Orla Lockerbie Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on November 27, 2025, at the age of 93, Orla Lockerbie (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Orville Minish and Ethel Minish; her siblings, Marion Smith, Keitha Allen, Vera Stevens, Shirley Shappert, John Minish, Bill Minish and Bob Minish; and her siblings-in-law, Viola Minish, Ruth Minish, Faye Minish, Pauline Minish, Bill Smith, Syd Allen, Willis Stevens, Carl Shappert and Don Smith.
She is survived by: her husband David Lockerbie; her daughter Marina Barrie (Bryce); her grandchildren, Scott (Jasmine) and Kristen (Alex); her sons, Cameron and Michael (Betty); her grandsons, Sean (Rebecca) and Daniel (Nevaeh); her son Ian (Jill); her grandchildren, Naomi and Farah; her brother Fred Minish (Theresa); and her sisters-in-law, Shirley Smith and Gladys Minish. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Orla was a founding member of Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers, an organization supporting the Stephen Lewis Foundation to assist African grandmothers caring for AIDS orphans, and was honoured in Time Magazine for this activity.
