Bernice was the youngest of five children of Alma and John Johnson. Raised in Tessier, SK, she attended elementary school in Tessier and went on to attend high school in Rosetown, SK. She met Donald Coben at a local dance at Crystal Beach and they were married in 1955. They settled on Donald’s family farm north of Tessier and had three children, Terry, Dwayne and Shelly. She continued to reside on the farm for many years after Donald passed away in 1991. Bernice moved to Delisle, SK in 2007. She subsequently moved to Ilarion Residence in Saskatoon in 2017 where she was close to her two sisters (Irene and Esther).

In her younger years, Bernice was active in sports including track and field. Bernice enjoyed curling most all of her adult life. She played in many bonspiels in Saskatchewan and especially enjoyed curling with her sisters and daughter (Shelly). Later in life, she remained a devoted curling fan, seldom missing a curling championship event on TV. She enjoyed playing cards with family and friends. She enjoyed cooking and baking and was well known for her delicious baked buns. Like many other farming wives, she was a hard worker not only managing the household but also getting her hands dirty in farm activities such as driving a grain truck at harvest. She enjoyed managing a large garden all the time she lived at the farm and also raised turkeys and chickens for sale. Bernice had the gift of hospitality and was happiest when entertaining and surrounded by friends, neighbours and relatives. She loved to dance, laugh, visit and always had a smile to greet everyone.

Bernice is lovingly remembered by her children: Terry Coben, Dwayne (Margot) Coben and Shelly (Grant) Eaton; her 8 grandchildren, Katryna (Mike) Sawchyn, Scott Coben, Matthew Coben, Mark (Rosalind) Coben, Megan Coben (Jeremy Burtch), Brad Eaton (Britney McAvoy), Sandra Eaton (Kevin Burwell) and Heather Eaton (Ashton Brogden), and: her 11 great-grandchildren, Evan, Aiden, Madelyn, Theo, Maggie, Emma, Adeline, Henry, Dallas, Jace and Isabella; and her sister, Irene Turner, and her cherished nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald Coben, her parents, Alma and John Johnson, her brothers, Walter and Ivan Johnson, her sister, Esther Weir, her beloved daughter-in-law, Joyce Coben, and her special friend, Earl Ogilvie.

The Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at Delisle Community Church, 417 2 St E, Delisle. Interment will take place at Tessier Cemetery. After the funeral service, a time of lunch and sharing will follow at Delisle Senior Centre, 309 1st St W, Delisle. Memorial donations may be made to Tessier Cemetery, Box 34, Tessier, SK, S0L 3G0.

Bernice's service will be available to view live at https://www.faithproductions.ca/livestreams

Martens Warman Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the care and arrangements for Bernice Coben.