Obituary for Emma Mourant
Emma Mourant
1927 ? 2013
The family of Emma Mourant would like you to know that she passed away peacefully in the early hours of February 11, 2013, just three weeks before her 86th Birthday. Emma (nee Weinbender) was predeceased by her beloved husband of 61 years, Louis Mourant, in 2007, her sisters Millie Haas and Mary Farber, her brothers Harold and Frederick (Sonny), and her parents Anna and Jacob. Emma leaves to cherish her memory, three daughters, Louise (Cooke) Townsend (James) of Winnipeg, Candace Groberman (Marvin) of Indio, California, and Patti Mourant (Bruce Hammond) of Dalkeith, Ontario. She will be remembered by her grandchildren Barbara Israel of Seattle, WA and Sean Groberman (Carrie) of Austin TX, and four great-grandchildren, Jacob and Talia Israel, Lilly and Abigail Groberman. Her niece, Trudy Cosme, who has provided special companionship, care and comfort to her since the death of her husband, Louis, will especially miss her Aunty Emma. She will also be remembered by her sister Millie?s large family.
Emma was born in the north end of Winnipeg to German immigrants who fled Russia for a new life in Canada. Raised on Redwood Ave. she had a carefree childhood full of memories of her Mother?s great homemaking skills. A teenager during the WWII years, she had lots of opportunities to socialize at dances and meet young men in uniform. At a dance at the Polish Combatants on Mountain Ave. she caught the eye of a young RCAF man who also loved to dance. Shy Emma was attracted to him for his gift of gab and dancing ability. They married September 1, 1945. Their first daughter Louise, arrived in 1947 and Candace in 1948.
The young family purchased their first home on Tremblay St. after the 1950 flood. Louis began working as an aircraft mechanic for Trans Canada Airlines, (Air Canada), in 1951. Third daughter Patti arrived in the spring of 1953. Emma worked briefly at Eaton?s mail order where her sister Millie was employed, a job she loved because of the company of other women and the discounts available to Eaton?s employees. The Mourants were a founding family of the tiny Trinity United Church, located in an old school house that was moved to the site on Deniset Street. Emma was an active participant in the Ladies Auxiliary and served a term as president.
Married at the tender age of 18, Emma did not learn to make her mother?s great noodles and perogies. Given a Blue Ribbon cookbook for a wedding present she taught herself to be an extraordinary baker. A wonderful dessert always followed dinner. At Christmas, Emma filled the shelves with tins and boxes of cookies, mincemeat tarts, brownies, ?matrimonial? squares, and shortbread. She was well known for her poppy seed cake. She was one of the first to attempt ?Red Velvet Cake?. It became her signature creation, demanded for birthdays and requested for potluck dinners in Winnipeg and Montreal.
In 1965, Louis was transferred to the AC Dorval Base, a huge upheaval for the Mourant family. Emma, Louis and Patti moved while Louise and Candace stayed behind in Winnipeg. Their new community in Dorval quickly adopted Emma and Louis. A promotion to management for Louis enabled a great new lifestyle including an exciting nightlife in Montreal attending the regular dances and pool parties held by the Interline Club. The highlight of their 15 year stint in Montreal was Expo 67. Friends and relatives from afar stayed at the Mourant ?Hotel.? Their hospitality became part of the Expo 67 legend. In the house on Brentwood St. they celebrated the marriage of their daughter Candace in December 1968 and their 25th Anniversary in 1970. Emma and Louis moved back to their hometown of Winnipeg in 1980 when Louis retired from Air Canada.
During the Air Canada years in Winnipeg and Montreal, Emma and Louis enjoyed many a flight to destinations in the Air Canada System. They traveled to Belgium to visit Mourant family and many a war memorial.
While living in Montreal, they enjoyed trips to Barbados with Emma?s sister Mary and brother-in-law Gus, who was also an Air Canada employee.
When Louis celebrated 25 years with the airline, they took a once-in-a-life-time first class trip to Paris. They returned to France years later to visit friends in Nice. For their 40th Anniversary they took a Royal Caribbean Cruise and were so enthralled they took their three daughters along on a monumental cruise aboard the RC Sovereign of the Seas on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary.
