Obituary for Lorna Marie Wildeman
Lorna passed away peacefully on October 2, 2020 at the age of 66 years after battling pancreatic cancer for 12 months.
Her memory will be cherished by her husband George of 47 years; daughter Shayla (Chris) Therrien; granddaughter Jordan; son Kelby (Kylie), grandchildren Brooklyn, Carter and Aria; brother Cecil (Delaine) Cowie; sister-in-law Sandra Creed and many nieces and nephews. Lorna was predeceased by her brother Ken in 2004, and her parents Leonard and Edith Cowie in 2014.
Lorna was born July 29, 1954 in Winnipeg, MB and lived her whole life in the St. James area. She graduated from John Taylor Collegiate (1972) and started working for CIBC shortly after graduation. In 1985 she started working at Rae & Jerry’s Steak House, in the office, and retired from there July 2019. She held the treasurer’s position at AWRA for 4 years and AMCC for another 4 years. She also enjoyed being manager of her son’s hockey teams for 12 years.
Lorna enjoyed playing and watching sports. She was a curler, and in her younger days a softball player. She loved to watch the Toronto Blue Jays, the Winnipeg Jets, NY Giants football games and curling on TV. She enjoyed cruising to the Caribbean and Alaska as well as vacationing at resorts in Mexico during the winter months.
In closing, the family would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all those who provided encouragement, support and helped us in our hours of need. Thank you to the Palliative Care team, home care workers, Dr. H. Gooi, Dr. Kowaluk and Dr. Ralph Wong and staff at Cancer Care at St. Boniface Hospital. A special thanks to Steve and Maureen at Rae & Jerry’s for your support.
Cremation has taken place and due to Covid-19 restrictions, a private service will be held at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens for ash interment. A celebration of life will be held at Rae & Jerry’s Steak House, 1405 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB by invitation only.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the MS Society of MB at mssociety.ca
Her memory will be cherished by her husband George of 47 years; daughter Shayla (Chris) Therrien; granddaughter Jordan; son Kelby (Kylie), grandchildren Brooklyn, Carter and Aria; brother Cecil (Delaine) Cowie; sister-in-law Sandra Creed and many nieces and nephews. Lorna was predeceased by her brother Ken in 2004, and her parents Leonard and Edith Cowie in 2014.
Lorna was born July 29, 1954 in Winnipeg, MB and lived her whole life in the St. James area. She graduated from John Taylor Collegiate (1972) and started working for CIBC shortly after graduation. In 1985 she started working at Rae & Jerry’s Steak House, in the office, and retired from there July 2019. She held the treasurer’s position at AWRA for 4 years and AMCC for another 4 years. She also enjoyed being manager of her son’s hockey teams for 12 years.
Lorna enjoyed playing and watching sports. She was a curler, and in her younger days a softball player. She loved to watch the Toronto Blue Jays, the Winnipeg Jets, NY Giants football games and curling on TV. She enjoyed cruising to the Caribbean and Alaska as well as vacationing at resorts in Mexico during the winter months.
In closing, the family would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all those who provided encouragement, support and helped us in our hours of need. Thank you to the Palliative Care team, home care workers, Dr. H. Gooi, Dr. Kowaluk and Dr. Ralph Wong and staff at Cancer Care at St. Boniface Hospital. A special thanks to Steve and Maureen at Rae & Jerry’s for your support.
Cremation has taken place and due to Covid-19 restrictions, a private service will be held at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens for ash interment. A celebration of life will be held at Rae & Jerry’s Steak House, 1405 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB by invitation only.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the MS Society of MB at mssociety.ca