MARIE (VASSART) LAVOIE

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MARIE (VASSART) LAVOIE February 4, 1908 - June 6, 2004 It is with sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Marie (Granny) Lavoie at the Tache Centre on June 6, 2004 at the age of 96 years. She leaves to mourn her passing and to cherish her memory, her son Robert (Pat) three grandchildren, Jackie (Angus Ito) of Vancouver, J.P. (Tara) and great-granddaughter Gabriella of Vancouver, and Nicole (Keith) Fonseth of Hawaii; one sister, Lucy Destoop; sisters-in-law, Cecile, Josephine and Susan Vassart and Lucille Leduc and Simonne Petrowski; one brother-in-law, Fernie Lavoie, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She was predeceased by her husband, Ubald in 1947; her parents, Joseph and Leona (nee Sierens) her sisters, Edna Williams and Anna Buydens, and her four brothers, Desire, Charles, August and Victor Vassart. Marie was affectionately known as "Granny" not only to her three grandchildren but also to her extended family and friends. She embraced people with an open heart, touching all with her amazing gifts, her baking delicious cookies with love, sewing socks and buttons with precision, creating beautiful knits and quilts with creativity and flair, planting row upon row of blooming plants and flowers with her green thumb, picking blueberries for the perfect pie, writing a lovely letter to those far from home, teaching card games and sharing stories over a good cup of tea. Even as her body began to fail her, she remembered her youth, summers at the lake and longtime friends. No matter how we remember Granny, it will be memories filled with life, laughter and love. The family wishes to thank the dedicated and compassionate staff and volunteers at the Tache Centre for the excellent care given to Granny. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Father Lucien Roy at the Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church, 252 Dubuc St. in St. Boniface on Saturday, June 12 at 1:00 p.m. Private interment of Maries cremated remains will take place in the family plot with her husband, Ubald, Mariapolis Parish Cemetery, Mariapolis, MB. Charitable donations in Maries memory may be made to the Tache Centre, 185 Despins St., St. Boniface, MB R2H 2B3. LECLAIRE BROTHERS in care of arrangements. 775-2220

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As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 10, 2004