DORIS DONNA ISAAC

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DORIS DONNA ISAAC On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Doris Isaac, aged 95 years, beloved widow of the late Jack Isaac, passed away at her residence in Portage La Prairie. Doris was born on October 21, 1919 to Jacob and Anna Zenick in Winnipeg where she was raised and received her education. She was employed with the T. Eaton Co. in the mail order department for eight years. In 1948, she married Jack Isaac and they made their home in Portage La Prairie. Doris was a member of the Ladies of the Royal Purple and served in the inner and outer guard. She was a member of the Portage Ladies' Golf Club for many years and enjoyed five and ten pin bowling. She also belonged to several bridge clubs. In her later years she was a member of the Kozy Korner and served on the Board of Directors for eight years. She was a serving volunteer member of the St. John's Ambulance for more than 20 years. Her favourite pastime was knitting for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved visiting with her grandchildren and great-children and delighted in retelling stories about their comments and activities. Doris was predeceased by her parents (Jacob and Anna), five sisters (Olga McKinney, Sue Broughton, Kay Noseworthy, Margaret Zenick and Helen Allan) and one brother, John. She leaves to mourn her passing her son John and daughter-in-law Kathy of Winnipeg, her grandchildren, Heather Grover (Neil) of Calgary, Chris Isaac (Angela) of Calgary and Michael Isaac (Wendy) of Winnipeg and six great-grandchildren (Zachary, Annika, Kellen, Evan, Sofia and Elise) as well as several nieces and nephews. She was dearly loved and will be sadly missed. Special thanks to the Portage Senior's Home Care Program, Deb Shyiak and Dan Isaac and family (lawn care and snow removal) for making it possible for Doris to continue to enjoy residing in her home. A committal and celebration of Doris' life will be held at a later date at Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg. Should friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Lions Prairie Manor Foundation Inc., 24 9th St S.E., Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 3V4 Condolences may be sent to the family c/o Omega Funeral Home, 83 Royal Road South, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, R1N 1T8, 1-800-303-4621 or friends may leave a message of sympathy on our web site: www.omegafuneralhome.com "Dedicated to those we serve".

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 31, 2015