Dorothy Eileen Rempel

It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Dorothy (Dee) Rempel after a courageous battle with cancer.

Dee was born October 4, 1935 in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Lewis and Doris Hartley. She moved to Kenora, Ontario at age 3, where she attended elementary and high school. Dee met and married John in 1954, moving back to Winnipeg where she trained as an O.R. Technician. Several years later, Dee and John owned and operated several businesses throughout Manitoba. After retiring from business, she became a dental assistant, and an attendent with Green Acres Funeral Home.

Dee was predeceased by her parents and her husband John. She is survived by her three children: Michael Scott Rempel and Jodi Burns of Winnipeg, Kurt Rempel of Medicine Hat, AB, her sister Madeline Christiansen of Sherwood Park, AB, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, friends and relatives in Winnipeg and across Canada and the US.

Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Green Acres Funeral Home, Highway 1 East at Navin Road, with interment in Kenora, Ontario at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Dee’s memory to Cat Tails c/o Lisa, 1069 Palmerston Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3G 1K4.