AUDRE ISABEL GREENAWAY (KAAKE/NEVILLE)

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AUDRE ISABEL GREENAWAY (KAAKE/NEVILLE) Suddenly but peacefully after a long and debilitating illness, courageously borne, Audre Isabel Greenaway died on March 1, 2004 at Lions Personal Care Centre. Audre was born December 22, 1917, the only child of Franklin Arthur Kaake and Myrtle Irene Moyse. She is survived by her son, William Neville (Todd Bruce) and by her daughter Lynne Greenaway. She is also survived by her grandchildren; the Neville sisters, Sarah (Bob Dodds), Elissa (Tim Nykoluk) and Jessica (Jason Azuelos) by her cousin Shirley Farrar of Edmonton; by her former daughter-in-law, Anita Neville; by her loyal and devoted friend Margaret Harris; and by a diminishing band of friends of her youth, scattered across Canada. Audre was born and educated in Winnipeg and lived here all her life except for short periods in the 1950s spent in Ottawa and Edmonton. As a child she had the opportunity to study dance, was an excellent dancer as an adult, and was a great lover of music with tastes that ran from the Big Bands to Beethoven, Brahms and the Beatles. She was an avid reader, particularly of history, biography, poetry and mysteries; and an enthusiastic fan of the great classic movies: the onset of blindness in the 1990s robbed her of both these great sources of joy. Audre was a gentle soul, shy and reserved, but possessed a wonderful sense of humour and a keen wit which never fully deserted her even in the last, most difficult part of her life. Lynne and Bill and other members of Audres family wish to express their appreciation for the excellent and devoted Home Care she received at her earlier residence, Villa Nova; and to the staff at Lions Personal Care Centre for their kindnesses to Audre and the family, and for their efforts to help lighten the difficulties of her last days. At our Mothers wish, cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at Neil Bardal Inc., 984 Portage Ave. (entrance on Aubrey Street), at 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 5. Msgr. Ward Jamieson, an old family friend, will officiate. In lieu of flowers, donations in Audres memory may be made to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, 1080 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3G 3M3 or to Rossbrook House, 658 Ross Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3A 0M1. NEIL BARDAL INC. 949-2200

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 04, 2004