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EMMELINE (EMILY) ROSE BILEWITCH
Born: Mar 26, 1937
Date of Passing: Jul 29, 2024
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EMMELINE (EMILY) ROSE BILEWITCH
With deep sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Emmeline Bilewitch (Emily) from natural causes on July 29, 2024, surrounded by her family.
Emily was born to Wilhelm and Jaqueline Hemminger and raised in Stead, Manitoba with her nine siblings. She moved to Winnipeg at 18 years of age after the passing of both her parents and worked at MTS and later Hudson Bay Co. in Thompson, MB. She married Tom in 1964 and they began their family life together.
Emily was kind, gentle-spirited, generous, and adventurous only in her choice of literature. She took pride in meticulous home-keeping, gardening, quilting, sewing, preparing large family meals, and had a knack for sneaking garden vegetables into her baking, and for modestly evading photographs. Although well travelled, she mostly enjoyed the simplicity of cottage life at Lake Malachi, where her children and grandchildren ran wild, and she found time to enjoy reading novels and listening to country music. While family and home were the centre of Emily’s life, she established deep ties at Lockport Community Church, Lake Malachi, and with her neighbours in Lockport, Manitoba.
Emily is survived by her incredible husband of 60 years, Tom Bilewitch who cared for her at home in her final years, and children, Leslie (Cory) Whitney, Blaine Bilewitch, Shelley Marshall (Rejean Ricard), and Teri Lynn Bilewitch (Dillon Claassens); grandchildren, Sean, Pepper, Abby, and Kai; and brother Bill Hemminger. She was predeceased by siblings, Margaret, Norman, Avalt, Anne, Olive, Fred, May, and Lucy. Emily was deeply loved and we will forever miss her beautiful smile.
Celebration of Life will be held at Gilbart Funeral Chapel in Selkirk, Manitoba on Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers or gifts, donations in Emily’s honour may be made to CancerCare Manitoba.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Aug 03, 2024, Aug 03, 2024
Condolences & Memories (6 entries)
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Condolenses to Emily's family. EMILY and I shared apts or rooms in Winnipeg for a number of years and we shared a birthday. Emily was a good friend. I remember she use to like reading. Good memories. We also lived on 10 Downing St. - Posted by: Ruth Dyck Poloway. med hat, albertPsalm (Friend) on: Sep 14, 2024
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Tom, we were sorry to hear of Emily's passing. Our condolences to you and your family. Ken and Virginia, Malachi Lake - Posted by: Ken McCartney (Friend) on: Sep 04, 2024
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My sincere condolences to Blaine and the entire Bilewitch family for your loss. To her eternal memory. - Posted by: Kevin Krochak (Friend of Blaine) on: Aug 26, 2024
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Teri, so sorry to hear of you mom's passing. Mrs. B always had the cool snacks at the lake. Sending my family's Condolences. The Chagnons and the Coties. - Posted by: Kelly Chagnon Cotie (Childhood Lake friend of Teri's) on: Aug 09, 2024
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Terry & family, Heart-felt condolences on the loss of your mom.🌺 - Posted by: Kerri Brooker (Childhood friend) on: Aug 09, 2024
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Dear Teri and Family I am so sorry to her about your lovely Mom passing away. I always felt welcome when I visited Sending so much love Isla - Posted by: Isla (Teri’s friend ) on: Aug 05, 2024