Elsie FRASER

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FRASER: Elsie Mary Fraser (nee Moore) passed away on September 6, 2018. She leaves behind her devoted husband Gordon, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage. She was so proud of her sons, Jim (Pat) Fraser and Tom (Karla) Fraser, her grandchildren Kathy (Dominic) Blais, Jill (Sean) Munday, Eric and Kassaundra Fraser, step grandson Justin (Erin) Werner and her great grandchildren Genevieve, William and Michael Blais, Calum and Myra Munday and step grandchildren Cali, Keira and Deegan Werner. She also leaves behind her brother Larry (Sandra) Moore and their children and grandchildren and she was predeceased by her sister Edna Corrigan. Other close family includes Bill (Fran) Fraser, Carole Maguire, the Terry family and many cousins, nieces and nephews who all held a special place in her heart. Elsie Moore was born and raised on the family farm near Goodlands, Manitoba on December 10, 1929. As a young teenager she moved almost 12 miles away to attend high school in Waskada. It was there that she met the young Gordon Fraser and the rest as they say was history. The two were married on July 1, 1953. It was said that the date was picked so that every year people would have a holiday to celebrate their anniversary. Gordon was working with the Canadian Pacific Railway as a Station Agent and so they began their life of moving around Manitoba. Their first son, James was born in 1955 while they lived in Rennie. Their second son Thomas, was born in 1959 in Neepawa. Elsie was active in all the communities that she lived but in 1960 the family moved to Lenore, Manitoba where she found her second home. Except for a short time away, the Fraser family lived in Lenore until 1971. Elsie was active in the local Rebekah organization and other community groups. Even in her final days, the people of Lenore were some of her closest and dearest friends. In 1971 the family moved to Brandon and Gordon began a second career for the Province of Manitoba. Elsie kept busy with some retail and stenographer jobs. But one of her great loves was helping prepare for her many nieces and nephews weddings. She would spend hours making literally hundreds of wedding decorations to adorn the tables. As years went on she would remember each wedding day, each name and birthday of the subsequent children to follow and many other special occasions. All this information was stored in her head. If ever you asked when a certain date was coming up, she would happily tell you.....as long as you had the time to hear some related story in great detail. In fact, many times she would not give up the answer until after the story, so her audience had to remain attentive. After her sons married, moved away and Gordon retired, they sold their house and moved to an apartment. The winters were spent in Texas and the summers in Brandon or diving around the country visiting family. When her eyesight and mobility began to fail, she spent her final years in the Fairview Home where the staff gave her wonderful care until the end. She has been placed to rest in the Goolands Cemetery, Goodlands, Manitoba. Donations in Elsie’s memory may be made to a charity of your choice.

As published in Brandon Sun on Sep 15, 2018