Elizabeth Gervais

It is with great sadness that the family of Marie Elizabeth (Betty) Gervais, announce her passing. She had been courageously fighting cancer for the last few months, but passed away in the home she loved.

Elizabeth was born to the late Carl and Elizabeth Olson in Winnipeg, and had three brothers. The family lived in various places including: Winnipeg, Welland, Uchi Lake, and Sioux Lookout, Ontario. During the early years of WW2, while living in Welland, Betty was employed making artillery shells in the American steel plant. Back in Sioux Lookout, she met and married the love of her life, Joseph Gervais. Together they raised four children.

After their wedding, August 21st 1948, she and Joe lived in Sioux Lookout and she worked for the Hudson Bay Company, and the Sioux Lookout Telephone Company, until moving to Rainy River in 1951. There she worked for the Bell Telephone company until moving to Fort Frances in 1962.

While lovingly raising her family, she also worked at a number of local restaurants where she was well renowned for her cooking and baking. Most of all, she enjoyed working at the Fort Frances Clinic, and Rainycrest, where she was making a difference and contributing to the welfare of others.

Betty loved to garden, putter around the house and cottage, but mostly enjoyed caring for her family and the home she and Joe lovingly built together. She was also a lifelong member of St. John’s Anglican Church, and held office with the Fort Frances Lioness club until it disbanded.

Elizabeth was predeceased by two younger brothers; Norman (Jean and family), and David. She is survived by her brother Harold (the late Ella) and family of Dryden.

Left to lovingly remember her are: David (Monique), Jim (Irene), Michael (Sarah), and Susan Flemming (Eb). Also surviving are grandchildren Lisa (Steven) and their son Nicholas; Laurie (Jeff), and children Tyler, Brooklyn, and Ryan; Teresa (David); Jason (Cherish) and daughter Araya; Alina and Dallas; Annelise (Chris) and Kasey Hawrylak; as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.

Visitation will be held on Friday, May 25th 2012, from 7 until 9 at Green Funeral Home, Fort Frances, On. A Eucharistic funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 26th, 2012, at 1 pm, with Father Wayne McIntosh and Rev. Barb Murray co-officiating. Pallbearers will be sons: David, Jim and Michael, and grandsons: Jason, Dallas, and Kasey. Honorary pallbearers will be long-time family friends Freda Yuill, Faith Adair, Dona Armstrong, and Judy Sprenger. Interment will take place on Thursday, May 31st at 1 PM at Riverview Cemetery.

If friends so desire, in memoriam donations may be made to the CNIB, St. John’s Anglican Church Memorial Fund, or Lion’s Millennium Park C/O Green Funeral Home, 600 Reid Avenue Box 427 Fort Frances, On. P9A 3M8.

Online condolences may be made in C/O: www.greenfuneralhomefortfrances.com

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