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MARY DOREEN BATE
Born: Sep 04, 1925
Date of Passing: Jul 01, 2025
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryMARY DOREEN BATE
With love and sorrow, we announce the passing of Mary Doreen (Pask) Bate, formerly of Rivers, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at the Wawanesa Personal Care Home at the age of 99 years.
Doreen was born in Hanna, Alberta on September 4, 1925. She was the 3rd child of Bernard and Helen Pask. Doreen had a happy childhood on the homestead, attending a one room school. She boarded in Hanna in order to attend high school.
Doreen worked as a contometer operator for Redhead Oil and Gasoline in Calgary. It was in Calgary that she met her future husband, Harry Bate.
Following the war, they married in 1946 and moved to the family farm near Rivers. It was there that they raised a family of five daughters.
Doreen was involved in activities such as 4-H, organizations within the United Church, Hospital Guild, Prairie Chicks, curling, golfing and 55+ club to name a few. She was honored with lifetime memberships in both the Rivers United Church and the Rivers Curling Club. Her hobbies included sewing, knitting, baking, gardening, painting, and other crafts.
Doreen is survived by her daughters and families: Allison (Jim Foster), son Jason of Calgary; Sandra (Merv Rogers), daughters Kim (Dominic Slack) sons Jacob and Dylan, Heather (Allan Knox) children Brayden and Brooklyn, son Dustan and children Shea, Sarah and Seth of Winnipeg; Debbie (Rod Roulston) of Cochrane, son Brad (Jaclyn) their children Cohen and Kennedy, daughter Rachelle of Calgary and son Barret of Houston; Mary Lou (Rocky Hunter), sons Brett and Kurt (Sarah) their children Brooklyn and James of Brandon; Laura Lyne (Jamie Turner), daughter Jessie (Tyler Thiessen) their children Ada, Jake and Sully of Winnipeg, son Clayton (Stephanie) their children Justin, Jasmine and Asher of Gimli. She is also survived by her sister Betty Gall of Hanna and as well as several nieces and nephews.
Doreen was predeceased by her husband Harry in 2002, her parents Bernard and Helen Pask, her sister, Helen Stewart, brothers Wally and Jackie Pask.
A celebration of Doreen's life will be held at a later date this summer.
If so desired, memorial donations may be made to Rivers United Church, 347 Main Street, Rivers, MB, R0K 1X0.
As published in Brandon Sun on Jul 05, 2025
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Sending our condolences girls, and to your families. Your mother was a very special lady, with a great sense of humour! - Posted by: Norm(Skip) and Dianne Wolstenholme (Old friends and neighbours) on: Jul 05, 2025