Lucienne Yarjau

Lucienne Yarjau

(née Pantel)

Peacefully, with family by her side, at the Notre Dame Hospital on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, Mrs. Lucienne Yarjau of Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitoba passed away at the age of 82 years.

She leaves to mourn her passing her beloved husband Raymond, five children:  Monique (Raymond) Chabbert, Gloria (Peter) De Spiegelaere, Raphael (Bonita) Yarjau, Gisèle Clark, and Nicole Yarjau (Réal Comte) and son in law Gilles Caillier; 16 grandchildren:  Claudia (Harald), Carol (Christoph), Richard, Patricia, Natalie, Lynn, Marc, Chantal, Rylan, Janelle, Adam, Roseline, Robert, Jamie, Zoé and Cedric and 3 great grandchildren: Francine, Zacharie and Isaac.  Also left to mourn are her brother Robert (Doris) Pantel and sisters Angeline (Edwin) Pouteau and Doreen Moret as well as numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Lucienne was predeceased by her son Norman Yarjau, daughter Lorette Caillier, son in law Norman Clark, sister Yvette Foster, brother in law Ronald Moret and parents Gabriel and Germaine (née Thevenot) Pantel.

Born on April 7 ^th , 1930, Lucienne grew up on a farm in the Somerset area where she later met and married Raymond and they began their life together.

Lucienne was a loving and devoted mother and wife who was a full time homemaker.  She worked hard all her life and that to the best of her abilities.  Mom spent countless hours tending to her garden, knitting and sewing for her children and grandchildren.  Her children and grandchildren will miss her and think of her fondly everyday.

Prayers will be held at Adam’s Funeral Home on Monday, September 3, 2012 at 7 p.m.  Funeral Services will be held in the Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 2 p.m.  Recitation of the Rosary and Video Tribute at 1:30, Funeral Mass at 2 p.m. followed by Interment in the Parish Cemetery with Father Léon Mubikayi officiating.

Thank you to the friends and family who helped Lucienne through this difficult journey.  A special thank you to Dr. Berard, colleagues, and staff at the Notre Dame de Lourdes Hospital for their excellent care.  Your compassion was greatly appreciated.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Notre Dame Health Foundation (New Hospital), Box 190 Notre Dame de Lourdes, MB R0G 1M0.

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