VELMA MYRTIS CHURLEY (EMBERLEY)

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VELMA MYRTIS CHURLEY (nee EMBERLEY) Velma Myrtis (Emberley) Churley, aged 81 years, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2006 at Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg, MB, after a short illness. Myrtis was born in Bay de Verde, Conception Bay, Newfoundland on March 11th, 1925 to Frederick and Keziah (Lockyer) Emberley. She was the only one of eight children to survive past childhood and her mother died when she was four years old. In 1945, Myrtis married Edward Churley of Old Perlican and in 1948, they moved from Old Perlican to Happy Valley, Labrador and raised their five children. They retired to Carbonear in 1984 and lived there until Eddie's death in 2001. Myrtis then moved to Winnipeg where she lived with her son Max and his family. Myrtis is survived by her children, Edna Roberts (Jim) of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine; Marilyn Churley (Richard Barry) of Toronto, ON; Maxwell Churley (Joan Sichewski) of Winnipeg; Joan Cameron (Keith) of Prince Rupert, BC; and Fred Churley (Roxana Roca) of Lima, Peru; grandchildren, Billy Borjtes (Melina) of Toronto; Astra Crosby of Toronto; Felicity Roberts; Virginia Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia; J'Lynn, Laura and Andrew Churley of Winnipeg; Sonia Isaacson (Darren) of Ferintosh, AB, Charles Tree of Prince Rupert, BC, and Nate Churley of Lima, Peru; and great-grandchildren, James Petro of Toronto and Noah Isaacson of Ferintosh. Funeral will take place in Old Perlican, Newfoundland, on Monday July 31 at 2:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held in Winnipeg at a later date. Friends and loved ones too numerous to mention mourn the loss of this wonderful woman to whom life and death were to be celebrated and welcomed with love and joy. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Riverview Health Centre in memory of Myrtis. The Coutu family in care of arrangements: E.J. COUTU CO. FUNERAL DIRECTORS 680 Archibald St. 253-5086

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 26, 2006