Anne Lawson (Nee Leiman)

1918 ~ 2012

In peace and with God’s loving arms around her, our Mom, Grandma and Great Grandma passed away with family by her side on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at Betel Home in Selkirk, MB.

Anne went home to be with the Lord at the age of 93.  She was predeceased by her husband Jack (1999), parents Jacob and Emma Leiman, brothers Jacob, George, Fred and Henry and sisters Kay and Marjorie.

Mom will be sadly missed by her daughters Arlene (Lloyd) Skiba of Langley, BC and Bonnie (Dennis) Fuerst of East Selkirk, MB, grandchildren Michelle (Terry) Klimchuk of Surrey, BC, Darren (Theresa) Skiba of Montreal, PQ, Melanie Wiess of East Selkirk and Maizelle (Charles) Disbrowe of Selkirk, and great grandchildren Isabel (8), Lucas (3), Jack (8) and Emily (5).

Anne is survived by her sister Mel (Norm) Warren, brother Bill (Bonnie) Leiman of Winnipeg, sisters in-law Janice Leiman of Tyndall and Lil Leiman of Winnipeg, along with many nieces and nephews.

Anne was born in Tyndall, MB on March 25, 1918.  She attended Greenwich School in Tyndall and worshiped with her family at Zion Lutheran Church in Beausejour, MB.  At the age of 16, she moved to Winnipeg to work at the Maxwell House Restaurant on Broadway.  Anne met Jack in Winnipeg and married on October 10, 1942.  They lived and worked in Winnipeg until 1954 when they bought a General Store in Garson, MB and operated the business until retirement in 1986 when they moved to Selkirk, where they were members of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.

Mom and Dad had a love for music, traveling and gardening.

Mom had a real love in her heart for the Lord.  Her strong faith and loving heart sustained her through her life.

Her Honorary Pallbearers will be her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Mom’s Life was held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday March 3 at Zion Lutheran Church, 1^st Street N., Beausejour with Pastor Bart Coleman officiating.  Interment followed in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.

We wish to extend our heartfelt appreciation to Dr. Demsas and Dr. Zoppa and to our Betel Home Angels who cared for our Mom.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Anne to Zion Lutheran Church, Box 968, Beausejour, MB R0E 0C0 or Open Doorways Orphanage Inc., Box 405, Beausejour, MB R0E 0C0, “Hearts for Haiti”.

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