Courtney and Lee w/Grandma & Grandpa

Always near and dear to my heart, I love you Mom!

As I share the following images of years past, I am reminded of the message from that classic movie “It’s A Wonderful Life,” which tells us that it is not just the life we live, but it is also the lives we have touched that adds sweetness to our memory.

She was a daughter, a wife, a mother and a friend, and I am thankful to God for knowing her, and being loved by her.

Mom, 2nd From the Left (Undated)

Mom, Far Left (Also Undated)

Mom (and Dad's) Boys (1970's)

Three of Four, and Courtney w/Grandparents (1977)

Courtney and Lee w/Grandma & Grandpa (Undated)

Granddaughter Crystal at 3 (1981) and as a Young Teen (Undated)

Grandchildren Savannah and Pierce (2008)

Grandson Pierce (2008)

If you have favorite photos you would like to share, please send them to me at jwhansen@sympatico.ca, and I would be more than pleased to post them.

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also

2 Timothy 1:3-5

We are currently attempting to finalize the details for Anne’s (Mom’s) memorial service in Winnipeg, and hope to provide a firm date in the near future.  Please be sure to check back soon.

. . . while the tired waves, vainly breaking,

Seem here no painful inch to gain,

Far back, through creeks and inlets making,

Comes silent, flooding in, the main.

And not by eastern windows only,

When daylight comes, comes in the light,

In front, the sun climbs slow, how slowly,

But westward, look, the land is bright.

From page 29 of Ravi Zacharias’ book “Cries of the Heart”

Went home to be with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at the age of 89.

While the sadness of her passing leaves us all with a heavy heart, there is a feeling of joy and peace in the tears as we know that she is in God’s loving hands. Anne leaves to mourn her sons, Terrence (Geraldine), Phillip, Glenn and Jon (Jennifer), and grandchildren, Courtney, Crystal, Christopher, Michael, Taylor, Savannah and Pierce. She will be missed by her loving extended family: Keith (Jodie), Douglas, Darlene and Florence and grandchildren, as well as her companion and best friend Arthur Buck and special friends, Chris and Shirley and their daughter Christie-Leigh.

A special note of thanks to Linda and the other caregivers at Carlingview Manor.

In lieu of flowers and donations, cards with brief recollections of favourite memories can be sent to: Remembering Anne, c/o 219 Fifth Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 2N1 or by visiting the Remembering Anne Memorial Site at; http://rememberinganne.wordpress.com/ 

A private service at the home of Jon and Jennifer will be held in Ottawa on Monday, April 7th at 219 Fifth Avenue.  Father Soucy from Blessed Sacrament will provide words of comfort between 3:00 and 3:30 PM, with the family receiving people up until 6:00 PM.

A formal memorial service in her hometown of Winnipeg will follow at a later date.

(Mom, in her early twenties)