From their home on Havelock in St.Vital, they made annual trips to Victoria, BC for a month at a time. The prospect of carefree travel with no house to worry about led to new lifestyle at Fred Douglas Place. They became active members of Knox United Church. They were free to travel to visit their distant daughters. There were trips to Dalkeith, ON to Patti?s horse farm, and to Candace and grandchildren in their many different homes in Calgary. After the Grobermans moved to Seattle WA, Emma and Louis often housesat and developed a close attachment to Bellevue. When Candace and Marvin retired to Palm Springs CA they added another travel destination.
Throughout their marriage, no matter where they were, Emma and Louis enjoyed dancing. They attended Saturday afternoon dances at Legions all over Winnipeg and never missed Band Night at the Belgian Club. At Fred Douglas Place they enjoyed a rich social life of activities, group dinners and dances with the many friends made there. Daughter Louise in Winnipeg hosted many parties at her Ashdown Warehouse home and Emma and Louis were always on the guest list. They were regulars for Sunday afternoon horse racing at Asssiniboia Downs where Emma always ?bet on the grays?. This idyllic retirement faded away when Louis? health deteriorated.
Regretfully, Louis and Emma gave up their much-loved apartment and friends at Fred Douglas and Knox United in August 2006 and moved to Dakota House in St. Vital. After Louis died in April of 2007, Emma tried to continue on alone. Without Louis, she lost heart and deteriorated mentally and physically. In the years that followed, Emma spent time in Victoria and St. Boniface Hospitals. In December 2008, she qualified for supportive living at Riverside Lions. As of September 2009 she had resided at Park Manor Personal Care Home until her passing.
Emma?s family are tremendously grateful to the committed staff and dedicated volunteers at Park Manor for their care these past three and a half years. Special mention is due to Dr. Nicole Mercier, Tom, Barb, Teresa and Linda. Trudy Cosme, Emma?s niece and whose mother Millie, Emma?s sister also lived at Park Manor until her passing in 2011, was her closest companion, her eyes and ears at weekly bingo games and hosted countless festive tea parties for every special occasion. We daughters thank you for the quality of life you made possible.
A celebration of our Mother?s life will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Emma?s memory may be made to Park Manor Personal Care Home, 301 Redonda St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 1L7, or the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba, 10-120 Donald St., Winnipeg MB, R3C 4G2.
The Coutu Family in care of arrangements:
E.J. COUTU & CO. FUNERAL DIRECTORS
680 Archibald Street
204-253-5086
ejcoutu.com
Emma Mourant
1927 ? 2013
The family of Emma Mourant would like you to know that she passed away peacefully in the early hours of February 11, 2013, just three weeks before her 86th Birthday. Emma (nee Weinbender) was predeceased by her beloved husband of 61 years, Louis Mourant, in 2007, her sisters Millie Haas and Mary Farber, her brothers Harold and Frederick (Sonny), and her parents Anna and Jacob. Emma leaves to cherish her memory, three daughters, Louise (Cooke) Townsend (James) of Winnipeg, Candace Groberman (Marvin) of Indio, California, and Patti Mourant (Bruce Hammond) of Dalkeith, Ontario. She will be remembered by her grandchildren Barbara Israel of Seattle, WA and Sean Groberman (Carrie) of Austin TX, and four great-grandchildren, Jacob and Talia Israel, Lilly and Abigail Groberman. Her niece, Trudy Cosme, who has provided special companionship, care and comfort to her since the death of her husband, Louis, will especially miss her Aunty Emma. She will also be remembered by her sister Millie?s large family.
Emma was born in the north end of Winnipeg to German immigrants who fled Russia for a new life in Canada. Raised on Redwood Ave. she had a carefree childhood full of memories of her Mother?s great homemaking skills. A teenager during the WWII years, she had lots of opportunities to socialize at dances and meet young men in uniform. At a dance at the Polish Combatants on Mountain Ave. she caught the eye of a young RCAF man who also loved to dance. Shy Emma was attracted to him for his gift of gab and dancing ability. They married September 1, 1945. Their first daughter Louise, arrived in 1947 and Candace in 1948.
The young family purchased their first home on Tremblay St. after the 1950 flood. Louis began working as an aircraft mechanic for Trans Canada Airlines, (Air Canada), in 1951. Third daughter Patti arrived in the spring of 1953. Emma worked briefly at Eaton?s mail order where her sister Millie was employed, a job she loved because of the company of other women and the discounts available to Eaton?s employees. The Mourants were a founding family of the tiny Trinity United Church, located in an old school house that was moved to the site on Deniset Street. Emma was an active participant in the Ladies Auxiliary and served a term as president.
