Jennifer Doering

At dawn on July 19th, with her husband and daughters by her side, Jennifer-Anne Doering (nee Beaucage) died peacefully at home after a long battle with cancer. She was born on March 8, 1961 and was bound and determined, come hell or high water, to make her 60th birthday - she did!

Jennifer was born and grew up in Thunder Bay where days were spent snowmobiling in Helen’s back field, playing hide ’n seek and kick the can with neighbourhood kids, spending summers at the camp swimming or sending dad round and round Trout Lake water skiing. She eventually found her way to Dryden where she had her daughter Ashley, finished her GED, and worked at the Dryden mill. Her next stop was Winnipeg where she worked at a restaurant on Corydon Avenue across the street from where Ed was employed. He heard that rather unique laugh of Jennifer’s and thought this is someone who could handle my sense of humour. They married in 1994, had Jenna soon after, and the rest is history.

Jen worked as a letter carrier in Winnipeg for many years then transferred to Kenora where she finished her career working the front counter at Canada Post.

Jen is survived by her husband Edmund; daughters Ashley Beaucage (Jay), and Jenna Doering (Brett); granddaughters Sha-Lyn Beaucage and Logan Bowlin; her parents Maureen and Wilfred Beaucage; sisters Denique Adams (Howard) and Simone Heather; best friend Debbie Nahnybida; as well as her dog Franklin - her four-footed companion.

Being the fighter that she was, Jen was very much in charge of her care. Even when she was without speech, a point of her finger or the look on her face (the stink eye) was enough to communicate what it was she wanted done. This fighting spirit along with her positive attitude and very wicked sense of humour not only helped her meet many of the goals she set for herself but also helped all of us navigate through each stage of her illness.

Memories of Jen will live on through many things: her various pieces of artwork, her unorthodox dance moves, her homemade Christmas decorations, the way she would push all the buttons in the toy aisles and laugh (her children hid), the recipes she tailored and shared with all, how she could be pin-pointed in a crowd by hearing that laugh (again with that!), the letters and gifts she lovingly gave to her family, and the ‘ugly very tattered’ painting sweatshirt that was passed along (we can all hear her baha-ing about that one). She wanted all of us to have a piece of her to hold on to and to remember her by.

Our family would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the many caregivers involved in Jen’s care: Dr. Faghih, Dr. Anthes, and Corrina of the Thunder Bay Regional Cancer Center; the girls in the LOTW Chemo ward and the nurses on 2E; the pharmacists at Walmart; the nurses, Emerson and Susan; personal support workers, especially Louise, who attended Jen’s needs at the house as well as Alexis of the Kenora palliative care team.

Friends wishing to honour Jennifer are invited to make a donation in her name to the Chemo Ward at the LOTW District Hospital.

A small intimate gathering of invited friends and family will celebrate Jennifer’s life on July 31st, 2021. All COVID protocols and social distancing rules will apply.

Online condolences may be made atwww.brownfuneralhomekenora.com

Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Centre Entrusted with Arrangements