Family, community mourns 11-year-old killed in Warman crash

An 11-year-old girl killed in a possible drunk driving crash on Friday near Warman is being remembered in an obituary as a “beautiful girl with so much zest for life and family.”

Sophie Mae Schnurr was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash between two pickup trucks on Highway 305 near Highway 11.

RCMP said alcohol may have been a factor.

A GoFundMe account set up to support the Schnurr family identified the girl as the one lost in the crash, which sent two other people in her vehicle to hospital — as well as the lone driver of the other truck.

An obituary published Thursday through Hillcrest Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home described the 11-year-old as a “sweet, caring, funny, intelligent, kind soul” who touched many lives.

“It never took much effort to make her happy; baking with her Gramma’s, going to the lake with her Gramma and Grampa Schnurr, or simply just sitting and cuddling with her family and watching a movie,” the obituary reads.

The GoFundMe created for Schnurr’s parents and sister on Boxing Day had raised more than $15,000 by Thursday morning, with former teachers and classmates’ families contributing to the fundraiser.

The goal was set at $10,000.

“We want to raise some money for them in this time of need,” campaign organizer Dustin Riley wrote in the description. “This accident has hit home to many but for them, it has been a devastating time.”

Riley noted any money not needed by the family would be donated to a good cause in Sophie’s name.

Police are continuing to investigate the crash, and no charges have been laid.