OLGA ELSE SCHMALZ (ARLT)

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OLGA ELSE SCHMALZ (nee ARLT) On February 12, 2006 at the age of 103, our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed peacefully away at East Gate Lodge, Beausejour. She was predeceased by her husband Gustav in 1985 and leaves to cherish her memory, daughter Elisabeth (Helmut) Kebernik; two grandsons, Owen (April) and James (Robyn); and great-grandchildren, Kierra, Jennifer and Beauford. Olga was born November 20, 1902 in Lodz, Poland where she worked as a cloth weaver. In 1928 she married her husband Gustav, a mechanic by trade. During the war years, she endured many hardships and only her strong faith helped her overcome them. In 1951 the family immigrated to Canada and settled in Morris, MB. Four years later, Gustav found employment in Winnipeg and they resided there until Gustav's passing in 1985. The next year Olga moved to Beausejour to live for 20 years with her daughter on the family farm. Olga loved to bake cookies and bread and took great pride in her gardening, crocheting, embroidering, sewing and enjoyed seeing friends. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 16 at 10:00 a.m. at Green Acres Funeral Home, Hwy. No. 1 East and Navin Road with Pastor Hugh Laidlaw of Beausejour officiating. Interment will follow in Green Acres Cemetery. GREEN ACRES Funeral Home and Cemetery Hwy. No. 1 E. at Navin, (204) 222-3241

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 15, 2006