Married at the tender age of 18, Emma did not learn to make her mother?s great noodles and perogies. Given a Blue Ribbon cookbook for a wedding present she taught herself to be an extraordinary baker. A wonderful dessert always followed dinner. At Christmas, Emma filled the shelves with tins and boxes of cookies, mincemeat tarts, brownies, ?matrimonial? squares, and shortbread. She was well known for her poppy seed cake. She was one of the first to attempt ?Red Velvet Cake?. It became her signature creation, demanded for birthdays and requested for potluck dinners in Winnipeg and Montreal.
In 1965, Louis was transferred to the AC Dorval Base, a huge upheaval for the Mourant family. Emma, Louis and Patti moved while Louise and Candace stayed behind in Winnipeg. Their new community in Dorval quickly adopted Emma and Louis. A promotion to management for Louis enabled a great new lifestyle including an exciting nightlife in Montreal attending the regular dances and pool parties held by the Interline Club. The highlight of their 15 year stint in Montreal was Expo 67. Friends and relatives from afar stayed at the Mourant ?Hotel.? Their hospitality became part of the Expo 67 legend. In the house on Brentwood St. they celebrated the marriage of their daughter Candace in December 1968 and their 25th Anniversary in 1970. Emma and Louis moved back to their hometown of Winnipeg in 1980 when Louis retired from Air Canada.
During the Air Canada years in Winnipeg and Montreal, Emma and Louis enjoyed many a flight to destinations in the Air Canada System. They traveled to Belgium to visit Mourant family and many a war memorial.
While living in Montreal, they enjoyed trips to Barbados with Emma?s sister Mary and brother-in-law Gus, who was also an Air Canada employee.
When Louis celebrated 25 years with the airline, they took a once-in-a-life-time first class trip to Paris. They returned to France years later to visit friends in Nice. For their 40th Anniversary they took a Royal Caribbean Cruise and were so enthralled they took their three daughters along on a monumental cruise aboard the RC Sovereign of the Seas on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary.
From their home on Havelock in St.Vital, they made annual trips to Victoria, BC for a month at a time. The prospect of carefree travel with no house to worry about led to new lifestyle at Fred Douglas Place. They became active members of Knox United Church. They were free to travel to visit their distant daughters. There were trips to Dalkeith, ON to Patti?s horse farm, and to Candace and grandchildren in their many different homes in Calgary. After the Grobermans moved to Seattle WA, Emma and Louis often housesat and developed a close attachment to Bellevue. When Candace and Marvin retired to Palm Springs CA they added another travel destination.
Throughout their marriage, no matter where they were, Emma and Louis enjoyed dancing. They attended Saturday afternoon dances at Legions all over Winnipeg and never missed Band Night at the Belgian Club. At Fred Douglas Place they enjoyed a rich social life of activities, group dinners and dances with the many friends made there. Daughter Louise in Winnipeg hosted many parties at her Ashdown Warehouse home and Emma and Louis were always on the guest list. They were regulars for Sunday afternoon horse racing at Asssiniboia Downs where Emma always ?bet on the grays?. This idyllic retirement faded away when Louis? health deteriorated.
Regretfully, Louis and Emma gave up their much-loved apartment and friends at Fred Douglas and Knox United in August 2006 and moved to Dakota House in St. Vital. After Louis died in April of 2007, Emma tried to continue on alone. Without Louis, she lost heart and deteriorated mentally and physically. In the years that followed, Emma spent time in Victoria and St. Boniface Hospitals. In December 2008, she qualified for supportive living at Riverside Lions. As of September 2009 she had resided at Park Manor Personal Care Home until her passing.
Emma?s family are tremendously grateful to the committed staff and dedicated volunteers at Park Manor for their care these past three and a half years. Special mention is due to Dr. Nicole Mercier, Tom, Barb, Teresa and Linda. Trudy Cosme, Emma?s niece and whose mother Millie, Emma?s sister also lived at Park Manor until her passing in 2011, was her closest companion, her eyes and ears at weekly bingo games and hosted countless festive tea parties for every special occasion. We daughters thank you for the quality of life you made possible.
A celebration of our Mother?s life will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Emma?s memory may be made to Park Manor Personal Care Home, 301 Redonda St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 1L7, or the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba, 10-120 Donald St., Winnipeg MB, R3C 4G2.
