MERLE SHARIFA CATHERINE GAJADHAR
(nee ALI)
It is with
profound sadness that we announce the passing of wife, mother, grandmother,
sister, and aunt, Merle Sharifa Catherine Gajadhar (née Ali), on Thursday,
December 6, 2012 at Victoria General Hospital.
Remaining to forever cherish Merle’s
memory are her beloved husband of 60 years, Henry Clinton Gajadhar; daughter, Michelle
Gajadhar-Toor; son-in-law, Tim Toor; and grandchildren Kamisha & Jaitin. Merle was the eldest sister to; Monica
Dolsingh, deceased (Rupert); Joyce Mohamed (Ed, deceased); Gloria Beharrysingh,
deceased (Boris, deceased); Shiraz Ali, deceased (Vilma); Hashameen Carroll,
deceased (George, deceased); Homida Holder; Ayoub Ali; Eumelah Revoy, deceased
(Tom); and Farida Lalbiharie (Noble).
Merle married her husband, Clinton in
1952. Together, and owing to her
husband’s pursuit of higher education, they immigrated to Winnipeg in 1959 where
they quickly established a new life together alongside several siblings and
friends also of recent, West Indian extraction. Howbeit, Merle remained lastingly
connected to her Caribbean island roots (“home”), traveling back-and-forth
continually well into her final years. Above
all, Merle was very much moved by the love she had for her family; her husband
and daughter, and, likewise, her extended family of siblings, in-laws, nieces,
nephews, close friends, son-in-law, and, at length, her grandchildren, who
brought to her life incalculable joy and pride especially in her later years.
Funeral Liturgy will be
celebrated on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 1:30p.m. in Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Roman Catholic Church, 4588 Roblin Blvd., with Rev. Msgr. Maurice Comeault
P.H., presiding, and Rev. Msgr. S. Jaworski, con-celebrant. Burial will follow in
Chapel Lawn Cemetery, 4000 Portage Avenue.
Her family would like to sincerely thank
the dedicated staff of the Victoria General Hospital for their compassionate
and tireless devotion and care.
If so desired, donations may be made in
Merle’s name to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba, 200 – 6 Donald
Street, Winnipeg, MB R3L 0K6.
“Earth has no sorrow that Heaven
cannot heal.” — Author Unknown
Wojcik’s
FUNERAL
CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM
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