FANNY SHNIDERMAN

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FANNY SHNIDERMAN It is with profound sorrow that we are announcing the passing of Fanny Shniderman, 35 days short of her 98th birthday, after a battle of heroic proportions to keep on going. I am doing the best I can! was her basic philosophy to everything in life. Fanny succumbed, surrounded in her final minutes, as she was during most of her life, by her two loving daughters, Sandy and Mickey. Fanny was born to Brocha and Dovid Yamron in their family home on Laura St. in Winnipeg on December 25, 1913. She was raised in the North end of Winnipeg and lived there throughout her life. On July 29, 1939, Fanny married her beloved Abe Shniderman and the two of them were inseparable until his passing on November 15, 1975. They were blessed with two daughters, Sandy Collerman and Mickey Namak, both of whom treated Fanny, as she had treated them during their upbringing; with care, commitment, love, and affection. Fanny was a gentle soul who cared for and respected everyone regardless of their colour, creed and handicaps. She was generous with her time and energies and could be counted on whatever the situation. She accepted her daughters' spouses, Howard Collerman and Gerry Namak, as if they were her own children. She was a wonderful Baba to her grandchildren Barb (Don), Ari (Shannon), Mandy (Chris) and the late Les Namak. Her great grandchildren Aidan, Cassidy, Laila and Madeline and Lucas, were a wonderful source of pride and pleasure for her. She was predeceased by her brothers Jack (Aida), Lou (Lil); sisters Edith (Al), Rose (Max); sisters-in-law Annie (Harry), Sarah (Sam); brothers-in-law Hymie and Harry; nephews Ken Numerow, Ian Yamron and Mervin Rosenberg; great nephews Hart Rosenberg and Joel Rosenberg. She leaves behind many nieces and nephews and their families, all of whom held a special place in her heart. Fanny truly was A Woman of Valour . She selflessly reached out to the poor, the needy and disadvantaged. She will be sorely missed, always remembered and forever loved.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 09, 2012