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IRENE LOIS CARMAN
Born: Jul 27, 1929
Date of Passing: Apr 29, 2025
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryIRENE LOIS CARMAN
Wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Irene passed away at age 95 after a long full life.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband Donald A. Carman (1924 to 2014) and her eldest son Bruce. (1956 to 2023). She will be sadly missed by her family who loved her deeply: her children, Andrea (late Fernando) and Greg (Andrea), her grandchildren, Jacqueline (Paul), Steffani (Reg), Jonathon (Bree), step-grandchildren, Tyler (Shannay), Matthew (Mariane), Scott (Sierra) and her great-grandchild Greyson, along with her nephews and nieces, Bob, Janis, Lynn and Peter.
Mom was born in Hamilton, Ontario on July 27, 1929, to parents Thomas and Anne Wardrope who had emigrated from Scotland to Canada in the early 1920s with their daughter Mima. Irene started singing in concerts and music festivals when she was about 9 or 10 years old. When she was 16, she was fortunate to win a scholarship at the Kiwanis Music Festival in Toronto. Irene met the love of her life, Donald Carman, at a summer resort in Muskoka. The happy couple were married in June of 1951, and they began their life together. Don and Irene moved to Dorval and before long, the family grew to include son Bruce and daughter Andrea. In 1966, Don was transferred to Winnipeg, where son Greg was born.
Beautiful, classy, kind, and generous; Mom, you have accomplished so much and given so much more. We thank you; we love you and we will miss you terribly.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church, Oakville on June 2. Visitation - 10:00 a.m., Funeral Service – 11:00 a.m. A reception will follow the funeral service.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Knox Presbyterian Church or the Red Cross.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on May 03, 2025