RAYMOND JOSEPH CARMAN

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RAYMOND JOSEPH CARMAN It is with deep sadness that the family of Raymond Carman announces his sudden passing on Sunday, October 12, 2003 at the age of 86 years. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 54 years, Mari-Ange; his children, Raymond (Jeannine), Cathy (Gouldburn), Donna (Jim), and Bernie (Monica) his six grandchildren, Katie, Jimmy, Jenny, Cheri, Shawn and Christopher; his great-grandchild Carson; his sister Kathleen; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Dora, Margaret, Rose-Anna, Claudette, Georgia, Henry, Frank and Warren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Raymond was predeceased by his mother and father, Alena and John and by his three brothers, John, William and Donald. Raymond was born on November 11, 1916 in Gladstone, MB. At a young age, he and his family moved to Inwood, MB where they worked the family farm and engaged in several other enterprises such as hauling grain and ice, and delivering mail from the train station. On November 27, 1948 he married Mari-Ange Lemoine and moved to Treherne, MB to form a partnership with his sister and brother-in-law in that towns creamery. In 1957 Raymond and Mari-Ange moved to Oak Bluff, MB where they raised their children and spent most of their married life. Raymond juggled many jobs such as managing the store, running the post office and delivering countless children to and from school as the school bus driver. In 2003, Raymond and Mari-Ange moved to Winnipeg. Raymond was a loyal family man, fiercely protective of his wife and children. His sense of humour and tenacity was known to many. His strength of purpose and recovery was evident in the numerous times he fought back to overcome many illnesses. He worried about all those he loved. He was a religious man and his faith helped him cross difficult bridges in the last few years. Prayer services will be held at the St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, Stafford Street at Corydon Avenue on Thursday, October 16 at 7:00 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated by Father Joseph Johnson S.J. also at the church on Friday, October 17 at 1:00 p.m. Interment will take place in Garry Memorial Park, 1291 McGillivray Blvd. following the mass. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Raymonds memory to the St. Boniface Hospital Research Foundation, D-1003, 409 Tache St., St. Boniface, MB R2H 2A6 or to a charity of ones choice. LECLAIRE BROTHERS in care of arrangements. 775-2220

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 15, 2003