VERA DELFING (WETZL)

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VERA DELFING
(nee WETZL)
November 5, 1932 – January 9, 2020

Peacefully in her sleep, our mother, Oma, Baba passed away at the Luther Home.
Vera was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia to Sophie and Andrew Wetzl. By the end of the war they were residing in Herford, Germany. In 1948, they immigrated to Winnipeg joining their relatives. Mom became a hairdresser and also worked at Christie Biscuits, helping her parents with their dream of becoming homeowners. In 1955, she married the love of her life, Hugo. They had three daughters, Ursula, Ingrid (Terry Desmond) and Benita (Bohdan Matwijiw); followed by five grandchildren, Kyle, Marissa, Tamara, Kellen, Garrett. In the years after Hugo's death in 2005, Mom welcomed her great- grandchildren, Dayton, Rylan, Khloe and Noah. All her children were her pride and joy.
Our mother was a wonderful cook and baker and loved nothing more than entertaining and feeding a crowd. She taught us well. Mom loved to knit and made sure that we all had afghans to remember her by. Mom and Dad were very involved with the German Society and over the years she was president of the Ladies Auxiliary of Germania Soccer Club, as well as the first female president of the Treue Husar Karneval Club. They loved to travel and took many vacations with the highlight being their trip to Tahiti.
The last few years were difficult as vascular dementia took hold. We are so grateful for the care given her by the staff at the home over the last 10 months. We would especially like to thank the nurses North station with special thanks to Monika.
As per Mom's wishes, there will be no service. There will be a private family interment at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Vera's memory may be made to Luther Home or a charity of your choice.
We are glad that Mom is at peace and reunited with our Dad, who she missed dearly.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 11, 2020