Mrs. Therese Louise Cote Slusarcyk

She is remembered by her husband Ted of 62 years, her children; Gary (Myrna), Wanda, Lenny (Crystal), Larry (Kim) and Sandy (Jeff), grandchildren; Jill (Ryan), Cara (Rob), Pam, Jody (Jim), Marisa, John, Mindy, Holly, Amy and Matthew, great-grandchildren; Oliver, Logan, Dahlia, Jamie, Courtney, Kate, Stephanie, Travis, Lila, Rayden, great-great-grandchild; Joryn.

She is predeceased by her grandson Todd Slusarcyk, her parents, Ovide and Louise Cote, her sister Florence Cayer and her brothers Louie and Emilien Cote.

She was born and raised in Southern Manitoba and spent the majority of her first 40 years in Vassar, Manitoba. She came from a large French Catholic family of 21 children. Her first and foremost career choice was being a homemaker. She also held many part-time jobs throughout the years, from driving the school bus, to direct sales. From the beginning of their marriage, she worked alongside her husband Ted in all his business ventures, such as cooking in wood camps, driving farm equipment and doing the business accounting. There was never a job too small or too large for Therese to undertake. Therese and Ted moved to Kenora in 1972 and they built their dream home on Lake of the Woods in 1982. She enjoyed boating, fishing and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was her team skip in women’s curling for almost 30 years.

Therese’s number one priority was her family. She was always there when you needed her. She took great pleasure in cooking for her family and she was a very talented seamstress. She was a caring and loving wife, mother and grandmother and she will be missed very much.

In celebrating Therese’s life. Prayers and Eulogy will be held on May 8, 2010 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm at Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will follow at 12:00 pm on May 8, 2010 at Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church.

The pallbearers are Jeff Warner, Jim Palmer, John Slusarcyk, Ian Slusarcyk, Ghislain Theriault and Shane Slusarcyk.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Therese's memory to Unit 3H or Pinecrest Auxillary: Pincrest Home for the Aged, 1220 Valley Drive, Kenora, Ontario, P9N 2W7

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