SR GEORGETTE PANTEL (SR MARIE AUGUSTINE)

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SR GEORGETTE PANTEL (SR MARIE AUGUSTINE) Soeur du Sauveur On October 10, 2003 at the Notre Dame Hospital, Sister Georgette Pantel, accompanied by her family and members of her religious congregation, surrendered her life to the Lord at he age of 76 years. Outre sa famille religieuse, S Georgette laisse dans le deuil ses freres Henri et Odile, Georges et Frances, Auguste et Yvonne, deux belles soeurs Henriette et Jeanne ainsi que de nombreux neveux et nieces. Lont precedes dans la mort, son pere Jean Baptiste et sa mere Berthe, cinq freres, Germain, Maurice, Florent, Victor, Emilien, Charles et une soeur Marie-Ange ainsi que trois belles soeurs, Agnes, Julia et Etiennette. Georgette Marie Simone Pantel est nee a Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes le 27 septembre 1927. Elle fut baptise le 1er octobre par le Pere Antonio Champagne c.r.i.c. Sister Georgette attended St Adelard school until 11 years of age. In 1939 when her parents left the farm to move in town she completed her education at the village school. En 1944 Georgette entre chez les Chanoinesses Regulieres des Cinq-Plaies et y fait profession en 1947. Son interet pour leducation de la jeunesse a ete un facteur determinant dans le choix de cette communaute enseignante. Apres avoir gradue de lecole normale en 1954 S Georgette se consacre a lenseignement pendant environ 41 ans oeuvrant a St-Boniface, Haywood, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, St-Lupicin, Somerset et St-Leon. Environ dix de ces annees furent de lenseigment specialise. Vers la fin de sa carriere, elle consacre son temps a lenseigement de la catechese a lInstitut Collegial Notre-Dame. Tout en enseignant S Georgette a ete tres active dans la communaute paroissiale: action catholique, formation des enfants de choeur, chant chorale avec les jeunes et adultes, a ete membre de nombreux comites oeuvrant dans la paroisse. Since her retirement in 1992 Sister Georgette served until recently, as pastoral care worker visiting and distributing communion to the sick. As a result, she often presided the prayers at the funeral chapel for the same persons she accompanied in their illness. Prayers for Sister Georgette will be at Adams Funeral Home on Monday October 13, at 7:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Eucharist will be celebrated by Father Alphonse Bongo on Tuesday, October 14 at 2:00 p.m. in the Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church. Interment to follow in the parish cemetery. The Sisters of the Saviour and her family express their sincere gratitude and thanks to the doctors, nurses and personnel of the Notre Dame Hospital, and the devoted personnel of Maison Notre Dame, and to the palliative care workers who were so compasionate with Sister Georgette in her time of need. In lieu of flowers, if friends so desire, donations may be made in Sister Georgettes memory to the Notre Dame Health Care Centre or to a charity of ones choice. Adams Funeral Home of Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitoba in care of arrangements. Phone 248-2201 or 1-888-400-2326. www.afh.ca

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 12, 2003