The Coutu Family in care of arrangements:
E.J. COUTU & CO. FUNERAL DIRECTORS
680 Archibald Street
204-253-5086
ejcoutu.com
1927 ? 2013
The family of Emma Mourant would like you to know that she passed away peacefully in the early hours of February 11, 2013, just three weeks before her 86th Birthday. Emma (nee Weinbender) was predeceased by her beloved husband of 61 years, Louis Mourant, in 2007, her sisters Millie Haas and Mary Farber, her brothers Harold and Frederick (Sonny), and her parents Anna and Jacob. Emma leaves to cherish her memory, three daughters, Louise (Cooke) Townsend (James) of Winnipeg, Candace Groberman (Marvin) of Indio, California, and Patti Mourant (Bruce Hammond) of Dalkeith, Ontario. She will be remembered by her grandchildren Barbara Israel of Seattle, WA and Sean Groberman (Carrie) of Austin TX, and four great-grandchildren, Jacob and Talia Israel, Lilly and Abigail Groberman. Her niece, Trudy Cosme, who has provided special companionship, care and comfort to her since the death of her husband, Louis, will especially miss her Aunty Emma. She will also be remembered by her sister Millie?s large family.
Emma was born in the north end of Winnipeg to German immigrants who fled Russia for a new life in Canada. Raised on Redwood Ave. she had a carefree childhood full of memories of her Mother?s great homemaking skills. A teenager during the WWII years, she had lots of opportunities to socialize at dances and meet young men in uniform. At a dance at the Polish Combatants on Mountain Ave. she caught the eye of a young RCAF man who also loved to dance. Shy Emma was attracted to him for his gift of gab and dancing ability. They married September 1, 1945. Their first daughter Louise, arrived in 1947 and Candace in 1948.
The young family purchased their first home on Tremblay St. after the 1950 flood. Louis began working as an aircraft mechanic for Trans Canada Airlines, (Air Canada), in 1951. Third daughter Patti arrived in the spring of 1953. Emma worked briefly at Eaton?s mail order where her sister Millie was employed, a job she loved because of the company of other women and the discounts available to Eaton?s employees. The Mourants were a founding family of the tiny Trinity United Church, located in an old school house that was moved to the site on Deniset Street. Emma was an active participant in the Ladies Auxiliary and served a term as president.
Married at the tender age of 18, Emma did not learn to make her mother?s great noodles and perogies. Given a Blue Ribbon cookbook for a wedding present she taught herself to be an extraordinary baker. A wonderful dessert always followed dinner. At Christmas, Emma filled the shelves with tins and boxes of cookies, mincemeat tarts, brownies, ?matrimonial? squares, and shortbread. She was well known for her poppy seed cake. She was one of the first to attempt ?Red Velvet Cake?. It became her signature creation, demanded for birthdays and requested for potluck dinners in Winnipeg and Montreal.
In 1965, Louis was transferred to the AC Dorval Base, a huge upheaval for the Mourant family. Emma, Louis and Patti moved while Louise and Candace stayed behind in Winnipeg. Their new community in Dorval quickly adopted Emma and Louis. A promotion to management for Louis enabled a great new lifestyle including an exciting nightlife in Montreal attending the regular dances and pool parties held by the Interline Club. The highlight of their 15 year stint in Montreal was Expo 67. Friends and relatives from afar stayed at the Mourant ?Hotel.? Their hospitality became part of the Expo 67 legend. In the house on Brentwood St. they celebrated the marriage of their daughter Candace in December 1968 and their 25th Anniversary in 1970. Emma and Louis moved back to their hometown of Winnipeg in 1980 when Louis retired from Air Canada.
During the Air Canada years in Winnipeg and Montreal, Emma and Louis enjoyed many a flight to destinations in the Air Canada System. They traveled to Belgium to visit Mourant family and many a war memorial.
While living in Montreal, they enjoyed trips to Barbados with Emma?s sister Mary and brother-in-law Gus, who was also an Air Canada employee.
When Louis celebrated 25 years with the airline, they took a once-in-a-life-time first class trip to Paris. They returned to France years later to visit friends in Nice. For their 40th Anniversary they took a Royal Caribbean Cruise and were so enthralled they took their three daughters along on a monumental cruise aboard the RC Sovereign of the Seas on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary.
From their home on Havelock in St.Vital, they made annual trips to Victoria, BC for a month at a time. The prospect of carefree travel with no house to worry about led to new lifestyle at Fred Douglas Place. They became active members of Knox United Church. They were free to travel to visit their distant daughters. There were trips to Dalkeith, ON to Patti?s horse farm, and to Candace and grandchildren in their many different homes in Calgary. After the Grobermans moved to Seattle WA, Emma and Louis often housesat and developed a close attachment to Bellevue. When Candace and Marvin retired to Palm Springs CA they added another travel destination.
