Mrs. Tabea Zirk (née Hilbrecht) of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away peacefully during the early evening of June 4, 2016, at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. Tabea was born on June 1, 1925 at Wulka, Poland, and immigrated to Canada in 1952. She met her husband, Alfons Zirk, who asked if he could walk her home from work one day, at Calgary, Alberta, and they married in December of 1954. Tabea lost Alfons in 1963, but forged ahead and raised their two children on her own. The majority of her life was spent at Calgary, Alberta. She moved to Red Deer, Alberta, in 2002 to enjoy the remainder of her life living with some of her family. During her lifetime, she saw a lot of suffering, but somehow never became encumbered by it. Everything was a miracle to Tabea. She treated life as a gift each and every day, and the ability to do this is her greatest legacy to those who have survived her. Giving her care to those around her was an instinctive trait, and although she would have never seen herself as a protector of people, she was. Seeing what had to be done, Tabea did it and never shied away or denied a task. Tabea was most passionate about helping the little ordinary miracles of the world grow and flourish: flowers, vegetables, her grandchildren, and even the animals she came into contact with. For many of us, life has become so busy that we forget to watch a bird on the wind, or see the beauty in the rising and setting of the sun. Tabea never took these small, ordinary miracles for granted. She shared all she could with her family, and the many people she touched the hearts of over the years. Tabea will be lovingly remembered by her children Harry (Heather) Zirk, and Rita (Bill) Manning; her siblings Daniel (Erika) Hilbrecht, and Maria (Herman) Boettcher; and, her six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Tabea was predeceased by her parents, Adolph Hilbrecht and Wanda Rienas, and her siblings Dora (Edmund) Arndt, Zigmund “Ziggy” (Crystal) Hilbrecht, Gerhart (Victoria) Hilbrecht, Otto Hilbrecht, and Bernhardt Hilbrecht. Tabea will be interred at a small, private graveside service at Queen’s Park Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta. In place of flowers, the family asks that you plant a flower, or place a bird feeder out so that you may witness your own ordinary miracle. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com. Arrangements in care of Quinn Edwards, Funeral Director at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 – 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.