ELEANOR CHOCHINOV

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ELEANOR CHOCHINOV After a courageous battle with ovarian cancer, and with her family by her side, Eleanor Chochinov passed away at the age of 67 on October 17, 2003, at the St. Boniface Hospital. Funeral service was held on Monday, October 20 at the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue. Pallbearers were son Paul Chochinov; brother Archie Cham; sons-in-law, Wayne Lefkovitz and Allan Sand; brothers-in-law, Harvey Chochinov, Morris Chochinov and Benny Chochinov; and nephew Zev Chochinov. Eleanor was predeceased by her parents Gertie Cham in 1981 and Alex Cham in 1984. Left to celebrate her life is her loving husband of 48 years, Davey; her children, Andrea (Wayne), Sheldon, Linda (Allan) and Paul (Cathy) and her grandsons and granddaughters whom she adored. Eleanor was a bright, strong, charming, kind, beautiful and passionate woman who could also be silly and fun loving and always enjoyed a party and a glass or two of white wine. She could be most diplomatic and had the admirable gift of forgiveness. She was as generous in spirit as she was in action. She unselflessly and tirelessly gave of herself to her family, to her friends and to the community in which she lived. Whether she was knitting a pair of slippers for someone, making a favourite birthday dinner of her famous spaghetti sauce, collecting kitchen roles (toodle-toodles, as she called them) for a kindergarten class, discussing the solution to a crossword puzzle with one of her children, volunteering at the breast-screening clinic, or planning an annual bowling tournament bus trip for 40 women, she was always busy doing something. Eleanor was an extremely conscientious person and did not like to leave anything unfinished. Even during the last and most painful days of her illness, she worked to complete some unfinished projects like using up her yarn to make afghans and scarves and writing thank you notes to a number of people who had recently shown her particular kindness. She felt that it was very important to thank people for their kindness. Within her last week of life, she completed and had these thank you notes mailed. That was the kind of person she was. She was always thinking of others. The welfare of her family was of utmost importance. She was a loving, caring and concerned daughter to her parents and granddaughter to her grandparents during their lives. She was also a helpful and considerate daughter-in-law. She was a sister who loved her brother and sister and welcomed them into her home and into her heart. She was also a sister-in-law and an aunt to a small army of people. She loved and was devoted to her husband Davey, and on October 11, 2003, they celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary. The strength of their relationship was warming, encouraging and a beautiful thing to witness and was an example for every married couple. She was always concerned about her children, her two sons and two daughters. Their happiness and health were the things she wanted most for them. She tried very hard to welcome her childrens spouses and families and friends into her home. She opened up her home to everyone and made it a place of comfort and warmth for all those in it. A special passion and love for her were her grandchildren. They had a special place in her heart and in her home. She was so proud of each of her grandchildren and loved to be around them. She delighted in seeing their interests develop and kept them in her thoughts all of the time. As a friend, she was so very loyal and generous. She had a few close friendships that spanned 60 years. She also had some newer friendships. She was very glad to have had all of these people in her life and appreciated the friendship they shared with her. She was also always doing something to keep her mind occupied, but she was never too busy to help. Very often she went out of her way to help her family, friends and strangers alike. She always wanted to give her help. Those who received it know how wonderful she was at giving it and how comforting it was to receive it. We miss you. Special thanks to the numerous doctors, nurses and staff at CancerCare Manitoba, the St. Boniface Hospital, Palliative Care Division, and Riverview Hospital for their care and kindness. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or to the charity of your choice.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 01, 2003