ELIZABETH MARY CARTER

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ELIZABETH MARY CARTER Suddenly on Friday, September 8,2000, Elizabeth Carter, beloved wife of Stewart Carter of Buffalo Point and formerly of Ste. Anne, Man. Born, April 3, 1939 at Teulon, she attended school in Teulon and graduated from Teulon Collegiate. Elizabeth married Stewart Carter November 22, 1957 and resided in Petersfield until May 1973; then they moved to Emo, Ont. residing there until 1980 when they moved to Ste. Anne. Elizabeth was an avid gardener, loved to bake, taught ceramics for many years and was a member of the Steinbach United Church. She worked for a few years at Steinbach Bethesda Hospital and as a homecare worker. The biggest joy in Elizabeths life was her love for her grandchildren. Suriving besides her husband Stewart, two sons, Kevin and wife Tanis of Winnipeg, Robert and wife Jody of Leaf Rapids, Man., three daughters, Cheryl and husband Cliff Hagen, Tammi and husband Don Foster all of Emo, Ont., Norine and husband Kyle Vogt of New Bothwell, Man.; she also leaves 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one sister Allison and husband Lloyd MacAulay of Pilot Mount, one brother-in-law Morris and wife Edith Carter of Selkirk and her mother-in-law Lillian Curiston of Selkirk. Friends may call for viewing from 7-8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, at the MacKenzie Funeral Chapel, Stonewall. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 13 at the MacKenzie Funeral Chapel, Stonewall, Rev. Doug Flint will officiate with interment tofollow in Windsor Cemetery, Teulon. Active pallbearers will be Martin Carter, Jeffery MacAulay, David Nelson, Douglas Sywake, Murray McConnell and Ed Anderson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Gilbert and Anita Fournier, Ralph and Joan Trombo, Dorothy McConnelll, Steven and Joan Cymbalisty. If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to a charity of ones choice. We watched you fade away. You suffered much in silence. You fought so hard to stay. You face your task with courage Your spirit did not bend. But 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 to Me." You didnt deserve what you went through So He took you home to rest. Gods garden must be beautiful For He only takes the best. MacKenzie Funeral Home Stonewall in care of the arrangements.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 11, 2000