Pheonix Raylynne Morningstar Sanderson

Pheonix Raylynne Morningstar Sanderson was born at 4:44pm Monday, August 21, 2006, in Dauphin. Pheonix slipped away in the presence of her family on Friday, March 7, 2025, at 4:10 pm in the St. Boniface Hospital Palliative Care Ward.

She came to the world from Love and slipped away surrounded by Love.

Pheonix passed peacefully after her 4-year struggle against the cancer that took her. She put up a brave and inspiring battle, looking forward to every day and experience that she could despite all the challenges in her path.

She was our Bear, our Warrior, our Hero.

Pheonix will be forever loved and remembered by her mom Joyce, her stepfather Daniel, and her father, Raymond Sanderson. Her siblings, brother Derek (Ellen, her second mom), Ashley (Patrick), Janine (Chris), Dylan (Kelsey), her six nieces and eight nephews all of whom loved Pheonix so very much, her uncles, aunties, cousins & her special friends Tan, Calla, Janine, and Bernadette. that always showed so much love and cherished her and

Pheonix has gone on to spend time with her late Koko Hilda, her Shoom Harry, her Grandpa Chuckie, her Gramma Violet, her late uncles Wallace, William, Matt, and Bill.

We would like to extend our thanks and our sincere appreciation to Dr Oberio and the nurses at Cancer Care HSC. The Palliative Care Team Dr Martin, Dr Pinnick, Dr Simone, Dr Gilroy and Dr McClure, Dr Brochers, the palliative care nurses, the palliative care team at St Boniface Hospital.The palliative care team did visits for Pheonix during her cancer journey. Thank you so much for your efforts and support.

A celebration of Pheonix's life will be held on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 2:00 pm at the Waterhen Riverside Cemetery, Waterhen, MB.

Should friends so desire, please consider remembering Pheonix with a donation to CancerCare MB 

For those attending the celebration of life, we ask that rather than bringing flowers, we ask that you please bring candy for a candy salad. The Bear would surely smile at this kind gesture. If you should happen to hear any of the "SpongeBob songs", think of Phoenix, as she is thinking of You."

What Cancer cannot do 

Cancer is so limited...

It cannot cripple love, 

It cannot shatter hope.

It cannot corrode faith.

It cannot destroy peace.

It cannot kill friendship.

It cannot suppress memories

It cannot silence courage.

It cannot steal eternal life.

It cannot conquer the SPIRIT!