Dr. Wendy Lynn Marie Peterson

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DR. WENDY LYNN MARIE PETERSON
(NEE BEAUCHEMIN)
BA, MA, PhD
May 9, 1946-Sept. 28, 2018

While on a trip to Paris, France with friends, Wendy suddenly became ill. Despite the best efforts of physicians, she left this world to enter into the presence of her Creator on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. She will be dearly missed by so many family and friends around the globe. We are so very thankful for the timely and wonderful care she received, and so very grateful that she had wonderful, caring friends in Paris with her. The family is devastated by her loss, but we are grateful that she did not linger in pain nor suffer a long, painful illness.

Wendy lived her life fully with a huge heart for all she met along the way, and she died having had a wonderful time with special friends doing her favourite thing in the world – having an adventure! We know we will see her again when our own times on earth have come to their ends, and we will continue to live our lives as best we can, following her example of love for friends and family.

Wendy taught for many years at Providence University College and was asked to be a guest speaker and lecturer around the world. She was a founding member of the North American Indigenous Theological Seminary, a leader in Evangelical to Indigenous Peoples’ reconciliation, and embraced her Manitoba Red River Métis heritage. She avidly supported the arts community and gave generously to many causes. She lived and breathed her family and took great pleasure in being the best grandmother she could be.

She is survived by her husband Ed, her children Chad (Marcia), Melanie (Roger), and Cory (Jennifer) as well as her grandchildren Sarah, Olivia, Million, Yohannes, Daniel, Jessica, Erin, Andrew, Braydon, Brandon, Dakota, Micah, Asher, Elayanah, and her step-grandson Jayden. She is also survived by her siblings Pat (Marlene), Kenny (Mary Jane), Danyn (Roger), Deborah (Ron), and Bradley (Debbie) along with their families.

A come and go viewing will be held on Thursday evening (Oct. 11) from 7-8:30 p.m. at Birchwood Funeral Chapel. Her interment will be at Heritage Cemetery on Saturday morning (Oct. 13) at 11 a.m. for family and close friends, and a Celebration of Life service will be held at the Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 13) at 2 p.m., followed by a light lunch.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made towards: Indigenous Pathways. In Canada donations can be sent to P.O. Box 1169, Montague, PE, CAN, C0A 1R0. In the USA donations can be sent to P.O. Box 130061, St Paul, MN, USA, 55113-0001.

For more information on Indigenous Pathways, please go to www.indigenouspathways.com.

As published in The Carillon on Oct 10, 2018