Simone du Bourg

Simone du Bourg

(née Boille)

Peacefully at the St. Claude Pavilion on Monday, May 24, 2016 Mrs. Simone du Bourg of St. Claude, Manitoba passed away at the age of 97 years.

She leaves to mourn her children: Odile Lucyshyn, Thérèse (Nestor) Kapelus, Robert du Bourg, Raymond (Fern Kerr), Claude (Rosemary) and Gilles (Nancy Gose); 14 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. She also leaves to mourn 2 sisters Augustine Dupasquier and Odette Pachette as well as numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Simone was predeceased by her husband Jean du Bourg in 1996, son-in-law Elmer Lucyshyn in 1992, daughter-in-law Rachelle du Bourg in 2009 and her brothers and sisters: Georges (Gabrielle), Henriette (Stephan) Swan, Anne-Marie (Roland) Nadeau, Antoinette (René) Huriet, Émile, Jeanne (Ken) Jackson and brothers and sisters-in-law Charles Dupasquier, Georges Pachette, Alcyme (Rose) du Bourg, Louis du Bourg, Marguerite (Georges) Chappellaz and Hedwige (Robert) Séguin.

Mom was born in Haywood, Manitoba on January 28, 1919.　 When she was 5 years old her family moved to St. Claude, she attended St. Benoit School until grade 8. After leaving school Mom worked on her parents farm with Émile and Antoinette.　 She married Jean on October 30, 1940. They worked the farm together, Mom enjoyed milking cows as it was her quiet time, and she greatly missed it when they retired. When we were all at home Mom baked 15 loaves of 　bread twice week. After retirement Mom had time to sew many quilts, worked on large puzzles which she did fairly fast, word searches and enjoyed reading in the evenings.　 Gardening was something she enjoyed doing, especially pulling weeds, the weeds certainly had no chance to grow.

Funeral Service will be held at the St. Claude Roman Catholic Church on Monday, May 30, 2016. Memorial Service at 1:15 p.m. followed by Mass at 2 p.m. with Msgr. Roger Bazin officiating. Interment in the Parish Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Adam’s Funeral Home of Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitoba in care of arrangements. Phone 248-2201 or 1-888-400-2326. www.afh.ca

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