With very profound sadness, we wish to announce the passing of Clémentine Marcelle Durant on Sunday, May 13, 2018. “Madame Durant” was born and raised in Uccle, Belgium. She then moved to France when she married her husband Jean, and came to Canada in 1951, settling in Calgary. She worked tirelessly and proudly with Jean to raise their family in their new country, all the while fiercely maintaining and promoting French language, heritage and culture. Family, faith, morals, values, education and traditions were the cornerstones of her life. “Mentine” was a devoted wife, a cherished Maman, a doting and generous Bonne Maman, and a gifted teacher and educator. She believed, as her father had, that the more she learned, the more she realized that she knew nothing. Her quest for knowledge and her strive for perfection in everything were unparalleled and were her signatures in life. Maman et Bonne Maman will be lovingly remembered and forever missed by her daughter Christiane, and her husband Ion Campbell; her beloved grandson Tristan and Noelle Makey. She was predeceased by her husband Jean in 2005, and her son Johan on April 20, 2018. “La vie continue….mais sans toi, Maman et Bonne Maman chérie”. A private Memorial Service has taken place. Photos, memories and condolences may be shared with Clementine’s family through www.evanjstrong.com. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (551 Adelaide Street West, Toronto ON M5V 0N8; (416) 964-0619; www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/ ) or Église Sainte Famiille (1719, 5e rue sud-ouest, Calgary AB T2S 2A8; www.saintefamille.ca/; (403) 228-3619). Arrangements in care of EVAN J. STRONG FUNERAL SERVICES. (403) 265-1199
Donations may be made to:
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders
551 Adelaide Street West, Toronto ON M5V 0N8
Tel: 1-416-964-0619
Web: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/
Église Sainte Famiille
Église Sainte Famiille, Calgary AB T2S 2A8
Tel: 1-403-228-3619
Web: www.saintefamille.ca/
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Clementine Marcelle Witters Durant December 5 1925 May 13 2018 (age 92).source
Death notice for the town of: Calgary, Province: Alberta