MARY CHARLOTTE (MOLLY) FINKBEINER

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MARY CHARLOTTE (MOLLY) FINKBEINER Peacefully on Nov-ember 26, 2003 Mary (Molly) Finkbeiner passed away surrounded by her family. Her memory will be cherished by her husband of 63 years Ted Finkbeiner; her son Don (Barbara) and their children, Danny, Jared and Jayde; and her son Doug (Pat) and their children, Michael, John and James. Molly was born on July 23, 1912 in Shoal Lake, MB. She was the daughter of John Robertson Stalker of Scotland and Ellen Douglas Jenkins of Shoal Lake. She was educated in Shoal Lake and began her teaching career in 1936 in Isabella, MB. It was a career that spanned 40 years until her retirement in 1976. She taught for over 20 years at Tuxedo Park School and Laidlaw Junior High School. Teaching was one of her many passions. It was more than a job to her; it was a calling. She loved all her students, particularly those who shared her enthusiasm for learning. Education was a lifelong pursuit for her. Throughout her teaching career she took university courses and after her retirement in 1976 she returned to the University of Manitoba and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the age of 65. It was at her first teaching job in Isabella that she met her husband Ted. They married on November 23, 1940. The following day Ted went overseas with the RCAF and did not return until March, 1945. During the war years Molly worked for the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa. While in Ottawa she spent many hours watching the debates in Parliament and, like her father, she became a lifelong Liberal. Travel was another passion for Molly. She travelled extensively with her family throughout Europe, the Orient and Caribbean. In her retirement years she and her husband Ted enjoyed winter golf trips for 21 years with the Dale Esopenko Assiniboine Golf Club Group. For the last four years she was a resident of Oakview Extendicare Nursing Home on Ness Avenue. Her family would like to express its most heartfelt appreciation for the wonderful care she received from the exceptional nursing and support staff at Oakview. Her life was filled with love right up to her final day. A memorial service will be held at on Monday, December 1, at 1:30 p.m. at Deer Lodge United Church, 2093 Portage Ave. with reception to follow. If so desired, a donation in Mollys name may be made to the United Way of Winnipeg, 3rd Floor, 5 Donald St., Winnipeg, MB R3L 2T4. Arrangements entrusted to: CHAPEL LAWN FUNERAL HOME CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM 885-9715

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 29, 2003