EVELLEN DUNSMUIR (ANDRECHUK)

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EVELLEN DUNSMUIR (nee ANDRECHUK) A graveside service for Evellen Dunsmuir (nee Andrechuk), 77, wife of Hugh Dunsmuir, of New Maryland, New Brunswick will be held Thursday, September 16, 2004 at the Andrewchuk family cemetery in St. Norbert, MB. Friends and relatives are invited to gather with Evellens immediate family at Thomson "In the Park" Funeral Home, 1291 McGillivray Blvd. at 2:00 p.m. from where the funeral procession will depart. Evellen fell peacefully asleep in death at her home in New Brunswick on September 7, 2004. Born in Winnipeg, MB, she was the daughter of Ignace and Anastasia (Hrynchishyn) Andrechuk. She was the last surviving member of her large, exuberant prairie farm family. She was predeceased by her parents; five sisters, Julia, Anne, Rose, Agnes and Angeline; and four brothers, John, Peter, Harry and Adolph. She is survived by her husband; daughter Heather McLaughlin and her husband Robert; son David Dunsmuir and his wife Deanna; three grandchildren, Hilary, Jonathan and Colleen; two sisters-in-law, Zigrida Andrechuk of Winnipeg and Eva Andrechuk also of Winnipeg; several cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to lovingly caring for her family, Evellen worked as a legal secretary for a number of law firms in both Manitoba and New Brunswick. Her love of people, her infectious laugh and her radiant smile were the hallmarks of her personality. Her home was known as a place where no one left the table hungry and the spare room bed was always ready for guests. She had the special gift of showing kindness to strangers and those in trouble. Foremost in Evellens life was her firm belief in her Creator Jehovah God and her faith that death will be brought to an end under the kingdom rule of Christ Jesus. John 5:28, 29. Her desire to share her Bible based hope took her and her husband Hugh, from Asia to Central America and finally back to the Maritimes in their later years where she continued to share her faith with many Bible students. When she developed Picks disease, she received the loving support of those in her local congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses. THOMSON "IN THE PARK" FUNERAL HOME AND CEMETERY 1291 McGillivray Blvd. - 925-1120

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 11, 2004