LOUISE ELIZABETH ANTOINETTE RICARD

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LOUISE ELIZABETH ANTOINETTE RICARD December 2, 1937 - September 13, 2017 Peacefully on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at the Portage General Hospital of Portage la Prairie, Louise Elizabeth Antoinette Ricard, previously Rossiter, (nee Haegeman) passed away at the age of 79 years. Widow to David Joseph Ricard of St. Ambroise, MB. Louise is lovingly remembered by her four children: Therese Rossiter, Gerard Rossiter, Anna Rossiter and Kathleen (Colin) Rossiter; her stepchildren: Shirley (Clarence) Allard, Martha (John Gray) Ricard, Marcel Ricard, Wayne Ricard and Louis Ricard; her grandchildren: Justin, Troy, Brittany, Dominick, Jarred, Ashley, Gabriel, Travis and Audrey; her great-granddaughter, Maci; sister Eleanor Morden, and her sons: John Bjorn and Allen Morden; her sister Cordelia Brown; her cousin Peter Okilita; her many other family relations: Haegeman - Dufault - Rossiter; lifetime friends the Uzelman family, and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Predeceased by her parents Elizabeth (nee Dufault) Mueller and Constant Haegeman, her brother Roland (Marge) Emile Anthony Haegeman, and her first husband Gerald (Pam) Phillip Bruce "Jerry" Rossiter (February 19, 2017). Memorial service and Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church led by Father Gerald Langevin. As expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Louise Ricard's memory to the Portage Family Abuse Prevention Centre, Box 1541, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3P1 or to Canadian Diabetes Association, 200 - 310 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0S6. A tree will be planted in memory and cared for by McKenzies Portage Funeral Chapel. 204-857-4021 www.mckenziesportagefuneralchapel.com

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 19, 2017