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WILLMS: Margaret Ann Willms (née Wallace), born September 21, 1940,beloved wife of Edward Willms, passed away at the Brandon Regional Health Centre on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at the age of 67 years. Margaret leaves to mourn her passing her husband Edward; son Brent (Corinne) Willms and daughter Melissa (Jack) Azure; grandchildren
Natalie, Brant and Courtney. She was predeceased by her parents Clifford Richard Wallace and Dorothy Hazel Wallace. A memorial service will be held at the Brockie Donovan Chapel, 332-8th Street, on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Barb Jardine officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 415-1st Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 2W8.
WILKIE: Mr. Leslie Angus Wilkie of Brandon passed away at his residence on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at the age of 84 years. Les was born on September 7, 1923 at Grandview, Manitoba. Les was the 2nd child for William (Angus) and Mary, younger brother to Margaret and older brother to Don. He lived on a farm in Grandview until they moved to Brandon in September 1936 where he attended Earl Haig School and later, Brandon Collegiate Institute. He was an excellent student, particularly in math. After graduating in 1940, he worked briefly for the Winnipeg Free Press and then began his life time career with Canadian Pacific Railway. Les married Noreen Clarke in March 1951. Daughter Catherine (Cathy) was born in January 1952, son William (Clarke) in September 1953. Then the family moved to Souris MB where sons James (Jim), May 1956 and David (Dave), December 1960, were born. In 1965, the family moved back to Brandon where he remained for the rest of his life. In 1985, Les retired from the CP Rail after 45 years of service. After the death of his beloved wife Noreen, he married Irene Quinn in August 1989 where he added her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren to his love of family. Les was a deeply spiritual person and was a member of the Board of Managers and an Elder at the First Presbyterian Church. He was an active member of the CP Pensioner’s Association. Until recently, he was a very active bowler in several bowling leagues and was also an avid Stamp Collector. Les is survived by his sister Margaret Wilkie (Brandon, MB) and brother Don (Calgary, AB). Daughter, Cathy (Amarjit) Wilkie Singh (Winnipeg, MB), Inderjit Singh and Davinder Singh. Son, Clarke (Carol) Wilkie (Winnipeg, MB) John (Melanie) and son Thomas, Joel (Ann) Wilkie, Andrea (Colin) Wilkie Gilmore. Son, Jim (Dorothy) Wilkie (Brandon, MB) Michael Wilkie and William Wilkie. David (Cynthia) Wilkie (Regina, SK), Scott McKetsy. Step-daughter Francis (Chris) Borque (Winnipeg, MB) Aaron, Kirsten, Carolyn. Step-daughter Coleen (Rick) Brodt (Brandon, MB), Elizabeth Brodt, Brody and Tory, Lisa (Kyle) Shewfelt, Carson and Lindy. Les was predeceased by his wife Noreen (Clarke) Wilkie, September 1988, daughter-in-law Beth (David) Wilkie, January 1998, wife Irene (Quinn) Wilkie, February 2005. The Funeral Service was held at the Brockie Donovan Chapel on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. with Arlene Robertson of First Presbyterian Church officiating. The Scripture Reader was Andrea Wilkie Gilmore, the Eulogists were David and Cynthia Wilkie, Active Pallbearers were: Inderjit Singh, Davinder Singh, John Wilkie, Joel Wilkie, Michael Wilkie, and William Wilkie. Interment followed at the Brandon Cemetery. Donations in memory of Leslie may be made to the Brandon Regional Health Centre Foundation, 150 McTavish Ave. East, Brandon, MB, R7A 2B3 or to a charity of choice.
