GILLES CHAMBERLAND

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GILLES CHAMBERLAND With his partner of 44 years at his side, on Monday, September 10, 2012, at Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Gilles passed away at the age of 69. Left to mourn his passing and to cherish his loving memory are his beloved wife Aline (Jubinville) of Winnipeg; children Marcel and Cheryl (Watson) and granddaughter Ashleigh; Robert and Lora (Speiss) and grandsons Cole and Jesse and granddaughter Sophie; brothers Roger and Michelle (Gervais) and Andre and Andrea (Zhimin), sister Lorraine LeFlour (Eugene) ; his brothers-in-law, Roger (Corinne) Jubinville, Michel (Lita) Jubinville, Lionel (Diane) Jubinville and Guy (Estelle) Jubinville; his sisters-in-law, Eva Brais of Prince George, BC, Marie-Louise Paulhus, Lorraine (Leo) Comeault, Agnes (Andre) Perron, and Suzanne (Gilbert) St. Godard; aunts, Sister Agnes Jolicoeur, o.m.i., Cecile Brissette of Seattle, WA, Alice (George) Desorcy, and uncle Baptiste (John) (Lynn) Jolicoeur; very special friends Jim and Shona Castle; numerous nephews and nieces and cousins that were very dear to him. He was predeceased by his mother Josephine (1993), his father Rene (1997) and brother Leo (1994). Gilles spent his younger days in St. Boniface and in his early twenties he went to cook in logging camps in northern Alberta and B.C. In 1968, while vacationing back in Winnipeg, he met the love of his life. Gilles and Aline married on March 2, 1968. They started their family and lived in Winnipeg until 1974, when they ventured out west and settled in Prince George, B.C. While in Prince George Gilles joined the Knights of Columbus and became very involved in several of their volunteer programs. In 1985, the family moved back to Winnipeg. Gilles worked as a security guard at the Health Sciences Centre for 19 years. He received his 4th degree in the Knights in 2003. He was so proud of this accomplishment. Gilles retired from work in 2003, and devoted much of his time volunteering for the Knights, Christmas gift wrapping, raffle tickets, bingos, and most important to him were the pancake breakfasts at St. Edward's Church once a month. As he had more time he decided to volunteer at the Brook lands Senior Centre. Once again you could depend on him for pancake breakfasts, special lunches for the members of the Senior Centre. Gilles loved cooking and Aline has quite an adjustment to make in her life. She now has to cook her own suppers and make the yearly tourtieres by herself. A very special thank you to Aunty Agnes for all her visits and wise words. Your visits were extra special to Gilles. He was always so happy to share with us Ma tante was here today. In his words Merci and Je t'aime ma tante . Thank you to all staff of GD4 and GD5 of the Health Sciences Centre for your kindness and loving care for Gilles. A very special thank you to Dr. Carolina Araneda and Monica Dowhanik for the care and attention given to Gilles for the past two months. If friends desire, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice in Gilles' memory. Pallbearers will be Reanne and Justin Chamberland, Maxine Leflour, Denis Paulhus, Robert St. Goddard and Dylan McColl. Mass of the Resurrection 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at St. Edward's Roman Catholic Church, 818 Arlington Street. Vigil Prayers took place on Sunday, September 16 at Bardal Funeral Home, 843 Sherbrook Street. Bardal Funeral Home Crematorium 843 Sherbrook Street 204-774-7474 Parking behind Funeral Home Condolences: www.bardal.ca

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 17, 2012