LORRAINE HOLTMANN (BEAUDETTE)

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LORRAINE HOLTMANN (nee BEAUDETTE) Surrounded by her family, Lorraine passed away June 16, 2004 at Saint-Hyacinthe, QC. Left to mourn her are her beloved husband Wilfried and her children, Liliane of Montreal, Frederick (Annie) of Gatineau, QC, Sarah (Patrick) of Bromont, QC, Robert (Yana) of Sherbrooke, QC; grandchildren, Alexandre, Elizabeth, Eliot; her mother Rose-Aimee; sisters, Isabelle, Lucille and Jocelyne (Daniel) brothers, Florent (Celine), Gerard, Gilles and Denis (Jacqueline) her mother-in-law Johanna; sisters-in-law, Johanna, Christel, Erika (Ernie) and Trudy (Norm) brothers-in-law, Helmut (Darlene), Felix (Eveline) and John (Mary-Jane) as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Lorraine was predeceased by her father Edouard in 1985, sister Agathe in 1940, brother-in-law Leo Brodeur in 2001, father-in-law Heinrich in 1994 and brother-in-law Theo Holtmann in 1996. Born at Saint-Jean-Baptiste, MB in 1940, Lorraine graduated from the local high school and obtained her teachers certificate from the Manitoba Teachers College. Married in 1962, Lorraine and Wilf began their life-long love story in Guelph, ON, moving on to Madison, WI, Lennoxville, QC, Quebec City and finally Saint-Hyacinthe in 1979. Singing was a large part of Lorraines contagious joie de vivre and she also directed several choirs over the years. Mass of the resurrection was celebrated at Eglise Sainte-Eugenie, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC on June 19, 2004. Anyone wishing to make a donation in Lorraines memory can do so to the Canadian Cancer Society, P.O. Box 426, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 7B8.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 03, 2004