MARGUERITE IDA LAMBERT

It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing Marguerite Lambert, 97, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016.
Marguerite was born on March 14, 1919 in LaBroquerie, Man. to Joseph and Albina Gosselin. She spent her early years in LaBroquerie and Winnipeg, Man.
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 resided ever since.
Marguerite is survived by her children, Irene and Walter Laing, Lucille Sameluk, Dennis and Kathy Lambert, Lorraine and Jim Klymko, Janet Lambert, and Elaine Lambert and her husband, Marcello Muneratto.
Also surviving are 15 grandchildren; 15 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 had 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 from her 32-year career in nursing at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, 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 more than 325 years. She was a member of the French Club, which sponsored the French-Canadian booth at “Cultrama” for many years and also had 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 Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Fort Frances.
Interment to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Fort Frances.
In memoriam donations may be made to St. Mary’s Church, the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, or a charity of your choice.
Online condolences may be offered at www.greenfuneralhomefortfrances.com