MARLENE DIANE DOUGLAS

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MARLENE DIANE DOUGLAS October 26, 1951 - December 3, 2004 Peacefully, with her family at her side, our beloved mother, sister, aunty and great-aunt passed away at the age of 53 years after a courageous battle with cancer. She was predeceased by her mother Rose in 1997, her father George in 1980, and foster brother Leon in 2003. She will be lovingly remembered by her son Trevor (Caroline) sisters, Claudia Demchynski (Jim) of The Pas, Lorna Nordal (Ken) of Massett, BC, Carol Ruchotzke (Dennis) of Winnipeg; brother Lawrence of Winnipeg; and foster brother Ron Nobess of The Pas. She is also survived by her many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Marlene was born in Eriksdale, MB where she attended school later moving to Winnipeg. After attending Red River Collage, Marlene moved to Vancouver for several years. She returned to Winnipeg and began working at the Health Sciences Centre in finance for the past 15 years until her illness. Marlenes pride and joy was her little dog Susie. She enjoyed cooking, entertaining and spending time with her family and friends especially Debbie and Theresa who were so kind and caring right to the end. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, December 8 at 1:00 p.m. in Thomson "In the Park" Funeral Home and Cemetery, 1291 McGillivray Blvd. A special thanks to her friend Vicky who spent countless hour taking her for treatments. Also a special thanks to the wonderful staff on the third floor of E-wing at the Riverview Health Centre who provided care and support to Marlene and her family. In lieu of flowers donations in Marlenes memory may be made to River View Health Care Centre, 1 Morley Ave. E., Winnipeg, MB R3L 2P4. THOMSON "IN THE PARK" FUNERAL HOME AND CEMETERY 1291 McGillivray Blvd. - 925-1120

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 06, 2004