GRACIA LANDRY

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GRACIA LANDRY Our cherished Aunt Grace passed away peacefully on March 19, 2004 at Tuxedo Villa. She will be sadly missed by all those she has left behind. Although Aunt Grace never married, she was thought of as a mother and grandmother by all her nephews, nieces, great-nephews and great-nieces. She took an active interest in the lives of her "family" and always provided that needed shoulder to lean on. Gracia was predeceased by her mother and father, Octave and Eugenie, her brothers, Edmond and Aime; sister-in-law Ida; and nephews, Guy, Donat and Denis. She leaves behind her brother Fred and sisters-in-law, Marguerite ("Tootes") and Maria; nieces and nephews, Louise (Tony), Suzanne (Bubba), Marc (Kathy), Marguerite (Rene), Gisele (Wally), Andre (Pat), Dolores (Sam), Benoit, Gerry, Roger (Pat), Colette, Michelle, Larry (Lynda), Rheal, Richard and Jeanette (Marcel) and numerous great-nephews and great-nieces. Gracia was born in Lorette, MB on June 19, 1925. She left Lorette with her parents in 1945 to live in St. Boniface. She worked in Winnipeg at a variety of different jobs while at the same time caring for her ailing parents. Since her early twenties, Gracia has travelled the world over, and she was proud to be able to say that she had visited every single continent. Gracia retired in 1985 and since that time she continued to travel while she was still able to do so and spent the remainder of her time with family and friends. The funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, March 24 at 10:00 a.m. in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 510 River Ave. Interment will be held in the St. Boniface Cemetery at a later date. The family wishes to thank the nursing staff at Tuxedo Villa who cared for her these past months. "We did not know that morning, What sorrow the day would bring, The bitter grief and shock severe, To part with the one we loved so dear. You bid no one a last farewell, No chance to say good-bye, You were gone before we knew it, Only God knows why. It broke our hearts to lose you, But you did not go alone, For part of us went with you, The day God called you home. Though your smile is hidden now And your hand we cannot touch, We will never lose the memory, Of the one we loved so much." In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to CNIB, P.O. Box 34, Station Main, Winnipeg, MB R3C 9Z9 or the Manitoba Lung Association, 629 McDermot Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3A 1P6. The Desjardins Funeral Chapel in care of arrangements, 233-4949 or toll free 1-888-233-4949.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 23, 2004