FREDA GEORGINA GRAY (ISAACS)

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FREDA GEORGINA GRAY (nee ISAACS) Born February 12, 1919 in Winnipeg, Freda passed away after a short illness in Vancouver surrounded by her family on September 27, 2007. She was predeceased by her husband David in 2003 and will be greatly missed by her sons, Stephen (Joyce) and Brian (Lynn), grandchildren, Arlo (Emily), Pascal, Saskia (Shaun), Isaac and Carmella as well as many other family members and friends. Freda was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba growing up there and in Leask, Saskatchewan. She graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1939 and married David, in 1941. After a year in Victoria, Freda moved with her family to Vancouver in 1950 where she was active in the National Council of Jewish Women for many years. This was followed by a move to Toronto in 1964 then back to Winnipeg in 1967 where she returned to the University of Manitoba earning a Bachelor's Degree in Education and teaching at R.B. Russell Vocational School for 20 years. During these years Freda was active in the University Women's Club and cared for her aging parents. Retiring from education in 1989, Freda moved to Salt Spring Island, BC, with her husband, David. There she was a founding member of the Salt Spring Island University Women's Club, an active member of the Weavers' Guild and the Gulf Islands Garden Club. Freda left the island and her many friends there in 2004, moving back to Vancouver to be nearer her family. Freda will be remembered with love for her quiet strength, her hard work, her sense of humour and dedication to family and community. She loved to bake and was a gourmet chef. An accomplished knitter and seamstress, she enjoyed sewing and baking for her grandchildren. A memorial for Freda will take place on Salt Spring Island in the near future.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 02, 2007