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ISABEL JEAN SHAW
Born: May 04, 1923
Date of Passing: Jun 17, 2025
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryISABEL JEAN SHAW
A life well lived.
Our beautiful mother was born and raised in Brandon, and married Jack Shaw in 1943. She lived a very long, fulfilling life and was so loved.
Mom was not a fan of lengthy obituaries so we will try to keep it short. Not an easy task. How do you summarize 102 years?
Like many women of her generation, she was talented in so many ways. She was an accomplished seamstress, knitter, crocheter, painter, singer, and a baker of wonderful cookies. She went to work once we were in school, working in the early years at Eatons, Doigs, Waddells, CMHC, and the Brandon Sun. She retired from the Brandon School Division payroll department while in her fifties. Mom immediately started to volunteer at the Nearly New and kept it up for nearly forty years. In her retirement she and Dad enjoyed many summers relaxing at their cottage at Clear Lake and golfing at Sandy Lake.
Her last few years were spent at Fairview Personal Care Home where she was very happy. The staff were kind and loving and treated her just like family.
Mom's greatest gift of all was her love for and pride in her family. She is survived by three daughters; Janid Merino (Wally Johnson), Joan Boles (Jim, deceased), and Marilyn Hoad (Les). She was blessed with six grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren. Mom outlived Dad by twenty-five years, and is survived by her sister Evelyn, and many nieces and nephews.
We will cherish our memories of this wonderful lady. We will think of her on this day "♫ AND MANY MORE ♫". (You can sing that part)
Her family will celebrate her life privately.
As published in Brandon Sun on Jun 21, 2025
Condolences & Memories (4 entries)
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Dear Janid, Marilee and Joanie - These are the names our family knew you by! Your mom was so special as a friend of my Aunt Ella, and my mom Noreen. Together with my mom they made N-Ice Box Cookies, and demonstrated their predecessor to Pillsbury frozen cookie dough. I have thought of your mom so many times over the years especially when I make the cookies. Janeen Hotson Dillistone - Posted by: Janeen Dillistone (Family friend) on: Jul 11, 2025
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I am so sorry for your loss. Isabel was a most amazing woman. She was such a lady but had no problem telling you what was what :) She was so proud of all of you and loved to show me the pictures she had of you all. She was also proud of her heritage & she loved to talk about her Dad. One of my favorite Isabel stories was when Don Thomson was dying and she would come into his room at Fairview after visiting hours and sing hymns with him before bed and that she continued singing to him after he could no longer sing with her. She was an active part of 1st Presbyterian Church for so many years and her contribution to the life and work of this congregation will not be forgotten. Kathy Lancaster - Posted by: Kathy Lancaster (Church) on: Jul 02, 2025
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Our sincere sympathy in the passing of your Mother Marilyn, our condolences to you, Les and all your family. A great lady and one of our favourite Applewood neighbours. - Posted by: Ted and Marlene Bialas (Former neighbour) on: Jun 23, 2025
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I’m so very sorry to read of your mother’s passing. I worked with your mom for many years at The Brandon Sun. Isabel in accounting, I in advertising. She was always ready to help you if you needed anything from Accounting. I very fondly remember Isabel. Lynne Leader - Posted by: Lynne Leader (Former Co-worker) on: Jun 21, 2025