FANNIE DORA JAMES

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FANNIE DORA JAMES December 4, 1905 - August 29, 2004 In the evening hours of Sunday, August 29, 2004, Fannie Dora James, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away at the Middlechurch Home in West St. Paul at the age of 98 years. She will be sadly missed by her children, Angela (Michael) Chatyrbok, Michael (Margo) James and Gloria (Edward) Mariash; grandchildren, Mark, Keith and Lena (George Gabrielle) Mariash; Kathleen (Chris) Lalonde, David (Sheila), Darryl (Angie), Jeffery (Jennifer) Chatyrbok; Nicole (Marc) Normandeau, Laurel James (Angelito Camaclang) and Darren James; Michelle (Roman) Gawronsky, Connie (Gary) Feenstra, Jodie (Greg) Bodnarchuk, Jeanette St. Godard (Dale Cummings), Joanne St. Godard (Jean Francois Thibault), Jay (Stacy Bell), Judd (Sarah Miller) St. Godard, James (Patricia), Dale, and Kenneth St. Godard; and 17 great-grandchildren. Fannie was predeceased by her husband Rev. George Michael James (1951) and her daughter Kathleen Laura St. Godard (1998). Fannie was born in Birmingham, England, on December 4, 1905, to Samuel and Florence Riley. She trained as an accountant and worked for a number of years in Birmingham. Fannie sailed to Canada in 1937 where she joined her future husband and was married in Rugby Chapel, Emmanuel College, Saskatoon, on July 1. Her 14 years with "Jimmie" were devoted to her children and church work in such places as Sunset Prairie and Pouce Coupe in British Columbia, Strasbourg, Balcarres and Melville in Saskatchewan and Devon Mission, The Pas in Manitoba. After Jimmies death in 1951, Fannie worked in The Pas and Swan River as a bookkeeper and secretary until her retirement in Lockport and Winnipeg. She volunteered much of her time to youth groups, Sunday School, Brownies and Guides and the blind. She served as Diocese of Brandon bales secretary for 14 years. She was a life member of the Anglican Womens Auxiliary. She sang in choirs and played the organ in a number of churches. Fannie spent many hours oil painting, writing her book ("Greater Love," published in 1996) and compiling family albums and history for her children. She devoted countless hours to her grandchildren, taking them to plays, the symphony and ballet as well as on holidays to the beach and parts of Canada. The family would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff of Middlechurch Home for the care and support over the past six years. Your kind deeds, words and gestures were very much appreciated and will not be forgotten. A memorial service in celebration of her life will be held at St. Pauls Anglican Church, Middlechurch, 299 Balderstone Rd., West St. Paul, on Thursday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. with The Rev. Fraser Hunter officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A reception will follow. Should friends so desire, donations can be made in Fannies memory to the Christian Blind Mission International, Box 800, Stouffville, ON L4A 7Z9, or St. Pauls Anglican Church, Middlechurch. BARDAL FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 843 Sherbrook Street, 774-7474 Condolences: www.bardal.ca

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 04, 2004