RUTH LOIS WATERS
It is with great sorrow that we
announce the passing of Ruth Lois Waters (nee Ereaux) on Thursday, January 31,
2013 at St. Boniface Hospital.
Left to mourn Ruth’s passing is her
husband Reid; children Linda (Jeff Reese), Stephen, Jennifer, Ashley, of Palo
Alto, James (Elaine Bradbury) William, Hayley, of Guelph, Mary (Jim Hrichishen)
Christopher, Laura, Melissa, Daniel, of Winnipeg, Susan (Marcos Alvarez) Lucas,
Eric, Jonah, of Ottawa; brother and sister-in-law (Jim and Diane Ereaux); and
her ever faithful companion, Sean.
Ruth was born in Montreal on January
16, 1933; daughter of Dr. Lemuel and Mrs Florence Ereaux. She graduated from
the Royal Victoria Hospital in nursing in 1953, where she was head nurse of the
Neonatal ICU nursery. Her kindness and
special gift with infants would later be treasured by her children and
grandchildren.
In Montreal, Ruth met her partner
and love of her life of over 56 years, William Reid Waters, a young doctor from
Regina, Saskatchewan. She and Reid married on June 23, 1956 at the Notre Dame
Cathedral. They lived in Montreal for several years before moving to Winnipeg
in the 1960’s where Ruth helped Reid launch his practice in Plastic Surgery and
was actively involved in the financial management of Plastic Surgery Associates
and the Western Surgery Centre. She
supported Reid and raised their four children with such patience, grace,
enthusiasm, energy, kindness and unwavering and unconditional love. With her
intelligence and extraordinary creativity, Ruth mastered everything she touched
or did; she was an amazing cook, master quilter, knitter, gardener and business
women. With seemingly infinite energy,
she also volunteered for the Children's Aid Society, Junior League of Winnipeg,
University of Winnipeg Women’s Club, was a board member of the Manitoba Opera
and an avid supporter of the arts.
Ruth’s love of nature and the Lake
was fostered as a child at Lac Denis, in the Laurentians. She had spent every
summer for the last 50 years with family on Mackies Island, at Lake of the
Woods, where many happy times and fond memories reside with family and friends.
Funeral Liturgy will be Celebrated
on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in St. John Brebeuf Roman Catholic
Church, 1707 John Brebeuf Place, with Rev. Fr. Mark Tarrant presiding.
The family would like to thank the
nurses of the Palliative Care at St. Boniface Hospital. Special and heartfelt
thanks, goes to Heather Heslop.
In lieu of flowers, a donation may
be made in Ruth’s memory to the Manitoba Opera or the Lake of the Woods Water
Sustainability Foundation.
Richard Wojcik, Funeral Director of
Wojcik’s Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, is in care of arrangements, 204 –
897 - 4665.
Wojcik’s
FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM
2157 PORTAGE AVENUE
204 – 897 - 4665
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