KATHERINE HENRIETTA WEIERMANN (WILKES)

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KATHERINE HENRIETTA WEIERMANN (nee WILKES) Peacefully on November 18, 2004 at Oakview Extendicare, Katherine, beloved aunt, sister and friend, passed away in her 100th year. She leaves to cherish her memory, her sister Marion Robertson; sister-in-law Ethel Wilkes; eight nieces and nephews and their families; and many friends. She was predeceased by her husband Jonny in 1974; brother Jim; and brother-in-law Tommy in 1999. Auntie was born on the home farm at Marquette, MB on September 14, 1905, the oldest child of Reginald and Lilian Wilkes. She attended Poplar Heights School and then took high school and Normal School in Winnipeg. She taught school in rural Manitoba for seven years prior to enrolling in the Winnipeg Central Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1935. She worked at the Brandon Hospital for Mental Diseases for ten years and then joined the staff of the Selkirk Hospital for Mental Diseases as their first social welfare worker and continued there until her retirement in 1970. In 1956, she married Jonny and they had 18 happy years together, enjoying their home in Selkirk, cottage on the Brokenhead River at Beausejour and many memorable vacations. In 1975, she moved to the Courts of St. James, Winnipeg and remained there until 1999 when she moved to Oakview Place, Winnipeg. She was deeply committed to her family and friends and took a great interest in the lives of her nieces and nephews and their children. A celebration of Aunties life will be held on Friday, November 26 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Andrews Anglican Church, 2700 Portage Ave, Winnipeg with Rev. Ian Mills officiating. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall. Many thanks for the loving care Auntie received from all the staff on the second floor at Oakview Place, especially 2 North. In lieu of flowers, donations in Aunties memory may be made to St. Andrews Anglican Church Organ Fund, 2700 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3J 0R1 or Mental Health Resource Centre of Manitoba, 3-1000 Notre Dame Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3E 0N3. Rest In Peace Arrangements entrusted to: CHAPEL LAWN FUNERAL HOME CREMATION AND RECEPTION CENTRE 885-9715 Family and friends are invited to sign the Book of Condolence at www.chapellawn.mb.ca

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 23, 2004