JERRY MARCH

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JERRY MARCH

With her family at her side, Jerry March passed away at her family home Thursday, November 26, 2020. She was 98 years "young" and died of natural causes. She will be laid to rest at a future date, when COVID and weather permit, in her hometown in Saskatchewan where she said that "all good people come from".
She was predeceased by her husband George and her eldest son Jordy in 1988.
Mom had a warm and fun disposition - like her mother Irene Knight - and will be missed by her children, John, Terry and his wife Susan, and Linda; her siblings, Dolly Murray and Bob Knight (Lucy); and her numerous nieces and nephews that considered her the family matriarch after her mother's passing in 1984. She was fondly known as "Auntie Sis" because as the eldest she was called "Sis" by her siblings.
She was many things over her lifetime - a wartime bride who had her first child while her husband was overseas fighting; a devoted wife, mother and homemaker as her family grew; a liberated woman who held her own opinions and sought out new roles and challenges once her children moved out; evolving yet again to a world traveller after her husband passed.
Mom was a people person - like her Aunt Laura Newman - who believed that "people are inherently good". She belonged to many groups and was well known for her sunny disposition and keen interest in others. She belonged to Friendship Forces and travelled to Japan and China, New Zealand and Georgia, USA staying with local families to fully experience their world and promote understanding. She was involved in Topaz Toastmistress Club holding many leadership positions and helping establish the first business women's club in Winnipeg.
She had a creative spirt - and was very involved in the East Kildonan Horticultural Society long before landscaping was popular. Her yard was beautiful and inspired many conversations with local walkers and bred other gardeners in the neighbourhood. She took up painting and was good enough that we're proud to display her works in our homes. She always dressed with pride and a flair. She loved animal prints, a nice shoe, and of course accessories to pull it all together. Her home was decorated seasonally - with the help of her son John - to celebrate the various holidays.
Mom was community minded - petitioning for school buses and fighting developments that threatened the use of Kildonan Drive and Fraser's Grove Park for family leisure activities. She was part of the founding members at Good Neighbours Active Living Centre when they started out at East Kildonan City Hall and worked hard at early funding, programming and eventually the beautiful new building that it is now housed in. She was proud to be a member of the Board of Directors. She was an active member of Manitoba Society of Seniors, Continuity Care Inc. and Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba. She was a very proud Canadian and flew a flag at her front door and promoted large businesses - including The Bay and Eaton's - to do the same in an era when it wasn't done.
Her presence will be missed but her influence will live on in all that she taught us and accomplished.
Many thanks to all who helped her in this last year of her life - her devoted son John; WRHA Case Coordinator Naomi Zalevich; Dr. J Drexler; Home Instead CareGivers Glenda, Navi, Dahlia and Pam; and Marci Lyons who helped Mom and our family in her last hours.
If you wish to do something in her memory please donate to your charity of choice.

Family and friends may sign a
Book of Condolence at www.glenlawn.ca.

Glen Lawn Funeral Home
204-982-7550

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 05, 2020