CHRISTENA ANNIE COWAN

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CHRISTENA ANNIE COWAN December 26, 1918 - December 20, 2007 Christena A. Cowan passed away peacefully on December 20, 2007 at her daughter's home in Beausejour, MB. She will be lovingly remembered by her children David (Loraine), Charlotte (Ed), Cheryl (Gerry) and Wayne (Lesia). Grandchildren Rebecca, Sarah, Julia Rose, Suzanne, Celeste, Saerd, Meagan and Leah. Great-grandchildren Faye, William, Robert and Aaron. Christena will join her husband Robert, whom she missed so dearly. She was also predeceased by her parents, Theodore and Lillian Miller, her brother Robert Miller, her sister Selma Menzies, infant son Murray Wayne and infant grandson Mathew Stephen. Christena was born and raised on the family farm in Vista, Manitoba. She was a graduate in the field of Mental Health Nursing and worked at Estevan, Souris, Portage La Prairie, Russell and Winnipeg. It was at Russell that she met Robert Clark Cowan and they were married on January 30, 1947. In 1952 they moved to Winnipeg to make their home and raise their family. Mom was a quiet person, her husband and children were her greatest joy. In her later years, the love for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren was very apparent. She volunteered at the Red Cross and was involved with the Seniors Club. She enjoyed bowling, darts and lawn bowling. She took up the art of painting in her later years and her home was filled with many paintings. She said she found peace and solitude while painting. Mom suffered with osteoporosis and in the end, her bones would no longer support her. She said she had a hard life, but a full one. She would like to thank everyone for their kindness, friendship, love and concern. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on January 11, 2008 at Glen Eden Funeral Home, 4477 Main Street in Winnipeg. Private family interment will take place. In lieu of Flowers, donations can be made to the CNIB at 1080 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3G 3M3 or Winnipeg Free Press Sunshine Club at 960 Portage Ave., Room 302, Winnipeg, MB R3G 0R4. Arrangements entrusted to: Glen Eden Funeral Home 4477 Main Street 338-7111

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 05, 2008