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LORNE DAVID CHARTRAND
Born: Feb 28, 1965
Date of Passing: Mar 10, 2025
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryLORNE DAVID CHARTRAND
Lorne David Chartrand residing in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at the age of 60, passed away peacefully at home at 10:00 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2025, after a life lived with both thirty years of good health and thirty years with a spinal cord injury.
Lorne was born on February 28, 1965, in Benito, Manitoba to father Jules Chartrand and mother Anne Stoesz. He graduated from University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) with a double major in political science and journalism. Lorne loved music, especially attending the Folk Festival and working as a DJ. He also enjoyed photography, cooking delicious food, fantasy hockey where he won multiple championships, fishing, running marathons, playing hockey, and looking after his dog Zoey, his constant companion.
After his accident at the age of 30, Lorne settled down to follow his life’s dream to become a video journalist. He went to study Broadcast Journalism at Red River College and won several awards upon graduating. He also worked for the Canadian Paraplegic Association (Manitoba) where he wrote many articles as Editor of the Paratracks newsletter. Lorne was an advocate for creating a better life for those who struggle with spinal cord injuries as well as self-managed care and his work he began will continue on…
Lorne was charismatic, creative, adventurous and he loved to explore brave new worlds on land or with technology. Lorne brightened any room he entered and had epic and endless topics of conversation with splashes of the best humour throughout. He always made the people he loved know that he did in so many delightful ways.
Left to cherish his memory is his father, Jules Chartrand; sisters, Caroline, Yvette and Yvonne; brother Michael Chartrand, along with many cousins, aunties and uncles. He was predeceased by his mother Anne Stoesz, and brother Stephen Chartrand.
In lieu of flowers please donate in his memory to Spinal Cord Injury Inc.
Special thanks to the team of Health Specialists, staff, friends and family especially his father Jules Chartrand for the years of care for Lorne to ensure he had the best quality of life possible.
A celebration of his life will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at the Coutu Funeral Home, 680 Archibald, at 11:00 a.m., with a viewing one hour prior to the service.
His family and friends will miss him.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 29, 2025
Condolences & Memories (3 entries)
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Just found out today from a friend that Lorne had passed away a-couple of months ago. I met Lorne back in the eighties, we were room mates twice and we shared many trips and good times together. The best memory I have is with my other dear friend Ken who passed away last year, All 3 of us ventured west to Vancouver then south to Mexico and back to Winnipeg in January of 1990. everything recorded on tape! Oh what a blast we had My condolences goes out to Lorne’s family! So very sorry for your loss. - Posted by: Gerry Blowatt (Friend) on: May 20, 2025
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I only knew Lorne for a short time at RRC in the Creative Communications program but I always admired his courage and tenacity to meeting his goals despite so many emotional and physical challenges. Rest in Peace Lorne. You deserved so much more time here with us and so much less pain - Posted by: Anne Cote (RRC colleague) on: Apr 03, 2025
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To the Chartrand family, our sincere condolences in the loss of Lorne. As a student at Westwood Collegiate, Lorne and our son Shaun became good friends and we were fortunate to get to know Lorne as well. Always a well mannered and thoughtful young man, a joy to be around. We have wonderful memories of Lorne at our family cottage. We will always remember Lorne as a very special young man. Our deepest sympathy, Lynn & Art Proutt - Posted by: Lynn & Art Proutt (Friends) on: Mar 30, 2025