Connie RONEY

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RONEY: Connie Roney (nee Duczek). With her family by her side, Mom, Grandma, GG, left us to join her loving husband Barry on August 24th, 2012. She leaves to cherish her memory daughter Sandra and husband Shawn (Jason and great-grandchildren Adin, Jaxson, Jennifer and partner Josh), son Alan and wife Cheryl (Madison, Kristin), brother Al (Maureen), brothers-in-law Bill (Ainsley), Morley, and sisters-in-law Marlene Snyder and Arlene Duczek, along with many nieces, nephews and special friends. Connie was predeceased by her husband Barry, parents Edward and Eva, brothers Ray, Tom, Jerry and sister Eileen, father/mother-in-law Richard and Mae, brother-in-law Clayton and sister-in-law Jean. She was born July 23rd, 1941 in Wynyard Saskatchewan. She attended school in the Winnipeg, Selkirk area and moved with her mother to Rounthwaite and then Wawanesa where she met Barry. They were married on October 23, 1959 and resided in Wawanesa. Together, they operated the Imperial Oil bulk agency for 18 years, then moved to Dauphin and then to Thompson where she worked at the YWCA and at the Thompson Crisis Centre. She returned to Wawanesa in 1998 when Barry became ill. Her compassion and desire to help people influenced her decision to return to the Thompson Crisis Centre as a crisis counsellor where she remained until she became ill in the fall of 2011. She took great pride in her role and counselled many women toward a better future. She used her special gift for relating to children and loved that she was known as GG to the many children housed in the Crisis Centre. Connie always loved to be a “giver” rather than a receiver and never wanted or expected recognition. She enjoyed the outdoors, traveling and camping. She and Barry traveled extensively throughout Canada and parts of the U.S. In her quiet time she was a voracious reader and particularly loved Nora Roberts novels, and doing cryptograms and crossword puzzles. She treasured her grandchildren and great grandchildren and had a special relationship with them. She had a way of relating to them and talking with them for hours “even when parents couldn’t”. The family thanks Dr. Ratnayake, Dr. Chaudhry and the nurses and staff at the Thompson hospital, as well as Dr. Schroeder for his compassionate care, the special nurses and staff in RR6 at the Health Sciences Centre and Lisa, and Dr. Wong and the staff from the Palliative care team. A private family service is being held at the Willmor Chapel in Glenboro. Interment will follow at the Wawanesa Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated to the Thompson Crisis Centre Inc. PO Box 1226, Thompson, MB, R8N 1P1.Online condolences can be made by visiting www.willmorchapel.com.Jamieson’s Funeral Services of Glenboro-Holland in care of arrangements. 1-204-827-2480.

As published in Brandon Sun on Sep 01, 2012