MICHELE CLAUDE BOUCHART

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MICHELE CLAUDE BOUCHART August 6, 1935 - Colmar, France September 29, 2014 - Calgary, Alberta Michèle Bouchart, loving wife of Jean-Claude Bouchart, passed away during her sleep on September 29, 2014 at the age of 79 years after a long, courageous fight with cancer. Michèle was born in Colmar, Haut Rhin, France on August 6, 1935. She moved to Canada with her husband and children in 1973 and built a loving home full of joy. Michèle always lived life to the fullest traveling around the world with her husband at her side. One of the great loves of her life was dancing, continuing when most would have hung up their dancing shoes. When she wasn't dancing up a storm with Jean-Claude, she kept herself busy knitting for her grandchildren and making beautiful quilts. Michèle passed on her passion for cooking to both her children and grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Besides her loving husband of 51 years, Michèle is survived by her two children, Sophie (Douglas) Zawadski and François (Maureen) Bouchart, and six grandchildren, Eric, Stephan, Dominique, Christian, Christine and Caitlin. She was predeceased by her sister Françoise Millet, and her sister-in-law Micheline Bouchart. Funeral Services will be held at St. Andrew's United Church (128 - 1st Street East, Cochrane, AB) on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, 2020 - 10 Street N.W., Calgary, AB T2M 3M2; Phone: (403) 263-5300 ext. 5157 or 1-866-547-5433, www.lls.org/canada The family thanks the staff at the Foothills Special Care Unit and the staff at CareWest Sacree Hospice for their care and kindness, making her last few weeks comfortable. In living memory of Michèle Bouchart, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Cochrane, 369 RAILWAY STREET, COCHRANE, AB. Telephone: 1-800-661-1599.
Publish Date: Oct 7, 2014

MICHELE CLAUDE BOUCHART August 6, 1935 Colmar, France September 29, 2014 Calgary, Alberta Michèle Bouchart, loving wife of Jean-Claude Bouchart, passed away during her sleep on September 29, 2014 at the age of 79 years after a long courageous fight with cancer. Michèle was born in Colmar, Haut Rhin, France on August 6, 1935. She moved to Canada with her husband and children in 1973 and built a loving home full of joy. Michèle always lived life to the fullest travelling around the world with her husband at her side. One of the great loves of her life was dancing, continuing when most would have hung up their dancing shoes. When she wasn't dancing up a storm with Jean-Claude, she kept herself busy knitting for her grandchildren and making beautiful quilts. Michèle passed on her passion for cooking to both her children and grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Besides her loving husband of 51 years, Michèle is survived by her two children, Sophie (Douglas) Zawadski and François (Maureen) Bouchart; and six grandchildren, Eric, Stephan, Dominique, Christian, Christine and Caitlin. She was predeceased by her sister Françoise Millet and her sister-in-law Micheline Bouchart. Funeral services will be held at St. Andrew's United Church (128 1st Street East Cochrane, AB) on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 12:00 noon. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, 2020 10 Street N.W., Calgary, AB T2M 3M2 Telephone: (403) 263-5300 ext. 5157 or 1-866-547-5433, www.lls.org/canada. The family thanks the staff at the Foothills Special Care Unit and the staff at CareWest Sacree Hospice for their care and kindness, making her last few weeks comfortable. In living memory of Michèle Bouchart, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Cochrane, 369 RAILWAY STREET, COCHRANE, AB. Telephone: 1-800-661-1599.
Publish Date: Oct 4, 2014

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 07, 2014