Ellen GOLDFINCH

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GOLDFINCH: Ellen Jensine Sorensen was born August 11th, 1927 to Anna and Albert Sorensen of Goodlands, Manitoba. Ellen attended Croyden School having to walk or ride horse and buggy with her three older siblings Albert, Irene and Lily. When Ellen finished school she went to Winnipeg and worked at The Bay, working her way up to buyer of clothes as she always had great taste in clothes. Ted (Goldy) Goldfinch walked into The Bay and saw this young lady in front of the counter and said “That is the girl I am going to marry”. He asked her out for supper and they were married February 23, 1952 in Toronto. Ted (Goldy) was working in Toronto as an RCMP officer. Ted (Goldy) and Ellen lived in many cities in Ontario, London, Windsor, Hamilton and Toronto, retiring to Brandon in the late 70’s. On returning to Brandon they lived in a duplex owned by Murray and Elsie White on 2nd Street. They had great neighbours in Jack and Ruby Ready, Bill and Audrey Tomeski, Murray and Elsie White. Ellen was very sad when they had to leave their home on 2nd Street and move to an apartment on Ottawa Ave. Ellen and Goldy loved dogs and had two special white highland terriers Monty and Princess. Ellen loved garage sales and Goldy would drive her wherever she wanted to go and at one garage sale they met a lady who became a very dear friend Tina Michalinski. Ellen made friends easily at the grocery store, (she loved Friday morning shopping at the Richmond Ave. Co-op store, taxi drivers, Ellen’s hairdresser Pam (Ken) White became dear friends and her phone friend Phyliss Zimmerman were all very special to her. Ellen and Goldy moved into Fairview Home in August 2016 after spending a month at the Assiniboine Centre. Ellen passed away at the Assiniboine Centre on September 23rd, 2016. Ellen is survived by her husband Ted (Goldy) of Fairview Home, brother Harvey (Betty) Sorensen, sister-in-law Anne (Norman) Moffat and numerous nieces and nephews, special friends Lynn and Brent White and families. Ellen was predeceased by parents Anna and Albert Sorensen; brothers, Albert and Roy Sorensen; sisters Irene Brown, Lily Neufeld; sister-in-law Mary Sorensen; brothers-in-law Raymer Brown, and Albert Neufeld; nephews Ross Neufeld and Glen Brown. Interment at a later date in Goodlands Cemetery. Special thanks to all the staff at the Assiniboine Centre and Fairview Home for the excellent care she received. To everyone who visited and the friends she made during her short stay at Fairview. A special thanks to Tina for sitting with Ellen at the Assiniboine Centre.

As published in Brandon Sun on Mar 25, 2017