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BELLE GEROW (HUBELIT)
Born: May 28, 1921
Date of Passing: Feb 18, 2013
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryBELLE GEROW (nee HUBELIT) May 28, 1921 - February 18, 2013 Unexpectedly Belle passed away peacefully, at the age of 91, at Health Sciences Centre. She is survived by her son William, daughter Debbie Peters and her husband Henry, sister Kay Nicklin and her husband Marvin, sisters-in-law Alice Hubelit and Freda Gerow, and many nieces and nephews. Belle was predeceased by Russell, her husband of 40 years, and siblings Steve, Ed, Metro, John, Peter, Helen, Willard (Bill), Pearl, Nick and George. Born in Sheho, SK, Belle worked in Edmonton, AB and Winnipeg, MB prior to marrying the love of her life, Russell, in 1949 and moving to Rossport, ON. In 1967 the family moved to Thunder Bay, ON and Belle returned to the workforce. She worked in retail for a number of years before ending her career in Social Services at the Florence Booth Home. After the passing of Russell, Belle moved to Winnipeg, MB in 1992 to be closer to her daughter. Belle loved being a homemaker, gardening, sewing, reading and talking to William almost everyday on the telephone. Her greatest entertainment was watching Jeopardy and curling on TV, and attending shows where Debbie performed with the Sisters of the Holy Rock. The family would like to thank the extended family and friends who were there to lend Mom a hand or support whenever needed and the medical community who took such good care of Mom over the last few years. Family interment will take place prior to the memorial service. A celebration of life will take place on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Cropo Funeral Chapel, 1442 Main St., Winnipeg. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Belle's memory to the Sisters of the Holy Rock, 351 Bonner Ave., Winnipeg, MB R2G 1B4 or the War Amps of Canada, Keytag Service, 1 Maybrook Dr., Scarborough, ON M1V 5K9.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 30, 2013
Condolences & Memories (2 entries)
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Gordon, Charlotte and children of Belle...please contact me...looking for Hubelit family history! Please assist. - Posted by: Laurie Hubelit (cousin?) on: Aug 09, 2014
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AUNT BELLE To Debbie and Bill: We will always remember your mother because she was such an important part of our lives. She had a way to inspire love without reward and had that rare combination of being a person of strong Hubelit values and noble character. She was full of loving deeds and very thoughtful. Greeting cards were always at the forefront and this included cards to our daughter when she was terminally ill. This was appreciated so much by our daughter Michelle. Your mother would do all this despite her own challenges with health problems to which she responded and adjusted exceptionally well. Whenever there was a visit to our home, this would always be followed up by a thank you card. If we engaged in any discussions on day to day issues, she would not bend in her beliefs but did not judge others for theirs. During visits, we would enjoy her family stories of old times, about long ago, which she would so willingly share with us. These included the difficult times on the farm in Sheho with her brothers and sisters - no hydro or plumbing, use of old fashioned flooring and the back house in 35 degree below weather, etc.. The stories exchanged would create laughter and were very humorous. When we took her to the Casino de Hull and she tried a slot machine she gave up saying ‘’the only thing this crazy thing does is eat my quarters’’. While visiting Winnipeg she would welcome us and her door was always open. When she lived in Thunder Bay before she moved to Winnipeg and we passed through the City, once again we were always welcomed and accommodated in her home overnight even if it was unannounced. Occasionally, we would discuss early child rearing and it became readily apparent that she believed that it was important to adopt a relaxed disciplinary style where children found their own values and learned things in their own time. She substituted the role of ‘’friend’’ for the strict parental or authoritarian role. She believed human nature was good not bad and did not believe in a punitive but nurturing environment. She will be missed and we will always be so thankful for the years she shared with us. She left many cherished memories for both you and us to keep. Forever in our hearts. Gordon (nephew) and Charlotte - Posted by: Gordon & Charlotte Kerluke (Nephew) on: Mar 31, 2013