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KEELE: Sidney Raymond. Sid slipped away from us February 18th at Ste Rose General Hospital at age 84. His wife Reba and his son Lyall were able to be by his side and his thoughts were with his daughter Leslie, who passed away in 2019. Sid was a fun-loving, loyal, hard-working soul who kept his incredible sense of humour until the very end. He grew up in Elm Creek, Manitoba, and after graduating High School, spent one year at Normal School before beginning his career as a teacher at the one-room schoolhouse at Breadalbane, near Lenore, MB. He taught at Eden, Hamiota and McCreary, before retiring at age 55. Sid and Reba lived happily in McCreary for the last 52 years. His surviving family include his adoring wife Reba, son-in-law Florian, grandsons Raymond and Thomas, son Lyall (Kathy) and grandsons Reilly and Carter, sister Shirley, his brothers Ron (Margaret) and Herb (Karen), sisters-in-law Lorraine and Evelyn, brother-in-law Joe and a number of loving nieces and nephews, and a multitude of amazing friends. Those we lost before Sid were his daughter Leslie, his brothers Jack and Reg, sister Marlene and her husband Glen, sister-in-law Elaine and her husband Ken, and his sister-in-law Gail. While no official ceremony will be held, the family will be doing a Celebration of Life at some point in the future. Those wishing can make a donation in Sid's memory to Parkinson Canada or to Cancer Care Manitoba. White's Funeral Home Neepawa in care of arrangements. www.whitesfh.ca

As published in Brandon Sun on Feb 27, 2021