JEAN GEMMILL

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JEAN GEMMILL March 4, 1914 - March 14, 2002 In the early morning of March 14, 2002, as the sun began to rise, so did the spirit of our greatly loved Jean Gemmill, mother of three daughters, Lois (Len) Townsend of Qualicum Beach, Brenda (Bill) Rysiew of North Vancouver, and Kim (Julian) MacQueen of Gulf Breeze, FL. Predeceased by her husband Clarence, she leaves to celebrate her life eight grandchildren, Kelly Townsend (Don Freeman) of Errington, BC, Jeff (Rena) Townsend of Gulf Breeze, FL, Kathy Rysiew (Glenn Avent) of Tucson, AZ, Patrick Rysiew (Cindy Holder) of Vancouver and Victoria, BC, Robbie (Minou) Rysiew of Athens, GA, Jonathan (Jennifer) MacQueen of New York City and Skye MacQueen of Pensacola, FL. Dear great-grandmother Jean will be missed by her nine great-grandchildren, Eryn, Jessica, Eli, Jordon, Bradley, Meredith, Kaila, Nolan and Joshua. Ferne Watson of Winnipeg will remember her as a dear sister and friend. Mom grew up in the Pilot Mound area of Manitoba and raised her family in Winnipeg and Brandon before retiring to Oak Bay in Victoria, BC. Her full life found her working for many years as a supervisor with the Manitoba Telephone System and her interests included painting, arts and crafts, CGIT and gardening. Her family was her best-loved and most creative garden. The family would like to extend its heartfelt thanks to Dr. Richard Nuttall and the caring staff at the Victoria General and Royal Jubilee Hospitals. A private family memorial service was held on St. Patricks Day. May God hold you in the hollow of His Hand dear Jeannie. McCALLS OF VICTORIA (250) 385-4465

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 23, 2002