WILLIAM VERNE MOONEY

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WILLIAM VERNE MOONEY Peacefully after a long illness, on January 3, 2003, William Verne Mooney, 81, of Cartwright, MB. Verne was born August 7, 1921, son of Alexander and Frances Mooney at Cartwright. As the oldest surviving son of 12 children, devotion to family soon became paramount in his life. In his early years, he worked alongside his father in the draying business and was active in local sports. During the Second World War, he enlisted in the RCAF and served overseas, returning to Cartwright in 1946 to begin his long affiliation with the grain business. He married K. Ruth Lowe in 1953 and they settled in Cartwright, where their son William (Bill) was born in 1959. They moved to Winnipeg, where daughter Wendy was born in 1961. Verne worked at Federal Grain until 1972, then as a purchasing agent for Pioneer Grain until his retirement. An avid curler, Verne was a Past President of the Fort Garry Curling Club. He was also an active member of the Royal Canadian Legion and was a Past President of Branch No.86. He was felled by a stroke, and retired to Cartwright in 1988, where he enjoyed his garden, his golf and watching his granddaughters grow. For the past three years, he had been a resident in the Cartwright and District Hospital. Verne was predeceased by his parents and infant brother Clifford, sisters, Estella McIntyre, Eunice Martin and Grace Ross; and brother Nelson Mooney. He is survived by his wife Ruth of Cartwright, son Bill, daughter-in-law Diane and granddaughters, Lauren and Haley Mooney; and daughter Dr. Wendy Mooney, all of Winnipeg; sisters, Isla Hodgson of Killarney, Eda (Lloyd) Ellis of Breton, AB and Helen Kemp of Cartwright; brothers, Tom (Marie) Mooney of Regina, SK, Gordon (Audrey) Mooney of Brandon and Lorne (Loretta) Mooney of Killarney; and many special nieces and nephews and their families. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 7 at Cartwright United Church, Cartwright, Beth Clark presiding. Flowers are gratefully declined. If friends so desire, donations in Vernes memory may be made to the Cartwright and Area Foundation or the Manitoba Heart Fund. The family extends its sincerest thanks to all at the Cartwright and District Hospital and to the family and friends who did so much. "Always to be with us" Killarney Funeral Home in care of arrangements.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 07, 2003