LOIS EVELYN MARGOLIS (BROWN)

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LOIS EVELYN MARGOLIS (nee BROWN) On Friday, November 16, 2007 with family by her side, Lois Margolis passed away peacefully at the age of 71. Lois is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Arnold Margolis; their children, Ron Margolis (Deb), Beth Morton (Brad) and Del Margolis; grandchildren, Zach and Carter Morton, Tammy and Matt Brant (Kerri); and great-grandchildren, Alex, Mackenzie and Andrew. Mom retired from a distinguished professional career as an accountant, both in public practice and private enterprise. After retirement, she and Dad really dug into all that Winnipeg had to offer she was an avid devotee of live theatre, she loved the Fringe Festival, as well as MTC and PTE. Jazz Fest and Folklorama got high marks from her too. From their earliest days, when there were 95 parks in the city, Mom and Dad walked each and every one of them together. For many years Mom was active on the board of the National Council of Jewish Women. Together with Dad in the 1960s, Mom was instrumental in the early years and growth of Winnipeg's first and only Reform Synagogue, Temple Shalom. The friendships they developed at that time hold to this day. In recent years, Mom crafted little masterpieces specifically to donate, both to the craft sale, and to the wards at Children's Hospital. Mom lived her whole life in Winnipeg, and counted herself lucky that for the last several years, all of her children and especially Zach and Carter lived here too. One of the most important things we attribute to Mom is that she inspired our love of reading, and she was gladdened to know that her grandkids' noses are also often found in a book. Mom was a great cook, and her recipes will live on with her daughters and daughter-in-law. Her lakshen kugel is her grandsons' favourite food. As a grandparent, Mom absolutely kvelled, and viewed her grandsons as a reward for the life she lived. She really took charge of Zach and Carter's first extra-curricular cultural outings. Because of her, they have heaps of truly cool memories: street painting at the Children's Festival, outings to the Airplane Museum, the Electrical Museum, countless plays at various venues, the exquisite pleasure of play-dates at Carter Park, and the outing voted number one on the all-time favourite list: Car Town. Mom made Halloween costumes for daboys , and on their first school-age birthdays, she made the cutest cupcakes on the planet for the entire class. The toy closet at Mom's was something we all marvelled at banker's boxes neatly stacked, each one labelled with a picture of the treasures within cars and cars and more cars and those great wooden blocks. Watching the kids carefully select the box they wanted and drag it out to the living room was a real pleasure. The cleanup, not so much. Family was Mom's proudest accomplishment and nothing was more important to her than gathering the family for special occasions. Celebrating her 50th wedding anniversary surrounded by family and friends was the undisputed high point of her life. The world is a better place for your having been in it. You deserve the best possible rest forever. Be at peace, Mom. We love you. Flowers are gratefully declined. If so desired, a donation can be made to The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, 1504-201 Portage Avenue, R3B 3K6 tel. 944-2476, or to another charity of your choice. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 19th at Shaarey Zedek Cemetery, 230 Armstrong at Main Street North, with reception to follow at 3:00 p.m. in the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue, 561 Wellington Crescent, lower level. Family and friends are welcome to attend the graveside service and/or the reception afterwards. Gentlemen, please note a head covering is required for graveside attendance. No Shiva.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 19, 2007