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MELBA HELEN GIROUARD (VICKERY, STONE, PATTON)
Born: Jun 26, 1919
Date of Passing: Apr 16, 2022
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryGIROUARD, MELBA HELEN: (nee Vickery, Stone, Patton). June 26, 1919 – April 16, 2022. Melba passed away peacefully at the age of 102 on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at the Dinsdale Nursing Home in Brandon, Manitoba. Melba is the daughter of David and Emma Girouard. She was born into a large French Canadian family in Somerset, Manitoba. She was the seventh of ten children. She was the sole survivor of her generation. She is pre-deceased by her siblings: Alice, Bertha, Dora, Lillian, Lorenzo, Donald, Roland, Viola and Orlando. She was also predeceased by first husband, Frederick Vickery, her second husband, William Stone, two step children, Norman and Billy, and her third husband, Sandy Patton. Melba is survived by her loving children: Paula (Glenn Hansen), Lorraine Vickery, Gisele (Jerry Sayer), Barry Stone, Sheila Stone and step-son Brian (Deda) Stone. There are four grandchildren, three great-grand-children and numerous nieces and nephews. Melba lived a long and full life. She was a French and Physical Education teacher. Melba devoted her life to Jesus Christ at the age of 58, and became an ordained Minister in 1988 through Gospel Crusade. She ministered at Feed My Lambs near Clear Lake. She enjoyed teaching scripture, playing the piano in the log church she had built, and enjoyed ministering to people in her campground. In 2008, she was the recipient of the Wellington's Active Living Award for older adults who remain physically active. She was an active cross-country skier, tennis player, and swimmer. She regularly swam 40 laps at the YMCA, even in her 90's! She made seven trips to Gospel Crusade, Bradenton, Florida in her van. She loved the fellowship, swimming, and tennis there. A Celebration of Life will be held at Vineyard Church Monday, 1327 Rosser Ave., Brandon, MB on Monday, April 25, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. A Private Family celebration of life will be held in August – date pending.
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As published in Brandon Sun on Apr 23, 2022
Condolences & Memories (3 entries)
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From the time she dedicated her life to Christ, she proclaimed his message to all. An extraordinary person. May she Rest In Peace. - Posted by: Albert Thévenot (Distant cousin. She was my mothers first cousin.) on: Apr 24, 2022
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As long as I have known of Melba, through her daughter, Lorraine Vickery, I have come to admire her for her tenacity. She has certainly made her mark on God's earth. Today she is being rewarded for all of her good works, as she joins the rest of her departed family members and friends, in Heaven. - Posted by: Lois Marie Blanchflower/Garceau/ Lynds/Borton, ( cousin of Lorraine Vickery through the Girouard family line.) on: Apr 24, 2022
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A life to celebrate, thinking of you. - Posted by: Maurice Ilene Thevenot (Cousin) on: Apr 23, 2022