Elsie Marie Allan (nee Thompson)
Our mother, Elsie Marie Allan, 94, of Selkirk, Manitoba, passed away at 3:40 a.m., Friday, January 13th, 2017 after a long and difficult journey with dementia. Her wish was to die at home and as a family we were able to honour her wishes.
Elsie was born on December 3rd, 1922 in Selkirk, Manitoba to William and Matilda Thompson of Netley, Manitoba where she was raised as a young girl. She married our father William Allan who predeceased her on January 12th, 1998. She is survived by her three children Joyce Kotyluk of Selkirk, Ken Allan (Lillian) of Winnipeg and Donna Sale of Gonor, Manitoba; five grandchildren she adored, Darren Kotyluk of Winnipeg, Renee (Mark) Artimowich of Gimli, Drew Allan of Winnipeg, Troy Sale (Ferial) of Nairobi, Kenya and Amber Sale (Damian) of Vancouver. She loved her nephews and nieces, with a special place in her heart for nephews Ron Palmer and Marvin Locoshavich and former son-in-law Brian Sale, they continued to call and visit her until her passing.
Elsie was predeceased by her parents; son-in-law Leonard Kotyluk and her siblings who she missed and loved dearly, Pearl (Charles) Locoshavich, Harry (Chris) Thompson, Wes (Joyce) Thompson, Dorothy (Glen) Palmer and Eva (John) Allan.
Mom’s most treasured memories are the 25 years she spent living in Bissett, Manitoba where she raised her children. She was an avid curler, loved working at Ernie’s Bakery as well as the cookhouse for the miners. She also spoke fondly of the “Canteen” she organized for teenagers in the community hall, where they would spend evenings dancing and socializing. Mom had many friends and there were many stories of the antics that she and her girlfriends managed to come up with. Mom had a wonderful sense of humour!
For the past 50 years she has lived in Selkirk where throughout this time she worked at the Betel Home as an aid, the local pharmacy, as well as Rifkin’s clothing store. She spent many hours babysitting her grandchildren and enjoyed travels to Hawaii, a Caribbean Cruise as well as other vacation sites.
Mom was an avid Blue Jays and Jets fan and she spent many hours watching curling.
Mom remembered a wonderful 90th birthday party she had where many friends and family of past and present came to celebrate with her. This was a highlight of recent and it was shortly after this her life changed dramatically by the progressive nature of her illness.
There will not be a funeral as per mom’s request and a private burial will be planned later this summer.
Memorial contributions if so desired may be made to the Winnipeg Humane Society, 45 Hurst Way, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 0R3 or to make a gift by phone call (204) 982-2041.
Gilbart Funeral Home, Selkirk in care of arrangements. www.gilbartfuneralhome.com
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Elsie Allan – 2017.source
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