WHITE: Florence Elizabeth White, née Meadows, of Brandon passed away peacefully at the Brandon Regional Health Centre on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 at the age of 91 years. Florence was born on May 11th, 1917 to Reginald Edward Meadows and Emily Florence Meadows, née Sherris, in the Roseneath district in the Municipality of Odanah, south of Minnedosa. Both of Flo's parents were also born in that district. Flo was the second child in a family of ten. She attended Roseneath Country School and she & her sister, Olive, attended the first day of classes when the school was rebuilt in 1922 after a fire destroyed the original school. The family attended St. Saviours Anglican Church where they were all christened including both parents. Florence stayed home helping on the farm and often helped neighbours with house work. In 1941, when her special friend was leaving for overseas to fight in the war, Flo went to Winnipeg to see him off then stayed in Winnipeg doing house work for a couple there. In the spring of 1942, Mrs. White from Forrest asked her to come and help look after the Forrest Service Station. Flo worked there for one and a half years and then went home to stay with her younger siblings while her mother and father and the two youngest moved to Brandon for the winter. In March of 1944, Flo started working as the bookkeeper for the Minnedosa Co-op. She stayed there until March 1st, 1946 when she left to marry Ray White who had returned from the war in August 1945. While in Minnedosa, she was quite proud to have made the gossip column in the local paper when Co-op staff complained about a 'glare' coming from her ring finger. The family still has the tattered cut out from the paper. They were married on March 26th, 1946 in St Mary's Anglican Church in Brandon. They started farming six miles north of Forrest in the Glanton district. They continued to farm through both tough and good times until Ray's untimely death in December 1971. Flo continued to live on the farm until 1975 when she moved to the village of Forrest. Flo's eyesight became a problem and in 1989 she had to give up driving. In 1992, she moved to Green Acres Lodge in Brandon and then in 1996, she moved to a larger suite in Oddfellows Corner where she resided until her death. Flo and Ray had three sons, Bill, Doug and Ian and they shared many great times on the farm and at their cabin at Minnedosa Beach. Flo took an active part in the community. She was on the Forrest School Board, a charter and lifetime member of the Forrest Legion Auxiliary and was a founding member of the Elton Leisure Club which she took great pride in. Flo was predeceased by her parents, Reginald & Florence, her husband, Ray, her brothers Reg and Art and her sister Olive, as well as Cliffy and Evelyn in infancy. She is survived by her sons Bill (Colleen), Doug and Ian (Lynne), grandchildren, Brad (Sabrina), Aaron, Jaime Lynn (Stewart), their mother Lynn; Jennifer (Jason) and Murray. There are three great grandchildren, Riley, Brady and Danika. She is also survived by her brother Doug (Wanda) and sisters Devonah, Muriel and Marjorie as well as many nephews and nieces. Funeral service was held May 26th at the Brockie Donovan Chapel. Interment was beside Ray at the Brandon Cemetery. They are together again. Pallbearers were nephews David and Geoff Meadows, Terry Wareham, Tim and Reg Harrington and Grandson Aaron White. The family would like to extend their thanks to Mona Franklin who officiated the service and to the organist, Donna Cooper. The family would also like to thank the staff at the Brandon Regional Health Centre and the staff at Brockie Donovan for their care and support. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Flo may be made to the Rehema Children’s Home, c/o Calvary Temple, 620-34th Street, Brandon, MB, R7B 2R5.
