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Yvonne Gervais
October 6, 1938 - March 1, 2017
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<div itemprop="description">YVONNE GERVAIS<br><br>It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our sister, sister-in-law and aunt Yvonne Gervais on Friday, March 31, 2017.<br><br>Yvonne was born in Elie, MB on October 6, 1938. After completing her grade 12 in St. Eustache in 1956, she worked for three years at her father’s General Store and at the same time worked as a telephone operator for MTS in Elie. She then pursued a teaching career and specialized in the teaching of French as a second language. Her specialty in that field followed courses taken at the University of Ottawa, Université des Langues at Grenoble, France, the at Cap Rouge, Quebec as well as Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface, University of Winnipeg and obtained her degree at the University of Manitoba.<br><br>For seven years of her teaching career Yvonne enjoyed teaching at Arthur Day Junior High and for 17 years while at Transcona Collegiate Institute, she challenged her students to become fully bilingual and in many cases succeeded although she was not teaching an immersion program. For several years, she was a member of the Provincial French Committee for grades 7 to 12 and lent her expertise as French Co-ordinator for Transcona Springfield School Division.<br><br>Yvonne enjoyed several interest: nature, dogs, reading, painting, stain glass, music – picking up violin as her retirement project. In her more active years, she enjoyed cycling, x-country skiing, downhill skiing as well as horse-back riding in her neighboring backyard – Birds Hill Park. All the while, Yvonne never ceased to admire the beauty in nature: trees and sunsets especially in her retirement years on the beautiful Lee River in the Lac du Bonnet area.<br><br>Yvonne leaves to mourn her three sisters: Annette (Late Marcel Beaudry), Eva, Pauline (Cyril Legault) and her four brothers: Adelard OMI, Cyril (Lucienne), Paul (Carol), and Maurice (Emily). Yvonne was predeceased by her parents, Arthur (1974) and Aurore (Cormier) (1965), two sisters Bernadette (Hector Beaudry) and Lucille (Frank McCarthy) and a niece Louise Beaudry. She will also be remembered by her several cousins, 22 nieces and nephews and numerous great-nieces and nephews.<br><br>As requested by Yvonne, cremation will take place and a private family celebration will be held at a later date.<br><br>The family would like to extend their gratitude to the staff at the Riverview Health Centre for their care and compassion.<br><br>If desired, donations in Yvonne’s memory may be made to Cancer Care Manitoba, 675 McDermot Avenue, Room ON1160, Wpg, MB R3E 0V9.<br><br></div>