PAULETTE ROSEANNE LEA

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PAULETTE ROSEANNE LEA Surrounded by her family on Friday, September 17, 1909, Paulette Lea, devoted mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend passed away at the Selkirk & District General Hospital. She will be sadly missed by her daughter, Shantel; father Richard; mother Mabel; sister Janice (Daniel) brothers, Ron, Lorne (Anna), Garry, Franklin (Cheryl), Dennis and Calvin; nieces and nephews; close friend Karen and many other numerous friends. Paulette was born in Pine Dock, MB on June 10, 1957. After attending school in Pine Dock and Riverton, she went on to the Brandon University to achieve her teaching degree. She had been employed by Frontier School Division in her hometown until she took ill in March, 1998. She was very dedicated to teaching and to her students both during and after school hours. Her greatest passions were music, playing guitar and singing, her daughter, and spending time with her nieces and nephews. She never forgot a birthday whether family or friend. She was right there to organize or help with community functions. A very special thank you to Dr. Hussain, Dr. Demsas and the nursing staff at the Selkirk & District Hospital, as well as Dr. Chapnick and nursing staff at the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Gimli. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 22 at 2:00 p.m. in the Pine Dock Community Hall with Pastor Neill Von Gunton officiating. Interment in the Pine Dock Cemetery. Her brothers will be her pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be sister Janice Lea, brother-in-law Daniel Monkman, good friend Merlin Johnson; Karen Johnston, Naomi Johnson, Leah Bardarson and Erika Stephanson. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to a trust for Shantel at the Riverton Credit Union. In tears we saw you sinking We watched you fade away, You suffered much in silence, You fought so hard to stay. You faced your task with courage, Your spirit did not bend, But still you kept on fighting, Until the very end. God saw you getting tired, When a cure was not to be, So he put His arms around you, And whispered, "Come with me". So when we saw you sleeping, So peaceful, free from pain, We could not wish you back To suffer that again. - Always remembered, always cherished. Gilbart Funeral Home, Selkirk in care of arrangements.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 20, 1999