GLORIA FAINTUCH

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GLORIA FAINTUCH After a hard struggle with cancer, Gloria Faintuch passed away at St. Boniface Hospital on the evening of September 18, 2004. She was laid to rest on September 23, 2004, at the Rosh Pina Cemetery. She is survived by her family; husband Arnold; sons, Richard, Neil and Evan; grandchildren, Jocelyn and Ian Faintuck; mother Mrs. Esther Binder; her sister and brother-in-law, Carole and Ron Wolfe; niece Sherry Elazar; nephews, Randy and Brent Wolfe and their spouses and children; and many other cherished relatives and friends. She was born in Winnipeg in 1935, and at an early age, moved to and enjoyed the friendship and community life of Rainy River, ON. At age 16, she and her younger sister, Carole, returned to Winnipeg to finish their education. Gloria attended the United College (now U of W) and was trained at the Misericordia Hospital as a Lab Technician. During this time, she met and married her husband, Arnold, and shortly thereafter, they moved to Sudbury, ON, where their first son, Richard, was born. In 1957, they went to Ottawa, where her other two sons, Neil and Evan, were born, and where she and her family spent 43 years, enjoying a lively community life with many valued friends. In 2000, the family returned to roots in Winnipeg. In the ensuing 4 and one half years, she got deep satisfaction from renewing links with old friends, establishing new ones, and enjoying the warmth of extended family. She was a lifetime member of Hadassah-WIZO, and participated with her husband in the many activities of Bnai Brith in Ottawa. Her zest for life was enormous, and those who knew her, or had contact with her, felt and benefited from her approach to life. She will be sorely missed. For those who wish, the family would be pleased if donations were made to the Canadian Cancer Society, Manitoba Division.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 01, 2004