Elaine Alice Singleton, 69, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 29, 2008 with her family by her side.
She was born Feb. 21, 1939 to Dan and Madeline Mainville. Elaine attended residential school at Couchiching First Nation, where she later worked as a cook along with various tourist camps throughout the area.
She enjoyed cooking, playing Bingo, and spending time with her friends and family.
Elaine is survived by her husband, Allen Singleton; children, Janice Klyne, Cathy (Robert) Perreault, Darrell (Cindy) Klyne, Bradley (Bonnie) Klyne, Tracy (Kelly) Linden, and stepson Allen Singleton; grandchildren, Jay (Christa) Bruyere, Mitch (Megan) Perreault, Rob Perreault, Darrell John “DJ” (Melanie) McFarlane, Ryan McFarlane, Melanie McLeod, Jordan (Alicia) Funk, Jennifer Beer and Amanda and Michael Johnson, Chantal Ferguson, Melanie Linden, Joel Calder, and Nathan Calder; and great-grandchildren, Kendal and Kaleb Bruyere, Morgan and Myla Perreault, Dylan McFarlane, Jayden Cardinal, Jaylene McLeod, Treyden Calder, and Keira and Jada Singleton.
She also is survived by her siblings, Louis (Dee) Mainville, Blanche Crowe, Stewart Mainville, Ronald Mainville, Marcella Mainville, Dan (Myra) Mainville, and Lester Mainville; brothers-in-law, Raymond (Darlene) Klyne, Ralph Klyne, and Roy Singleton; sisters-in-law, Lorna Baker and Daisy Singleton; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Elaine was predeceased by her parents; first husband, Alfred Klyne; sister, Betty Cook; and brother, Roger Mainville. She also was predeceased by sisters-in-law Shirley Payne and Donalda Mainville; and brothers-in-law, Gerald Klyne, Douglas Crowe, Norman Singleton, Fred Singleton, and Lester Singleton.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 1, 2008 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances, with prayers at 6:45 p.m.
A funeral mass will be held Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church at Couchiching First Nation, with Fr. Francis Pudicherry officiating.
Interment will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Fort Frances.
The pallbearers will be Brent Perreault, Clint Perreault, Derrick Mainville, Les Baker, Greg Baker, and Eddie John Natawance.
The honourary pallbearers will be all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
In memoriam donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Arthritis Society c/o Green Funeral Home, P.O. Box 427, Fort Frances, Ont., P9A 3M8.
Online condolences may be made in care of www.mem.com
Her Journey’s Just Begun
Don’t think of her as gone away –
her journey’s just begun,
life holds so many facets –
this earth is only one…
Just think of her as resting
from the sorrows and the tears
in a place of warmth and comfort
where there are no days and years.
Think how she must be wishing
that we could know today
how nothing but our sadness
can really pass away.
And think of her as living
in the hearts of those she touched . . .
for nothing loved is ever lost –
and she was loved so much
Ellen Brenneman
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