SIMONE CHAMPAGNE (SOENENS)

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SIMONE CHAMPAGNE (nee SOENENS) It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Simone Champagne on Saturday, December 1, 2001 at the Riverview Health Centre. Left to cherish her memory are her husband Jules Champagne, her sister Germaine Leger, her niece Brigitte Leger (Daniel Vandal), and nephews, Bertrand Leger (Noel) and Vincent Leger (Gisele), and their families. Her extended family also includes Louise Champagne (Alain), Myrna Champagne, and their families, as well as her many brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins, and many relatives in Belgium. Simone was predeceased by her father Remi Soenens in 1981, and her mother Marguerite Soenens on November 8, 2001. Simone was born in Saint-Boniface on June 14, 1944. She received her education at lAcademie Saint-Joseph and completed her nurses training at Saint-Boniface General Hospital. She worked at the Winnipeg Clinic for eight years and later moved to Saint-Norbert where she was employed by the Saint-Norbert Nursing Home for 27 years, until her recent retirement. Simone will always be remembered for her generosity, her kind and encouraging words, and her love of children. She was known as "Tante Simone" to many. Her nurturing abilities as a nurse brought comfort to many in their time of need. Simone enjoyed her many travels in Canada and abroad, where she had the oppor-tunity to practice her hobby of photography. In accordance with Simones wishes, cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 6 at 3:00 p.m. in Green Acres Funeral Chapel, Hwy. No. 1 East at Green Acres Lane. Private family interment will follow at a later date. If friends so desire, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to CancerCare Manitoba, ON 109-675 McDermot Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0V9. The family wishes to thank all the kind staff of the Saint-Boniface, Victoria and Riverview Hospitals who have supported Simone throughout her courageous battle with cancer. "YOU WILL FOREVER LIVE IN OUR HEARTS, DEAR SIMONE" GREEN ACRES FUNERAL CHAPEL 222-3241

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As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 05, 2001