LEONA DEBRA COCHRANE

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LEONA DEBRA COCHRANE It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our daughter, wife, mother, sister, Leona Debra Cochrane, August 29, 2005 at Percy E. Moore hospital, with her loving family by her side. Leona was born in The Pas, September 23, 1965. She was only 39 years old. Leona leaves to morn her husband Alex; children, Eldon, Clarence, Gayle, Paige, Nitania; and one unborn grandchild. She often talked about not being there to hold the baby in her arms or see her grow up. Leona will be sadly missed by her mom and dad, Philip and Rose Ballantyne; brothers, Arnold (Sandra), Greg (Della), Edward, Derrick (Eleanor), Cyril (Glenda); her niece Gayle who she called her own daughter; mother-in-law Rose Cochrane; brothers and sisters-in-law, Shirley Cochrane, Edmond (Laverne), daughter Ashley, Larry Cochrane, Vivian Cochrane (Mike Whiteway), daughters, Brittany, Brandi, Brooke and Bree-Ann, Pierre Cochrane (May Richard); nieces and nephews, Gayle, Shasha, Allison, Lloyd, Kimberly, Hank, Dale, Ziggy, Sterling, Jessica and Alexis; also more cousins and nephews too numerous to mention. Leona graduated from high school in Cranberry, Portage to finish her grade 12 in 1983. She went back to school at K.C.C. in The Pas and took nursing and graduated in 1985. She worked at St. Paul's Care Home in The Pas for a few years then she moved to Fisher River to work at the Personal Care Home. She worked there for 14 years and finally made her home in Fisher River. It was there that Leona met her husband, Alex Cochrane and they were married on May 25, 1990. Together they raised four children in Fisher River until Leona got a job in Winnipeg to work for Health Canada. She worked there for six years and on October 2004 Leona was diagnosed with cancer. She had to quit her job from there on and had to travel back and forth, for her treatments, to Winnipeg, until her passing. Leona lived her life to the fullest. She had so many friends. Her best pals were Liz, Maria, Cassidy, she also had a lot of friends in Winnipeg and Fisher River she was very proud of and Cookie and Johnny also. Leona called Cookie her second mom. She was predeceased by her brothers, Clarence and Floyd; father-in-law Clarence Cochrane; grandparents-in-law, Tom and Margaret Cochrane and Ed and Florence Valquette. She will be sadly missed by those who knew and loved her. The wake services will be held at the residence of Alex and Leona Cochrane on Thursday, September 1 at 7:00 p.m. On Friday, September 2 the services will be held in Moose Lake. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 3 at 2:00 p.m. at the St. John's Anglican Church. Burial will be at the St. Dominick's cemetery. Sweets Daughter, Leona, sister, wife and mother. God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be So He wrapped you in His loving arms and whispered come with Me You suffered much in silence, your spirit did not bend You faced your pain with courage, until the very end You tried so hard to be with us, your fight was all in vain God took you to his loving home and freed you from all pain Seeing you so peacefully, we could not wish you back to suffer it all again God's garden must be beautiful, for He only takes the best But you did not go alone, part of us went with you The day God called you home We will love you forever. Love from your family, Mom, Dad, husband Alex, brothers and sisters-in-law and Eldon, Clarence, Paige and Nitania

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 02, 2005