Marguerite Lambert

Marguerite was born March 14, 1919 in LaBroquerie, Manitoba to Joseph and Albina Gosselin. She spent her early years in LaBroquerie and Winnipeg. She married Lucien Lambert on April 15, 1942. They began their married life in British Columbia and Manitoba returning to Fort Frances in 1945 where they have since resided.

She is survived by her children; Irene and Walter Laing, Lucille Sameluk, Dennis and Kathy Lambert, Lorraine and Jim Klymko, Janet Lambert, Elaine Lambert and her husband Marcello Muneratto. Also surviving are fifteen grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren and her sister Agnes Comeault. She was predeceased by her husband Lucien in 2002 and her daughter in law Linda in 1991.

Marguerite was an active member of St. Mary’s Church, was very strong in her faith and has strong Christian values which she instilled in her family.

Family was very important to her and she loved nothing more than to have the family gathered together for special occasions. Her greatest joy was spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Even after she retired for her 32 year career in nursing at LaVerendrye Hospital, she continued her involvement in the community and particularly enjoyed her involvement with the “older people” at Rainycrest.

Her French Canadian heritage was a source of pride as well as the fact that her family had been in Canada for over 325 years. She was a member of the French Club which sponsored the French-Canadian booth at Cultrama for many years and had also qualified as a French interpreter for the court.

Marguerite loved to travel and was very proud of having travelled coast to coast in Canada and to the Artic. She enjoyed international travel and was so happy at the age of 89 to have fulfilled a long held dream to visit the Holy Land.

A funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary’s church on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 11:30am. Interment to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.

In memoriam donations may be made to St. Mary’s Church or the Riverside Foundation for Health Care or to a charity of your choice.

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