B. MYRTLE BARGERY (AVISON)

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B. MYRTLE BARGERY (AVISON) May 31, 1908 - June 26, 2013 Our beloved sister, aunt and friend, Bessie "Myrtle" Bargery, passed away peacefully June 26, 2013 at the age of 105. She was the daughter of the late J. Chester and Bessie (Lewis) Avison. In their early years the family resided in Dugald, Winnipeg and St. Ouens. She was predeceased by her husband Alec on July 1, 1993, as well as three brothers, Joe Avison, Frank Avison and John Aven, two sisters, Mary McBride and Sadie Kelbert-Price, nephew Jack McBride and great-niece Terry Paxton. She is survived by her dear sister Mildred Zielke of Langley, BC. She will be lovingly remembered by her many nieces, nephews and their families in Canada and the United States. After attending high school in Beausejour, she was employed at the Rupertsland College in Winnipeg. Here she met her longtime friend Helen Parker. During the Second World War, she enlisted in the R.C.A.F. Women's Division, whose motto was "Through Adversity to the Stars". After training in Toronto and Saskatoon she was stationed in Dauphin. Following her military service, she and Alec were married in 1945 and lived in Winnipeg. They enjoyed a healthy lifestyle, walking everywhere since they never owned a car. This no doubt contributed to her longevity, though she would say it was because she always ate porridge for breakfast. During the winter on her way home from church she would stop in at the Charleswood Curling Club to watch one of her favourite sports. The other sport she enjoyed was football and the Blue Bombers were the best! Visiting with Evelyn Cushon and other dear friends, feeding the deer, and sharing raspberries from her garden gave her much pleasure. Family and friends were very important to her and her home was always open with a "Welcome" to all. She was the family's "HUB", keeping in touch with everyone and was a wealth of information on our family history. She played the organ almost every day with a medley of music that included hymns, popular music of her time and would always end with "Jingle Bells" regardless of the time of year. She will be lovingly remembered for her kindness, wonderful sense of humour and quick wit. Having led a Christian life, she is now safe in the arms of Jesus. In her later years she resided at Sturgeon Creek 1 and lately at Oakview Place. Her family is grateful to the staff of these two residences for the wonderful care she received, as well as for their kindness to us. "I meant to do my work today but a brown bird sang in the apple tree. And a butterfly flitted across the field and all the leaves were calling me. And the wind went sighing over the land, tossing the grasses to and fro, and a rainbow held out its shining hand, so what could I do but laugh and go." Author Unknown Until we meet again. Memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 2, at 10:00 a.m. at Chapel Lawn Funeral Home 4000 Portage Ave. Flowers gratefully declined. For those who wish to sign the online Guest Book please visit our website. Chapel Lawn www.chapellawn.ca 885-9715

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 29, 2013