JOAN
“ADELE” VICKNER
It is with heavy hearts that the family
announces the passing of Joan Adele Vickner on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at the
age of 79 years.
Adele will be remembered by her children Dale
and Sharon as a loving and proud Mom. She is also survived by her grandson Matthew
and great grandson Leo. She was predeceased by her husband Ron; and her mother
and father William and Margaret Smith.
Born in Winnipeg Adele spent her early years in
the West End and West Kildonan. As a young woman she loved to roller skate and
go to movies with her friends. In 1959 she met Ron they fell in love and
married two years later. They rented a house on Bannatyne then two years later
adopted Dale. Two years after that they purchased a home in Transcona and
adopted Sharon in 1968.
Adele loved gardening and produced a bountiful
harvest every year. She spent countless hours canning those vegetables in the
fall. She always loved crafts. Needlepoint gave way to knitting and then later
to crocheting. Adele finished countless
afghans, sweaters, touques, and mittens for her family and neighbors for many
years. Her Christmas baking began in November every year. She went to
considerable lengths to keep her children’s hands off that baking until the
annual Christmas Eve bash they threw at their Kootenay Crescent home. Adele
worked for many years as part of the clerical staff at the Northern Medical
Unit (Health Sciences Centre) and befriended and supported many Inuit folks and
loved their handmade craftwork. The home always had carvings on display and
there were always Inuit parkas in the closet and mukluks near the door.
Spending time at her children’s sporting events
was one of Adele’s passions and was the constant scorekeeper at their baseball
games. Of all of her pastimes she loved playing bingo the most. She went from
beans to chips to blotters and finally electronic Bingo at Club Regent most
times with her sisters-in law Sharon and Carol. Adele did love to support the
local community clubs like Pirates and Oxford Heights also.
When Ron passed in 2005 she went to live in an
apartment on Elizabeth Road and finally moved into Charleswood Care Centre in
2010. She stayed in good spirits through the pain of arthritis and other
medical conditions. All of the staff there loved her sense of humour and her
style of storytelling. They described her happily as “a character.” She
continued playing Bingo right to the end...very proud of the fact she won a box
of Smarties or a Kit Kat bar.
Adele’s spirit and strength will live on
through her children, grandchild and great grandchild.
There will be a memorial at a time to be
announced.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in
Adele’s name to the Manitoba Arthritis Society.
Wojcik’s Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, 1020
Main Street, Winnipeg, MB 204.586.8668, in care of arrangements.
wojciksfuneralchapel.com
“We will always love you very, very much Mom.
You were the best.”
Wojcik’s
FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM
1020 MAIN STREET
204 - 586 - 8668
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