- The Carillon Passages
- All Titles
Search:
Notices are posted by 10 am Monday through Saturday
NORMAND SYLVESTRE
Date of Passing: Jun 03, 2025
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryNORMAND SYLVESTRE
Normand passed away peacefully at home on June 3, 2025, at the age of 67 following a short illness.
Norm is survived by his father Lucien, his brothers - Armand, Dominique, Barrie, his sisters - Lynne and Joanne, brother-in-law, sisters-in-law and many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his mother Noella and sister-in-law Rosanne.
Normand was born in Redvers, SK and raised on a farm near Bellegarde where he attended elementary school. He attended his high school years at College Mathieu in Gravelbourg, SK where he formed many lifelong friendships. After high school, he obtained his Red Seal in carpentry at Red River College and finished houses for Fox Ridge and Sterling Homes in the early 1980s until 1995.
In 1995, Norm moved to the Cayman Islands, and subsequently to the Turks and Caicos where he finished numerous homes and business interiors before returning to Canada in 2009. Norm settled at the acreage in St. Adolphe, where he worked as a window and door installer, before he took a step towards semi-retirement to focus on his newest passion of gardening.
Normand meticulously pursued his passion in carpentry throughout his lifetime and expanded his love of gardening as a member of the Manitoba Master Gardener Association where he pursued "hugelkultur", a unique East European method of raised bed gardening. His passions were his pride and Norm would not hesitate discussing his learnings with anyone he engaged in conversation.
Norm loved travelling internationally with friends or family; always curious to learn.
He loved spending time with family and friends regardless of the occasion, especially playing Catan and Shanghai Rummy.
His quick smile and big heart will be dearly missed by his family, friends and those who knew him.
Norm's Celebration of Life will be held at the Pioneer Hall (345 St. Adolphe Rd.) in St. Adolphe June 14 at 1:00 p.m.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 07, 2025
Condolences & Memories (6 entries)
-
Sincères condoléances à toute la famille. - Posted by: Carole Valois (Friend) on: Jun 15, 2025
-
Je pense à toute la famille Sylvestre en ce moment de deuil! J’ai de merveilleux souvenirs de Normand lorsque je suis déménagée de la Saskatchewan à St-Boniface en 1981 pour les études post-secondaires. Plusieurs soirées le fun avec de nombreux fransaskois souvent présents… dont Normand. Des rires aux éclats, des repas savoureux, du plaisir en « gang ». Normand - Nous savons que tu es avec nous tous! Rosalie Lizée Originaire de Gravelbourg Collège Mathieu - Finissante en 1981 Présentement, j’habite à Regina, SK - Posted by: Rosalie Lizée (Amie) on: Jun 14, 2025
-
We miss seeing your dad, & now Will miss seeing you across the street, and how often your family came to visit you. I see how loved you are!! Our thoughts & Prayers are with the Sylvestre Family. ❤️ - Posted by: Kellie & Travis & the babies (Neighbours across the street) on: Jun 12, 2025
-
Deepest sympathy to Norman’s family. I enjoyed gardening with him and loved to raid his raspberry patch. He will be deeply missed. - Posted by: Natalie Chow (Friend) on: Jun 10, 2025
-
Our deepest condolences to the Sylvester family. You’re all in our thoughts during this difficult time. - Posted by: Dominique and Harold Schlamp (friends) on: Jun 07, 2025
-
Our sympathies to Lucien and family. - Posted by: Ivan and Jeannette Roussel (Neighbours from Bellegarde) on: Jun 07, 2025