Arwen MacDonell

It is with many broken hearts that my beautiful wife and mother has gone to be with God. Arwen’s Life and Spirit does not go unnoticed from March 1, 1979 to September 24, 2024.

She has left us four beautiful children Collin, Pristina, Stephen and Leanne that have all her heart and soul that will carry on forever.

She is survived by them as well as her husband Jacques Nolet, mother Gail, father Rod and her brother Jim.

I found this poem that Arwen printed and I believe meant a lot to her and the way she held herself ‘Strong’

Don’t Quit

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,

When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.

Life is strange with its twists and turns

As every one of us sometimes learns

And many a failure comes about

When he might have won had he stuck it out;

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow

You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell just how close you are,

It may be near when it seems so far;

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit

It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

For all the sad words of tongue or pen,

The saddest are these: “It might have been!”

John Greenleaf Whittier

(1807- 1892)

A visitation for Arwen will be held Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:00pm at Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Centre, Kenora, Ontario, followed by a funeral service at 12:00pm with cremation to follow.