CATHERINE BOURDON

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CATHERINE BOURDON (nee Loner) April 6, 1926 - March 5, 2010 Peacefully at home, on March 5, in her 84th year, our beloved mother Catherine passed away, surrounded in love. Catherine's memory will be cherished by her family: Marlene, husband Leslie King, grandchildren Melissa, Jeremy, and great-granddaughter Aurora of Toronto; Gary, wife Maura, and grandchildren Amanda, Genevieve, Jacqueline, Harrison, and Sabrina of Medicine Hat; Bryan, and grandchildren Nathaniel, Charlene, and Mark; Annette and husband Richard Roy of Montreal; and Henry (Jr.), wife Adora, and grandson Kyle of Victoria; brother Herman Loner and his wife, Angele (nee Bourdon), and sister Mary Surface in her hometown of Logansport, Indiana; brothers-in-law Del Bourdon (Burlington, Ontario), Arthur Bourdon (Winnipeg), Raymond Bourdon (Grand Marais), Eddy Bourdon and wife Joan (Quesnel, BC), sisters-in-law Alice Bakun (Winnipeg), and Anita Oake and husband Bill (Rockford, Illinois). Aunt Katie will be fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews in Canada and the US, as well as friends, and coworkers. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Henry J. Bourdon (1967); brothers Joseph, Lawrence, John, Paul, and George Loner; and brothers-in-law Austin, and Maurice Bourdon of California. After graduating as a Registered Nurse in Dayton, Ohio during the Second World War, she met and fell in love with Henry, her sister-in-law Angele's brother, marrying him in 1949. They lived for several years in Catherine's hometown of Logansport, Indiana, before returning to Winnipeg in 1953, and settling in St. Vital to raise their five children. Catherine was a gifted nurse, lovingly tending to patients in the Intensive Care unit, and later 6A Urology at St. Boniface General Hospital until her retirement in 1986. Previously, she had briefly taught bedside manner at their School of Nursing in the late 1960s, and served as head nurse on a children's ward at St. Amant Centre for a number of years in the 1970s. She was active in the Catholic Women's League at Christ the King parish, and sang for many years with the St. Boniface Diocesan Choir. Catherine was renowned for her crystalline soprano voice, especially her beautiful rendering of Ave Maria at numerous weddings. Catherine was a devoted mother and grandmother, and friend to many in her community. A champion of life and love, she made a lasting impression on many lives. We thank God for the many years she blessed us with her strong spirit and loving presence. Family and friends will be welcomed at Desjardins Funeral Chapel, 357, rue DesMeurons on Friday, March 12, from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., followed by a vigil at Christ the King Church, Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at Christ the King Church, 847 St. Mary's Road at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 13. Interment will be at Glen Lawn Memorial Gardens, 455 Lagimodiere Blvd., and a reception will follow at Christ the King Church Hall. If friends so desire, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Hands on the Future Campaign, 6100 Leslie St., Toronto, Ontario, M2H 3J1 DESJARDINS 233-4949 1-888-233-4949

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 09, 2010