ELEANORE MARIE MCGROARTY

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ELEANORE MARIE MCGROARTY December 20, 1929 - May 28, 2015 Eleanore, 85 passed away peacefully at St. Boniface Hospital on Thursday, May 28, 2015 following complications associated with a chronic illness. In 1985, her husband Cecil H. McGroarty predeceased Eleanore. Her only remaining sister of seven siblings, Rosalie Vigfusson, survives her. The others included Elizabeth, Marguerite, Claire, Louis, Arthur and Gerald. Eleanore is fondly remembered by her children: Gary and his two daughters, Zoya and her husband Scott, and Nicola of Toronto; Karen and her spouse Neil of Abu Dhabi, UAE and their three children, Erin, Zachary and Mallory of Dublin, Toronto and Vancouver; and by Roy and his wife Nancy of Amman, Jordan. She is also mourned by numerous nieces and nephews and their families, several cousins and by many close and dear friends in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Sudbury, Ontario. Special thanks are extended to her family physician, Dr. P. G. Mehta, and the staff of St. Boniface Hospital and to the numerous home healthcare workers who attended to her needs over the last year. Cremation has taken place and a short service and a luncheon celebrating her life will be held at the Coutu Funeral Home, 680 Archibald Street in Winnipeg at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 4, 2015. All who knew Eleanore are welcome to attend. This will be followed by an interment service at the Waverley Memorial Gardens Cemetery where Eleanore will be laid to rest next to Cecil McGroarty. If so desired, cards or flowers can be sent directly to the Funeral Home. The Coutu family in care of arrangements: E.J. COUTU & CO. FUNERAL DIRECTORS 680 Archibald Street 204-253-5086 ejcoutu.com

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 02, 2015