Ruth Georgina (Denby) Marion

It is with sadness that the family of Ruth Marion, of Winnipegosis, announce her passing on Friday, March 26, 2021 at the age of 80 years.  

Public Viewing was held for Ruth on Friday, June 18, 2021 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm from Sneath Strilchuk Family Care Centre followed by a private prayer service at 7:00 pm.

A Private Funeral Mass was held for Ruth on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 11:00 am from the Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church in Winnipegosis with Rev. Michel Nault officiating.  

Interment will follow in the Winnipegosis Roman Catholic Cemetery. 

The services will be live streamed from this page at the times stated.  You may access it by going to Sneath Strilchuk Funeral Home's website homepage ( www.sneathstrilchuk.com) and clicking on the Facebook icon which will redirect you to the Sneath-Strilchuk Facebook page.

You do not require a Facebook account to participate. Covid gathering restrictions will be followed for all events.

  After a long struggle with Pulmonary Fibrosis Ruth passed away with her family by her side.

           Ruth was predeceased by her husband Edmond Marion.

           She is survived by her two brothers Denis, wife Luba and nephew Paul

           Her brother Cameron, his wife June and nephew Aaron and niece Carrie

           Her sister in law and best friend Lyn Marion

           Her 4 children Randall, his wife Tammy and their children Danielle –Daniel

           Jeremy –his wife Morgan and Kelsey-Logan

           Dean, his wife Laura their children Kirby, Alex, Halle and Carli

           Denise Holmerson (nee Marion) her Husband Cliff,their daughter Krystin Zahrodny

           Her husband Happy and two great-grandsons Rhys and Blake

           Leon Marion, his wife Patsy, their children Anthony and Ewan

           And many nieces, nephews, cousins, and family members to numerous to list here

          Mom was born in Birch River MB to Charles (Bud) Denby and Yvonne, and shortly after

          they moved to Winnipegosis where she grew up  with her two brothers and many family

          members. Mom meet dad in Winnipegosis and in 1959 moved to Churchill. On April 28, 1960

          Mom and Dad were married  and we four kids followed. In the fall of  1972 a new adventure

          began as we packed up and moved to Leaf Rapids, where they stayed until Dad retired. And

          then after several moves Mom & Dad came back to Winnipegosis.

          Mom was a devout Catholic and volunteered countless hours for the church. Mom was also very   

          community minded and worked tirelessly for the Seniors Center and  many other causes and could

          always be counted on to lend a hand when asked or needed.

          Mom also had a love of music, which was a strong bond that she and Dad shared. One of

          Mom’s favorites and Dad’s was a hymn titled, Only A  Shadow. There were many, many band                  

          rehearsals  in our home in Churchill and many times Mom could be heard singing along.

          Mom would say to Dad, “Ed pick up the guitar so we can sing “ which Dad would always oblige.

          Mom and Dad loved travelling, going to rodeos, fishing, and spending time with friends & family.

          Mom also loved to laugh, she enjoyed humour and had a slightly mischievous side & no-one

          was immune to it not even her grandchildren. But to be fair they were fast learners, and they repaid

          and they give as good as they got.  Like the time her grandson Jeremy decided that he needed his

          his Oma to experience his driving prowess by fishtailing through town and then doing a fishtail

          parking manoeuvre. When we stopped and Mom gathered herself, she turned to Jeremy and

          asked “Jeremy why did you do that to Oma”, his answer “I needed to park somewhere Oma”.  

          All Mom could do was smile & laugh, it was a such a funny and personal moment as well.

         In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Heart and Lung Associations.

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