Throughout their marriage, no matter where they were, Emma and Louis enjoyed dancing. They attended Saturday afternoon dances at Legions all over Winnipeg and never missed Band Night at the Belgian Club. At Fred Douglas Place they enjoyed a rich social life of activities, group dinners and dances with the many friends made there. Daughter Louise in Winnipeg hosted many parties at her Ashdown Warehouse home and Emma and Louis were always on the guest list. They were regulars for Sunday afternoon horse racing at Asssiniboia Downs where Emma always ?bet on the grays?. This idyllic retirement faded away when Louis? health deteriorated.
Regretfully, Louis and Emma gave up their much-loved apartment and friends at Fred Douglas and Knox United in August 2006 and moved to Dakota House in St. Vital. After Louis died in April of 2007, Emma tried to continue on alone. Without Louis, she lost heart and deteriorated mentally and physically. In the years that followed, Emma spent time in Victoria and St. Boniface Hospitals. In December 2008, she qualified for supportive living at Riverside Lions. As of September 2009 she had resided at Park Manor Personal Care Home until her passing.
Emma?s family are tremendously grateful to the committed staff and dedicated volunteers at Park Manor for their care these past three and a half years. Special mention is due to Dr. Nicole Mercier, Tom, Barb, Teresa and Linda. Trudy Cosme, Emma?s niece and whose mother Millie, Emma?s sister also lived at Park Manor until her passing in 2011, was her closest companion, her eyes and ears at weekly bingo games and hosted countless festive tea parties for every special occasion. We daughters thank you for the quality of life you made possible.
A celebration of our Mother?s life will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Emma?s memory may be made to Park Manor Personal Care Home, 301 Redonda St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 1L7, or the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba, 10-120 Donald St., Winnipeg MB, R3C 4G2.
The Coutu Family in care of arrangements:
E.J. COUTU & CO. FUNERAL DIRECTORS
680 Archibald Street
204-253-5086
ejcoutu.com
Emma Mourant
1927 ? 2013
The family of Emma Mourant would like you to know that she passed away peacefully in the early hours of February 11, 2013, just three weeks before her 86th Birthday. Emma (nee Weinbender) was predeceased by her beloved husband of 61 years, Louis Mourant, in 2007, her sisters Millie Haas and Mary Farber, her brothers Harold and Frederick (Sonny), and her parents Anna and Jacob. Emma leaves to cherish her memory, three daughters, Louise (Cooke) Townsend (James) of Winnipeg, Candace Groberman (Marvin) of Indio, California, and Patti Mourant (Bruce Hammond) of Dalkeith, Ontario. She will be remembered by her grandchildren Barbara Israel of Seattle, WA and Sean Groberman (Carrie) of Austin TX, and four great-grandchildren, Jacob and Talia Israel, Lilly and Abigail Groberman. Her niece, Trudy Cosme, who has provided special companionship, care and comfort to her since the death of her husband, Louis, will especially miss her Aunty Emma. She will also be remembered by her sister Millie?s large family.
Emma was born in the north end of Winnipeg to German immigrants who fled Russia for a new life in Canada. Raised on Redwood Ave. she had a carefree childhood full of memories of her Mother?s great homemaking skills. A teenager during the WWII years, she had lots of opportunities to socialize at dances and meet young men in uniform. At a dance at the Polish Combatants on Mountain Ave. she caught the eye of a young RCAF man who also loved to dance. Shy Emma was attracted to him for his gift of gab and dancing ability. They married September 1, 1945. Their first daughter Louise, arrived in 1947 and Candace in 1948.
The young family purchased their first home on Tremblay St. after the 1950 flood. Louis began working as an aircraft mechanic for Trans Canada Airlines, (Air Canada), in 1951. Third daughter Patti arrived in the spring of 1953. Emma worked briefly at Eaton?s mail order where her sister Millie was employed, a job she loved because of the company of other women and the discounts available to Eaton?s employees. The Mourants were a founding family of the tiny Trinity United Church, located in an old school house that was moved to the site on Deniset Street. Emma was an active participant in the Ladies Auxiliary and served a term as president.