WAKEFIELD: Donald Walter; beloved husband of Eunice, father of Donna (Dave) Clifford, Janice (Dwight) Mercer, grandfather of Darren and Dean Clifford and Brian Mercer and great-grandfather to Rylan Smith, passed away at the Brandon Assiniboine Centre on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Don was born in Brandon on April 9, 1927, the seventh child of 13 children of Walter and Ingred Wakefield. He grew up in the Forrest and Brandon area where he attended school and later worked on the family farm as well as for many local farmers. In 1948, Don took a job ploughing snow at Shilo where he met the love of his life, Eunice McQuarrie, working in a small cafe in Douglas. They married a short time later and started to raise a family of two daughters and a son; Murray, who passed away in infancy at the age of four. Don worked for the local Esso agent in Brandon delivering fuel to farmers and in 1960, moved his family to Winnipeg to begin his long career with Imperial Oil refuelling airplanes at the Winnipeg International Airport. Don took an early retirement in 1987 and he and Eunice moved to Selkirk for a year, and then moved to Kelowna for the next 18 years before returning to Brandon in 2007. Don is survived by his wife of 59 years Eunice, his daughters Donna (Dave) and Janice (Dwight), three grandsons and one great grandson. He is also survived by his brothers George (Leah), Garth (Dorothy), Blaine (Linda), his sister Gladys (Harvey) Nelson, sister-in-law Darlene Wakefield, brother-in-law Jim Shopland along with numerous nieces and nephews. Don was predeceased by his son Murray, sisters Edith, Dorothy, Ethel and Grace and also his brothers William, Ralph, Wilf and Doug. The family is grateful for the care given by the medical staff at the Brandon General Hospital and the Assiniboine Centre. A Memorial Service was held at the Brockie Donovan Chapel on Saturday, May 17, 2008 with Funeral Celebrant Mr. Lawrence McInnes officiating. Interment followed at Rosewood Memorial Gardens. The family extends special thanks to Don's nephew, Ken Wakefield, for being the urn bearer. In lieu of flowers, if friends desire, donations in memory of Donald may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 415-1st Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 2W8.
WALLER: Marjorie Lenora. Sadly, we announce the sudden, but peaceful, passing of Marjorie, beloved wife of the late Jack Harland Waller, at her residence in Lions Manor on Friday, March 21, 2008 at the age of 86 years. Marj was born April 1, 1921 to William and Effie Southworth in Revelstoke, B.C. and was raised in Glacier, B.C. (Rogers Pass). During World War II, she joined the R.C.A.F., Women's Division and was posted to Paulsen Air Training Base, near Dauphin, where she met Jack, the love of her life. They were married on June 30, 1943, and their daughter, Judith Diane, was born in Dauphin on their first anniversary. After the war they settled into the Waller family home in Elkhorn, MB where two more daughters were born, Jacqueline Anne and Wendy Elizabeth. In 1963, the family re-located to Gilbert Plains, MB and then to Brandon in 1966. Marj was a working mom long before it was the ‘norm’. In Elkhorn, she clerked in the post office, was bookkeeper for Beaver Lumber and became secretary at the hospital, a position which she also held in Gilbert Plains. In Brandon, she worked at Magnacca Agencies before becoming a pharmacy assistant at the old Assiniboine Hospital. Before retiring in 1982, Marj was a dispensing technician in the pharmacy at the Brandon Mental Health Centre. After retiring, she finally had time to pursue her many hobbies. She loved to spend time with her dogs and to raise puppies, to travel, garden, sew and to do crafts and needlepoint. After moving to Lions Manor in 1989, she discovered another passion, for which she had a wonderful natural talent, painting. She participated in several art shows and was favourably adjudicated for many of her paintings. Marjorie is survived by her daughters Judith Cooper (Larry) and Wendy Dickie, son in law Ken Hardy, granddaughters Jane Powell of Campbell, CA (Emma and Wynne), Melinda Rose (John) of Banff (Jesse), grandsons Scott Hardy of Brandon (Deneka, Brandon and Zachary) and Trevor and Ian Dickie of Brandon. Also surviving are a sister Margaret Cheeseman (Bill) of Toronto and a brother Bill Southworth (Tillie) of Sydney, B.C. Marjorie was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Jack on September 12, 2002, daughter Jacqueline Anne (Hardy) on June 5, 2003, brother in law Pitt de Warrenne Waller, sisters-in-law Christine Southworth and Patricia Waller as well as her parents William and Effie Southworth and parents-in-law Richard de Warrenne and Miriam Waller. A service of remembrance, to celebrate Marjorie's life, was held at St Mary's Anglican Church, Brandon on Friday, March 28, 2008 with Rev. John Dolloff officiating. Interment was in the Veterans' Section at the Brandon Cemetery. Donations in memory of Marjorie may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2031570-18th Street, Brandon, R7A 5C5 or to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 204-825 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, R3A 1M5.
