Elizabeth GUTTMAN

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GUTTMAN: We want to announce the end of a life well lived. Elizabeth (Liz) Guttman passed away at Country Meadows Care Home in Neepawa in the wee hours of February 10, 2016. Our mom was never boring. She worked hard and played even harder. She was highly social and loved to be with people. Mom was inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame with the Boissevain Border Queens (1964-1968) and played the game well past her 60’s. She loved sports (especially her Blue Jays), games, cards, Bingo, lottery and Vegas. She bowled, curled, golfed and inspired others to try to keep up. She worked at the Bamboo Gardens for many years and at the Neepawa Hospital until retirement; then at Harris Pharmacy until her mid 70’s. She laughed uproariously; she feuded zealously. She was the life of the party, but never wanted to be the center of attention. She considered calling people s***head a term of endearment! She greatly enjoyed her kids and grandkids and was always up for anything they wanted to do. Neepawa would not have been the same over the last 45 years without Lizzy Guttman. Mom was born in Saskatchewan on August 31, 1937, to Agnes and Edward Toth; Hungarian farmers. She met Dad while they both were working at Hook’s Camp in Ontario and married him in 1955 in Plumas. They moved all over the Province as Dad served with Manitoba Conservation (Mafeking, Arborg, Grandview, Boissevain, McCreary, Neepawa). Mom joined clubs and got involved in each community she lived in, making life-long friends.Liz is survived by her sisters Matty and Hilda and her brother Albert. She is pre-deceased by her husband Hugh Guttman, brothers Desso, Eddie, Joe, Steve, Lloyd and her sister Margaret. Liz leaves her children, Dale (Laura), Lori (Bruce), Andrea (Darvin) and Glen (Andrea) and her grandchildren, Erich, Alanna, Aaron, Eden, Jordan, Savannah, Jamie, Jakob, Max, Karina, Maggie, and Nathan. We thank (and could not possibly mention everyone) her family on both the Toth and Guttman side and her huge circle of friends and neighbours for their contribution to Liz’s life. We thank the staff at Country Meadows for the excellent care of our Mom and White’s Funeral Home for their compassionate guidance. Services will be held at the Neepawa United Church, Neepawa, MB at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 20, 2016 with a luncheon to follow. Details will be posted on Facebook. In lieu of flowers please make a contribution to the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation or a charity of choice. White’s Funeral Home, Neepawa, MB in care of arrangements. 1-204-476-2848.

As published in Brandon Sun on Feb 13, 2016