CLARA ROULETTE

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CLARA ROULETTE Passed away peacefully at Portage District General Hospital on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at the age of 82 with her family by her side. Clara was born August 2, 1925 and raised in Sandy Bay, after her school days she married David Jacob Roulette and began her family. She had 10 children and 41 grandchildren, 79 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grand-children. Her family was extremely important to her. Clara was also an avid reader, enjoyed puzzles and television, in later years she was a regular bingo player. She also had a special fondness for Brown Sugar her faithful dog. Clara was predeceased by her parents, Laurent and Alice Beaulieu; her daughter Muriel; her son-in-law Henry; and her grandsons Angus and Reynold. She is survived by her children: Ralph (Ruth), Denis (Isabelle), Reynold (Kathy), Jennie (Todd), Teddy (Grace), Riley (Janet), Rene (Barbara), Randy (Laverne), and Wesley (Loretta). She is also survived by her grand-children: Oliver, Susie, Paul, Pierre, Roberta, Robin, Rita, Ralph Jr., Denise, Helen, Alice, Christopher, Denis Jr., David, Ronnie, Colleen, Dodi, Sonny, Gaylord, Candace, Samantha, Joshua, Deon, Amy, Randi, Dean, Gina, Molly, Kateri, Jake, Rene Jr., Jared, Kristeen, Randy Jr., Ian, Bishop, Benjamin, Stella, and Clara. Wake will begin on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at her residence in Sandy Bay First Nation, Manitoba. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Sandy Bay First Nation, Manitoba with Father Roy George Vazhaplankudiyil officiating. Interment will follow in the Sandy Bay Cemetery. Clarke's Funeral Home, Gladstone in care of arrangements. www.clarkesfuneralhome.com

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on May 30, 2008