IRMGARD KATIE WIELER

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IRMGARD KATIE WIELER Irmgard Wieler was born on July 29, 1938 in Altona, MB, and passed away peacefully on August 3, 2014 at The Scarborough Hospital (Birchmount) in Toronto, ON at the age of 76. Beloved mother of daughter Sonya and son James. Cherished sister of brothers Alfred Wieler, Peter (Esther) Wieler, Henry (Linda) Wieler and sister Edith (John) Dyck. Predeceased by parents Abram and Susanna (Sawatzky) Wieler. A graduate of the University of Manitoba and University of Toronto, Irmgard spent her working life mostly in the fields of publishing and market research in the Toronto area. She was a vibrant woman who loved political discourse and debate, poetry, literature, jazz music and nature. Irmgard was also a fierce defender of women's rights and the equal and fair treatment of all persons. Irmgard was beautiful yet modest and giving; intellectual yet open-minded and humble; tiny yet strong and determined, and she will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Notice will follow about an informal celebration of life to be held in Manitoba at a later date. Memorial donations may be made in her name to the Canadian Women's Foundation, an organization dedicated to giving women and girls a chance for a better life. Online condolences may be made online at aftercare.org/obituaries/Irmgard-Wieler/.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Aug 16, 2014