Married at the tender age of 18, Emma did not learn to make her mother?s great noodles and perogies. Given a Blue Ribbon cookbook for a wedding present she taught herself to be an extraordinary baker. A wonderful dessert always followed dinner. At Christmas, Emma filled the shelves with tins and boxes of cookies, mincemeat tarts, brownies, ?matrimonial? squares, and shortbread. She was well known for her poppy seed cake. She was one of the first to attempt ?Red Velvet Cake?. It became her signature creation, demanded for birthdays and requested for potluck dinners in Winnipeg and Montreal.
In 1965, Louis was transferred to the AC Dorval Base, a huge upheaval for the Mourant family. Emma, Louis and Patti moved while Louise and Candace stayed behind in Winnipeg. Their new community in Dorval quickly adopted Emma and Louis. A promotion to management for Louis enabled a great new lifestyle including an exciting nightlife in Montreal attending the regular dances and pool parties held by the Interline Club. The highlight of their 15 year stint in Montreal was Expo 67. Friends and relatives from afar stayed at the Mourant ?Hotel.? Their hospitality became part of the Expo 67 legend. In the house on Brentwood St. they celebrated the marriage of their daughter Candace in December 1968 and their 25th Anniversary in 1970. Emma and Louis moved back to their hometown of Winnipeg in 1980 when Louis retired from Air Canada.
During the Air Canada years in Winnipeg and Montreal, Emma and Louis enjoyed many a flight to destinations in the Air Canada System. They traveled to Belgium to visit Mourant family and many a war memorial.
While living in Montreal, they enjoyed trips to Barbados with Emma?s sister Mary and brother-in-law Gus, who was also an Air Canada employee.
When Louis celebrated 25 years with the airline, they took a once-in-a-life-time first class trip to Paris. They returned to France years later to visit friends in Nice. For their 40th Anniversary they took a Royal Caribbean Cruise and were so enthralled they took their three daughters along on a monumental cruise aboard the RC Sovereign of the Seas on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary.
From their home on Havelock in St.Vital, they made annual trips to Victoria, BC for a month at a time. The prospect of carefree travel with no house to worry about led to new lifestyle at Fred Douglas Place. They became active members of Knox United Church. They were free to travel to visit their distant daughters. There were trips to Dalkeith, ON to Patti?s horse farm, and to Candace and grandchildren in their many different homes in Calgary. After the Grobermans moved to Seattle WA, Emma and Louis often housesat and developed a close attachment to Bellevue. When Candace and Marvin retired to Palm Springs CA they added another travel destination.
Throughout their marriage, no matter where they were, Emma and Louis enjoyed dancing. They attended Saturday afternoon dances at Legions all over Winnipeg and never missed Band Night at the Belgian Club. At Fred Douglas Place they enjoyed a rich social life of activities, group dinners and dances with the many friends made there. Daughter Louise in Winnipeg hosted many parties at her Ashdown Warehouse home and Emma and Louis were always on the guest list. They were regulars for Sunday afternoon horse racing at Asssiniboia Downs where Emma always ?bet on the grays?. This idyllic retirement faded away when Louis? health deteriorated.
Regretfully, Louis and Emma gave up their much-loved apartment and friends at Fred Douglas and Knox United in August 2006 and moved to Dakota House in St. Vital. After Louis died in April of 2007, Emma tried to continue on alone. Without Louis, she lost heart and deteriorated mentally and physically. In the years that followed, Emma spent time in Victoria and St. Boniface Hospitals. In December 2008, she qualified for supportive living at Riverside Lions. As of September 2009 she had resided at Park Manor Personal Care Home until her passing.
Emma?s family are tremendously grateful to the committed staff and dedicated volunteers at Park Manor for their care these past three and a half years. Special mention is due to Dr. Nicole Mercier, Tom, Barb, Teresa and Linda. Trudy Cosme, Emma?s niece and whose mother Millie, Emma?s sister also lived at Park Manor until her passing in 2011, was her closest companion, her eyes and ears at weekly bingo games and hosted countless festive tea parties for every special occasion. We daughters thank you for the quality of life you made possible.
A celebration of our Mother?s life will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Emma?s memory may be made to Park Manor Personal Care Home, 301 Redonda St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 1L7, or the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba, 10-120 Donald St., Winnipeg MB, R3C 4G2.
The Coutu Family in care of arrangements:
E.J. COUTU & CO. FUNERAL DIRECTORS
680 Archibald Street
204-253-5086
ejcoutu.com