MURIEL MILLICENT

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MURIEL MILLICENT "PENNY" BLACK Peacefully, on February 20, 2001, Millicent passed away at the Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg. Millicent was born on July 13, 1903 in Cobden, Ontario. She was predeceased by her husband James Leybourne "Ley" Black in 1975; her parents, John Evans Ross and Margaret Elizabeth Ross; two brothers, Arnold and Hilton; a sister Hildred Ross Graham and a brother-in-law Rev. James R. Graham. She is survived by her step-son R. Greer Black; daughter-in-law Kerry Toll; two granddaughters, Devon and Tallan Black, and two nieces June and Rosemary Graham. Her family moved to Winnipeg when she was a baby. She received her education at Mulvey School, Wesley College and the University of Manitoba. Later, she studied music and French at Mont Notre Dame French Ladies College in Sherbrooke, Quebec. She also studied crafts at McMaster University (Hamilton) and the Pentlands School of Crafts, Pentlands, North Carolina. Millicent had an extensive and varied career. Her work included camp and hotel manager in northern Ontario, she served in the CWAC as an Auxiliary Service Officer in Ottawa during the Second World War and as a crafts leader with the Montreal YWCA after the war. She returned to Ontario to care for her elderly father in 1948 and worked as a social worker for the Ontario Government in Toronto. She moved back to the west in 1956 to marry Ley and worked for the Childrens Aide Society of Western Manitoba in Brandon. After they moved to Winnipeg in 1964, she worked at the D. A. Stewart Rehabilitation Centre, again teaching crafts. Throughout her life she touched and helped many people in her different careers. Millicent was a long time member of First Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Friendship Chapter No. 67. A memorial service will be held in the chapel at the Riverview Health Centre, 1 Morley Avenue, at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 23. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church (Winnipeg), the Pastoral Care Department of Riverview Health Centre or the charity of your choice. THOMSON FUNERAL CHAPELS 783-7211

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 22, 2001