MARIE NORDSTROM

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MARIE NORDSTROM Marie Blanche Olive (Pollard) Nordstrom passed away unexpectedly on June 15, 2006 at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, British Columbia. She was born May 18, 1928 in Pinewood, ONo. She married Lloyd Duane Nordstrom in 1953 and had four daughters, Debbie, Rhea, Bernice and Colleen. We are broken-hearted by our sudden loss. She was a remarkable woman, born ahead of her time. She was a woman of strong faith and vision, with a kind and generous spirit, adventurous, outspoken, entrepreneurial, and fiercely independent. She believed education was the key to life, and was herself, a life-long learner. She had a passion for travelling, country life, the ocean, Northern MB, horticulture, quilting and cooking. She was committed to family and community service and her role as a mother was most important. During her working life she had many jobs and her final position as a counsellor was her most rewarding. She loved shopping and derived immense pleasure in giving. She is survived by her immediate family: Debra Andersen, Bernice and Lynn Humphrey, Colleen and Gerry (Hunt) Nordstrom; her grandchildren whom she adored, Bo Erik Andersen, Peter and Manon Humphrey; her sisters, Lynn Prestidge, Rose Delorme, Jean (Noella) Bleeker, Helen Schmidt, and her brothers, Jules (and Helen), Joe (and Margaret, deceased), Harvey, and John (and Peggy) Pollard; her Nordstrom family: Lawrence and Ruth Nordstrom, Clarence and Fern Nordstrom, Arnold and Selma Nordstrom, Lil and John Hebel, Mary and Dave Klippenstein, and Elaine and Karl Tosberg; many nieces and nephews whom she loved like her own children, who often sought her valued advice; numerous extended family members and friends in Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia and New Zealand; and, last but not least, very special friend, Cecil Gracey, who adored her and brought her much happiness. She was predeceased by her husband, Lloyd in 1998; beloved daughter, Rhea Dawn Friesen in 1994; mother, Olive (Bruneau) Pollard in 1989; father, Joseph Theodore Pollard in 1997; sister, Rae Penner in 1998; father-in-law, John Nordstrom in 1963; mother-in-law, Jennie (Lind) Nordstrom in 2002, and her precious grandson, Tim Humphrey in 2005. In spite of tragic losses and significant health challenges, she remained fully engaged in life with optimism, determination, poise, and humour. She was one-of-a-kind who will be sorely missed by all whose life she touched and will remain in our hearts forever. Viewing will be held at Birchwood Funeral Home, 150 Penfeld Drive, Steinbach, MB, on Thursday, June 22 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. with prayers at 8:00 p.m. The funeral will be held at Christ Our Saviour Catholic Church, 365 Loewen Blvd, Steinbach, MB on Friday, June 23 at 11:00 a.m., internment at Heritage Cemetery, with a luncheon social afterwards. A memorial service will be held at Luther Court in Victoria, British Columbia at the end of June. Please call 250-477-7241 ext. 39 for details. Donations may be made to Aurora House, Box 2779, The Pas, MB R9A 1S4 (a women's shelter in The Pas, MB) in Marie Nordstrom's name. Arrangements by: Birchwood Funeral Chapel Steinbach Winnipeg, MB 1-888-454-1030 or 1-204-346-1030

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 20, 2006