FLORENCE DANSEREAU (FORTIER)

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FLORENCE DANSEREAU (nee FORTIER) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Florence Dansereau at the St. Norbert Nursing Home, at the age of 90 years, on Saturday, January 8, 2000. She leaves to cherish her memory five sons and four daughters, Cecil (Celine), Raymond (Colleen), Dorette (Ted), Lise (Louis), Gilles (Therese), Ermelle (Joseph), Guy (Donna) Vivianne and Gerald (Jo-Anne) 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She also leaves her sisters-in-law, Leona Dansereau and Marie Fortier. She was predeceased by her parents, Albert and Regina (nee Bessette) Fortier; her husband Conrad (March 25, 1973) her son-in-law Nick Van De Mosselaer (April 14, 1996) her grandson Marc (January 10, 1999) and a son Larry (March 7, 1999). She was also predeceased by her brothers, Romeo, Emmanuel and Paul and by her sisters, Denise Perreault and Lucille Cadieux. Prayers will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 14 at Desjardins Funeral Chapel, 357 Des Meurons St. Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 15 in the Letellier Roman Catholic Church, with Father Laval Cloutier presiding. Interment will follow in the Letellier Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren: Paul Dansereau, Brad Van De Mosselaer, Richard Dansereau, Robert Herbachuk, Michael Dansereau and Raymond Vermette. The family wishes to express their gratitude for the love, care and support our mom, grandmother and great-grandmother received at the St. Norbert Nursing Home by all nurses, health care aids, cafeteria and housekeeping staff. Special thanks to Pam, Lorna, Martha and Lillian for their dedication in administering a care home of such quality and class. Special thanks to Father Antoine Vo Van Hoa for his pastoral care. In lieu of flowers mass offerings will be collected to benefit youth ministry, St. Amant Centre and other charities. The Desjardins Funeral chapel in care of arrangements, 233-4949 or toll free 1-888-233-4949. A rose once grew where all could see, sheltered beside a garden wall, And, as the days passed swiftly by, it spread its branches, straight and tall... One day, a beam of light shone through a crevice that had opened wide - The rose bent gently toward its warmth then passed beyond to the other side... Now, you who deeply feel its loss, be comforted - the rose blooms there - Its beauty even greater now, nurtured by Gods own loving care.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 13, 2000