AUDREY MABLE HAY (SEABROOK)

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AUDREY MABLE HAY (nee SEABROOK) Peacefully, with family at her side, Audrey Mable Hay, widow of the late William Percy Hay and formerly of Oakville, MB, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2000 at the Douglas Campbell Lodge (her residence for the past five years) in her 86th year. Audrey was born April 23, 1913 in Edmonds, BC (Burnaby), eldest daughter of Kirby and Margaret (Maggie) Seabrook. At nine months of age she moved with her family to a farm at Napinka, MB. Hard times, drought and depression of the 30s prevented her from continuing her education and fulfilling her dream of becoming a teacher. In July of 1934 the family moved to Poplar Point, MB where she eventually worked for the J.P. Hamilton family as domestic help. There she met her husband Percy. They were married December 3, 1938, for 54 and one half years and made their home in the Oakville district. Audrey was blessed with an incredible memory, having the ability to recall names, dates, stories or events, to the very end. Her most prized possession was her family. She took great pride in her crocheting, quilting and knitting of sweaters, mittens, socks, etc. until she became legally blind. Audrey was a member of Oakville U.C.W. and received her Lifetime Membership and pin. Audrey was predeceased by her mother on September 9, 1959, her father, November 30, 1968; her third son Aubrey, November 30, 1986; her husband Percy, July 10, 1993; her sister Olive Kirton, February 12, 1991, and an infant brother in 1916. She is survived by two sons, Kirby (Darlene), Ellsworth (Gail) of Winnipeg, daughter Helen (Walter) Pickles of Castor, AB; daughter-in-law Jean Edmondson (Lorne) of Oakville; ten grandchildren, Jodie (Brent) Smith, Kevin (Amanda) Hay, Kent Hay (Carrie), Stacie Hay (Jay), David Hay, Mark (Marilyn) Hay, Bryan Hay (Tanis), Kerry (Carmen) Pickles, Trevor Pickles and Curtis (Cristy) Pickles; ten great-grandchildren, Marley, Olivia, Mackenzie, Desiree, Colin, Breanne, Brett, Jared, Wyatt, and Chyanne; sister Leotta Seabrook, Brandon, MB; sister-in-law Ruth Saurette, Calgary, AB; brother-in-law Stan Preston, Portage la Prairie, MB, as well as nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral service will be held in the Chapel of the Omega Funeral Home, Portage la Prairie, MB on Saturday, March 11 at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. Loraine McKenzie Shepherd officiating. Interment will follow in the family plot at the Oakville Cemetery, Oakville. Friends may call at the funeral home for visitation on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Honorary pallbearers will be Gwen and Orille Hogue, Don and Dodie Blight, Jean Thompson, Allan and Verna Bailey, Annie Enns, Lou Locke, Verna Blight. Active pallbearers will be her grandsons, Kevin Hay, Kent Hay, David Hay, Mark Hay, Kerry Pickles and Bryan Hay. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made in Audreys memory to the Memorial Fund at the Douglas Campbell Lodge, care of the Portage District General Hospital, 524 Fifth St., S.E., Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3A8 or the United Church, Box 246, Oakville, MB R0H 0Y0. The family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to the doctors, nurses and all staff members at Douglas Campbell Lodge who contributed to the excellent care Mom received. We love you Mom, as always. The Omega Funeral Home in care of the arrangements.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 10, 2000