MARION FRANCIS TRUDEAU

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MARION FRANCIS (TEX) TRUDEAU (nee WENZOSKI) Tex is survived by her two sons Murray and Bob, Bob's wife Jennifer (Tilley), two grandchildren, Julia and Erin, and her brother, Tony Wenzoski of Golden. Born in Molson, Manitoba on October 2, 1928 to Frank and Pearl (nee Hrabarchuk) Wenzoski, she was predeceased by her husband Charlie in 2001, her sisters, Anne Lauzon and Vicki Wenzoski, and her brother Alex. Tex moved to North Kamloops in 1947 and worked for seven years at the Tranquille TB Sanitarium, where she met Charlie. After seeing her children well established in school, she finished her high school, and worked part time at Safety Mart Foods, followed by several years with Statistics Canada. Many will also remember her for her daily walks to the Overlander Bridge to read the Water Survey gauge that measured the level of the Thompson River, from 1972 to 1998. Mom loved her garden and the fruit from the many trees in it. She was renowned for her cooking and no one ever left hungry! She also loved hiking and camping in the mountains, and trips to the wilder parts of Canada, such as the Queen Charlottes, Yukon and Northwest Territories, and canoeing the Bowron Lakes. Thanks so very much to the many people at Pine Grove Care Centre who made Mom's last seven years a little easier and more fun; to her doctors, Stan Fike and Mavis Hollman; and to her granddaughter Julia; for all their support through Mom's many years of severe arthritis. In lieu of flowers, an In Memoriam donation may be made to the Canadian Wildlife Federation, in memory of Marion. Condolences may be expressed at: www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 29, 2015