Elizabeth Ann Wrigley

It is with heavy hearts to announce the passing of Elizabeth Ann Wrigley after losing a battle with dementia. She has made her trip to Heaven surrounded by her loved ones at St. Joseph Hospital on Thursday, January 16th, 2025.

To her family and friends, she was known as “Betty”, daughter to Andrew and Anna Bahlieda. Betty was born on October 5th, 1950 in Thunder Bay and later met and married the love of her life, Wayne Wrigley, in 1971. She worked and lived in Thunder Bay throughout her entire life and after raising three active boys, she found a fulfilling career with City Hall in Thunder Bay, retiring from the City Clerk's office, along the way building and cherishing relationships with her coworkers.

Her spare time consisted of spending time with family and friends, as well as her cat, Sam. She also enjoyed playing cards, crafting, going for long walks, even longer drives, stealing away for ice cream sundaes and to the movies with her loving husband. In Betty’s younger days she enjoyed roller skating with her best friends at Fort William Gardens and then sharing her love of the sport with her sons at Wheelies. Later, after retirement, she enjoyed travelling with Wayne to visit her family in Oshawa and Halifax with the occasional fishing trip to Upsala where she always out-fished the boys.

Betty will forever live in the hearts of her loved ones: Husband Wayne, her three sons, Christian (Elizabeth), Aaron (Andrea), and Shawn (Lisa), and her grandchildren Matthew, Lillianne, Dexter, Dana, Scarlett, Sloan, and Carter. She will be dearly missed by her brother Ken (Elaine) Bahlieda, and her Uncle Peter Ilkew, and numerous nieces, nephews and relatives throughout the country.

Interment of Betty’s ashes and a celebration of life will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimer Society or St. Peter’s Church.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Simpler Times Cremation Centre, 575 Central Avenue, Thunder Bay.