Carmen LOGEOT

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LOGEOT: Carmen Marie Emma Logeot, was born in Souris, Manitoba on September 8, 1944. She was the only child of Jeanne Victoria Bodin and Julian David Marcq. Her childhood was spent on the Bodin farm, NE 10-7-24, learning the values of hard work and discipline, while at the same time, being indulged by her parents and by her many loving aunts and uncles. Carmen completed Grade 11 at Deleau School in 1962, and pursued a year of study in Psychiatric Nursing at Brandon Mental Health Centre. She married Gerald Albert Logeot on February 23, 1963. At the time, they lived in Souris, where Gerry worked for Williamson’s Construction. In 1964, Carmen and Gerry moved to Hartney, where Gerry continued construction work while Carmen worked at Woodhall’s Drug Store to help support the family income. In 1969, they traded homes with Henry Moreau, and moved to the farm where they would spend the remainder of their lives. Carmen and Gerry operated a mixed farm and milked cows for many years. They were always working; milking twice a day, haying, cutting and bluestoning fence posts for sale, raising and butchering chickens, chores, chores, and more chores, and Gerry working as the Cameron-Sifton Weed Control Supervisor. In the late 1970’s, they decided, for a variety of very sound reasons, to give up the milk cows. It was about then that Carmen started working as a nurse’s aide at the Hartney Medical Nursing Unit. This employment truly suited her, and she enjoyed working with geriatric patients in a variety of positions until her retirement in 2000. Carmen and Gerry were blessed with three children: Gwen Michelle was born in August, 1963 and is married to Tim Murphy. They have four children: Krista, Kendall, Ryan, and Dylan. Krista has one son, Hayden. Daryll Gerald was born in September, 1964, a mere 13 months after Gwen. He is married to Diane Terry, and they have three children: Lauren, Devon, and Justin. Kimberly Denise, was born in March of 1968, and married Dennis Masson. They have three daughters: D’Arcy, Chantelle, and Brittany. Carmen and Gerry were true life partners and very best friends. Unfortunately, that partnership was cut short when Gerry passed away in 2002. Try as she did, Carmen never fully recovered from the loss. Carmen believed in many things, but perhaps the key to her life philosophy was in two part harmony: Do what you do, well, and share these gifts with others. She was an amazing cook, and made it her mission to ensure no one ever went hungry. Carmen took pride in simple tasks, like making and decorating a grandchild’s birthday cake or sharing her delicious fruitcake at Christmas with old friends. No family event was complete without a huge meal, and Carmen was known far and wide for her generosity and skills in the kitchen. In addition, Carmen was a gifted musician with a natural talent to play piano and organ by ear. She played at weddings and funerals, community events, and at weekly mass at St. Jean’s. She tinkled the ivories for shut-ins and care home residents. When guests came over, she didn’t hesitate to provide them with musical entertainment. Sometimes, she just played for her own enjoyment. What a delight to know she herself garnered such pleasure from making music, and played all her favourites for her own ear. One of Carmen’s favourite pastimes her entire life, but particularly since her retirement, was travel. She and Gerry made many trips to western Canada and to the west coast to see family. And even though she hated winter weather, Carmen made two trips to the Arctic. She took trips with family and friends to places near and far. Some of her favourite journeys involved her spa vacations and other bus tours with her many girlfriends. Carmen was not afraid of community service, and held positions on many committees and boards over the years, most recently, with Seniors Organized Services. Her most joyous volunteer experience over the past few years was with the organization of the annual Grande Clairiere Fun Night. It was, without a doubt, one of the highlights of her year, every year. Carmen passed away after a brief illness, surrounded by her family, at Souris District Hospital on Saturday, February 18, 2012.

As published in Brandon Sun on Mar 03, 2012