Germaine Gagnon

Germaine Gagnon

(née Verstraeten)

Peacefully at the Notre Dame Foyer on Saturday, October 18, 2014, Mrs. Germaine Gagnon of Swan Lake, Manitoba passed away at the age of 91 years.

She is survived by her son Lawrence (Joyce) Gagnon of Baldur, daughter Arlene (Robert) Zeghers of Holland, son Daniel (Monique) of Winnipeg and daughter in law Kim Gagnon of Brandon as well as his 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her twin sister Madeleine De Smet, brothers and sisters in law Alida Verstraeten, Albert (Dorothee) Gagnon, Ben Hacault and Edward Lessard and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

She was predeceased by her husband Eugene, her son Dennis Gagnon, granddaughter Margaret Gagnon, her parents Abraham and Prudence Verstraeten, one sister Elodie (Bert) Roels, one brother Albert Verstraeten, brothers and sisters in law: Maurice De Smet, Andre (Irene) Gagnon, Monica Hacault and Stella Lessard.

Germaine, a twin girl was born June 24, 1923 near Bruxelles, Manitoba. She attended school at the Bruxelles Convent. On October 30, 1947 she married Eugene Gagnon, and they settled down farming and raising their four children in the St. Alphonse district. They operated a mixed farm . Germaine loved the farm and the dairy cattle. She always had many flower beds and a huge garden which she would share her produce with everyone around. In 1985 Germaine & Eugene retired to Swan Lake.

Germaine enjoyed and loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was an active member of the Catholic Women’s League in St. Alphonse and Swan Lake. She would also volunteer in many community organizations. Germaine had many varied interests besides her gardening and flowers, she enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, knitting, reading and coffee parties with friends. She loved visiting family, friends, and neighbours. When company came over, the card game Bien was most often played. Germaine was interested in only one sport, curling which she would watch on TV. She depended on her family to phone her when curling was on and which channel it would be on. In 2009, Germaine and Eugene’s health deteriorated and they moved to the care home in Notre Dame, Manitoba. Germaine loved socializing and even in the foyer she would not miss an activity or outing. She also would never miss the daily rosary in the chapel. She made good friends with all the health care workers and they became like family to her.

The family would like to greatly thank the staff at Notre Dame Foyer for the care and compassion Mom received.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated in the St. Martin of Tours Roman Catholic Church in Swan Lake, MB on Friday, October 24, 2014. Prayers, eulogy and video tribute at 1:30, Funeral Mass at 2 p.m. followed by interment in the Swan Lake Parish Cemetery with Father Chris Nwosu and Father Armand Le Gal officiating.

In lieu of flowers memorial donation can be made to the Parkinson Society of Manitoba, 7-414 Westmount Drive, Winnipeg, MB R2J 1P2 or Cancer Care Manitoba 675 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9.

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