KAY ALICE KATHLEEN BARRETT

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KAY ALICE KATHLEEN BARRETT (née MAHER) 1906 2007 On Saturday, January 20, 2007, Kay Barrett passed away peacefully at the Swan Valley Lodge, Swan River, at the age of 100. Predeceased by her husband, Frank, in 1945 and her daughter, Lois Midwinter, in 1988, she is survived by her two daughters, Margaret Lueger (Don) of Whitby, ON, Joanne McGrath (Mark) of Ingolf, ON, grandchildren Cheryl Adlard (Neal), Ainsley Ward (Dale) and Nancy Ings (Tom) of Winnipeg, Joel McGrath of Kenora, Jill Lucas (Martin) of Stony Mountain, Dan McGrath (Rhonda) of Winnipeg, Kim Mathieu (Joe) of Ajax, ON and Brad Lueger of Toronto. Great-grandchildren are Hailey and Caitlin Adlard, Craig, Colin and Jason Ward, Maggie and Mike Ings, Dylan and Rickie Lucas, Mathew and Kieran McGrath, Savannah and Chelsea Mathieu. Kay is also survived by her younger sister, Beryle Maher of Vancouver and was predeceased by siblings, Clarence, Babe, Jerry, Alvin and Bing Meagher. She was also predeceased by Frank's sister, Dorothy Waller and nephew, Bud (Annette) Waller. Nephew Barry Waller of Gimli also survives Kay. The family has been so appreciative of Kay's many friends, neighbours and the caregivers at the Swan Valley Lodge who have gone out of their way to enable her to finish out her life in the town she loved so dearly. We particularly appreciated Kay's caring friend, Francie Baird, on whom we relied so many times. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will take place on June 9, 2007 in Swan River. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Kay's name to CancerCare Manitoba.

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As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 10, 2007