WALDNER: Jonathan Waldner, beloved husband of Ellen, passed away at the Brandon Regional Health Centre on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at the age of 61 years. The Funeral Service will be held at the Grace Mennonite Church, 951-10th Street, on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Ken Quiring officiating. Interment will follow at the Brandon Cemetery. Donations in memory of Jonathon may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee, 134 Plaza Drive, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 5K9. Complete obituary information to follow.
WEECH: Alice Maude Weech of Brandon, with family members and loved ones by her side, died peacefully at the Assiniboine Centre in Brandon on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at the age of 96 years. Alice was born in Goderich, Ontario on August 12, 1911 to Ben and Jean Gray. Alice was the second of six children for the Gray family. As a young teenager, Alice along with her family, moved out "west" to Manitoba and settled on a farm in the Foxwarren area. Alice attended school there and completed Grade 11. Alice met and married Bert Weech in her early 20’s and moved to Moore Park, MB to start their new life together. They had six children: Allan, Earl, Ken, Jean, Glen, and Eldon. Bert was a carpenter and Alice was a homemaker. In 1944, Bert went overseas to fight with the Canadian Forces. Tragically, he was killed in action in Antwerp, Belgium leaving Alice widowed with six children to care for and raise. A short time after receiving the news about Bert, Alice was approached by the military to see if she would consider adopting out some of her children because it was thought that there was no way she could provide for the children on her own. Alice would have none of that. "Over my dead body" she told them. She picked up and moved to Brandon where she worked for the Co-op, took in boarders, and cared for her six children. Over the years, Alice had worked hard to carve out a life for her family. She has always been so very proud of all her family. Alice also somehow found time to be a member on the Co-op Board, and an original member on the Westoba Credit Union Board and helped to name it. She became the first female board member. Alice was also a long time member of Knox United Church, the Army and Navy, and the Royal Canadian Legion in Brandon. Alice also liked to travel with regular trips out to Alberta and B.C. to visit family, a trip overseas to visit the cemetery where Bert was buried, and other trips to Bermuda and Las Vegas. Alice is survived by her sons; Earl (Dorothy) Weech of Cranbrook, B.C.; Ken (Ellie) Weech of Sherwood Park, AB; Glen (Rose) Weech of Calgary, AB; and Eldon Weech of Kelowna, B.C. She is also survived by her sister Dorothy (Art) Harris of Neepawa, MB; sister-in-law Charlotte Gray of Brandon, son-in-law Robert (Rose) Whittington of Brandon, and daughter-in-law Marge Weech of Victoria, B.C. Alice is also survived by 19 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Alice was predeceased by her husband Bert; son Allan of Victoria, B.C.; her daughter Jean Whittington of Brandon, MB; and grandson Doug of Cranbrook, B.C. She was also predeceased by parents Ben and Jean Gray; brothers Tom (Mabel), Roy, and George (Isla) Gray, and her sister Helen. Alice was recently predeceased by her special friend and companion, Orval Thompson of Brandon, MB. The Funeral Service for Alice was held at the Brockie Donovan Chapel on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. Reverend Laird Russell-Yearwood officiated. Interment took place at Rosewood Memorial Gardens. Alice was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She was very passionate about her family and friends. Alice loved to laugh and visit. She found comfort in her final days knowing that God was preparing a place for her in Heaven. Donations in memory of Alice may be made to the Brandon Health Centre Foundation, Palliative Care Unit, 150 McTavish Avenue East, Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 2B3.
WEBSTER: Joyce Elsie, May 10, 1937 to February 3, 2008. Joyce was predeceased by her husband MacDonald and her parents Mike and Mary Mischanchuk. She is survived by her daughter Kim (Murray) Renwick, grandchildren Amy, Sara and Ryan. There will be no service by Joyce’s request. Donations may be made to the B.R.H.C. Foundation, "Palliative Care Unit," 150 McTavish Ave. East, Brandon, MB, R7A 2B3.
