MARJORY PEARL SBOTO

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MARJORY PEARL (PENNY) SBOTO Penny passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016. Penny was predeceased by her mother, Marjory Penny, her husband Silvio, and her brother Bert. She leaves behind her son Richard, Uta, and grandson Jindar, daughter Karen, grandchildren Silvio and Julia Blanton; and sisters Shirley, Laura, and Linda. Penny was born on August 8, 1936 in Eriksdale, the first of five children. When she was seven the family moved to the Huntington District, where they lived with their grandparents, John and Myrtle O'Brien. Penny attended Huntington School until grade eight. She attended Souris Collegiate grades nine to eleven. Then with the intention of becoming a nurse she worked at the Brandon Mental Hospital for a year while she completed grade twelve. She trained and graduated from the Misericordia Hospital as a RN. Class of 1958 B. Travel was in Penny's blood. She obtained her Psychiatric Nursing degree from Dalhousie University in Halifax, where she met her future husband, Silvio. After a year at Vancouver General and a year at the University Hospital in Seattle, she traveled to Lima, Peru where she and Silvio were married and had two children. The family returned to Souris and took up residence in Brandon where she resumed her nursing career at Brandon General until retirement. Penny and Silvio spent many happy years in Brandon entertaining and traveling. Penny was an avid potter and a team member of Waves of Hope. Her love of gardening showed in her beautiful yard. Penny spent her later years in Winnipeg where she met new people and rekindled old friendships. A celebration of her life will be held at Penny's home on Friday, February 26 beginning at 4:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 26, 2016