Obituary for Jocelyne Scott
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jocelyne Scott on March 7, 2024 at Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Jocelyne was born in Nakuru, Kenya and spent her early childhood on her parents’ pyrethrum farm with two younger sisters, Viviane and Françoise, entering boarding school at the age of seven. The Mau Mau rebellion of the 1950s precipitated a move to Switzerland, where she completed her A levels at Le Châtelard Academy in Montreux. She later studied anthropology and psychology at the University of London. Jocelyne married Christopher Scott in 1959 and, following the birth of her first two children, Anaïs and David, moved from Leigh-on-Sea, England to Île-à-la Crosse, Saskatchewan where Christopher practiced medicine and Jocelyne explored local cultures and traditions.
The family settled in Saskatoon in the mid-1960s where she had two more children, Karen and Alison, and pursued a Master’s in Psychology. Following her divorce in 1975, she moved to Manitoba and worked as a school psychologist, regularly travelling to various fly-in communities in the north.
In retirement, Jocelyne obtained a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts and, in her final decades, enjoyed gardening and working on her memoirs--translating the letters and journals of her parents and grandparents from French (her first language) into English.
Jocelyne was kind, infinitely patient, resilient, tenaciously independent and gentle. Predeceased by her daughters Alison in 2008 (Terry Jordan), and Anaïs in 2016 (Steve Humphreys). Jocelyne will be remembered with love and affection by her family: her children David (Laurel Howard), and Karen; her five grandchildren, Thaïs, Sydney, Zander, Elena, and Camille; her sisters Viviane Gatley, and Françoise Richard; her beloved pets, Niska and Willow; and many others whose lives she touched.
Jocelyne’s family would like to thank the staff at HSC for their professional and compassionate care. Her family will gather for a Celebration of Life in the summer of 2024. Donations in Jocelyne’s memory may be made to the Winnipeg Humane Society.
.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jocelyne Scott on March 7, 2024 at Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Jocelyne was born in Nakuru, Kenya and spent her early childhood on her parents’ pyrethrum farm with two younger sisters, Viviane and Françoise, entering boarding school at the age of seven. The Mau Mau rebellion of the 1950s precipitated a move to Switzerland, where she completed her A levels at Le Châtelard Academy in Montreux. She later studied anthropology and psychology at the University of London. Jocelyne married Christopher Scott in 1959 and, following the birth of her first two children, Anaïs and David, moved from Leigh-on-Sea, England to Île-à-la Crosse, Saskatchewan where Christopher practiced medicine and Jocelyne explored local cultures and traditions.
The family settled in Saskatoon in the mid-1960s where she had two more children, Karen and Alison, and pursued a Master’s in Psychology. Following her divorce in 1975, she moved to Manitoba and worked as a school psychologist, regularly travelling to various fly-in communities in the north.
In retirement, Jocelyne obtained a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts and, in her final decades, enjoyed gardening and working on her memoirs--translating the letters and journals of her parents and grandparents from French (her first language) into English.
Jocelyne was kind, infinitely patient, resilient, tenaciously independent and gentle. Predeceased by her daughters Alison in 2008 (Terry Jordan), and Anaïs in 2016 (Steve Humphreys). Jocelyne will be remembered with love and affection by her family: her children David (Laurel Howard), and Karen; her five grandchildren, Thaïs, Sydney, Zander, Elena, and Camille; her sisters Viviane Gatley, and Françoise Richard; her beloved pets, Niska and Willow; and many others whose lives she touched.
Jocelyne’s family would like to thank the staff at HSC for their professional and compassionate care. Her family will gather for a Celebration of Life in the summer of 2024. Donations in Jocelyne’s memory may be made to the Winnipeg Humane Society.
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