ELLEN MARION LEPINSKY

After a short but courageous and dignified battle, our dear mother, Marion, passed away at age 86 on Monday, April 17, 2017 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man.
She is survived by three sons, Richard (Aline), Rodger, and Raymond; granddaughter, Selina (Chris Kuyp); great-granddaughters, Tianna and Talia; and great-grandstepson, Josef.
She also will be remembered by her sister, Lillian, and brother, Walter Lloyd; in-laws, Stancel Lepinsky, Mary and Stanley Lepinsky, and their families; many relatives, the St. Stephen’s Church community; her good neighbours; and many friends.
Marion was predeceased by her husband, Walter; parents, Hilma and John Lloyd; brothers, Alfred (Alf) and Bob Lloyd; and grandson, Nathan.
Marion was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. In 1948, she married Walter Lepinsky in Fort Frances, Ont. and remained with him until his passing in 2007.
In the early 1950s, they moved to Winnipeg.
While raising three sons, teaching Sunday school, and helping finish the home she and Walter built, Marion became a great cook and an outstanding seamstress. She is celebrated for her lifetime of sewing. Her never-ending projects included bridal gowns, suits, uniforms, jackets, banners, quilts, drapes, and alterations of every kind.
For years she took great joy in the Thelma Wynne Project at St. Stephen’s Church, where beautiful handmade layettes of newborn clothing and bedding were created as gifts for Manitoba mothers in need.
Marion was a member and national president of The Mother’s Union of the Anglican Church of Canada. During her duties, she travelled coast to coast and to England for MU Conferences. She attended tea with the Queen Mom as the Canadian representative.
Marion forever will be remembered for her sweet, optimistic, considerate nature and her faith in God.
Cremation has taken place.
Funeral services will take place Friday, April 28, 2017 at 1 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Church (220 Helmsdale Ave.) in Winnipeg, with Rev. Liz Richens officiating.
Interment will take place in the family plot in Riverview Cemetery in Fort Frances at a later date.
If desired, gifts of remembrance in lieu of flowers may be made to the Health Sciences Centre Foundation, MS7-820 Sherbrook St., Winnipeg, Man., R3A 1R9 or to St. Stephen’s Church, 220 Helmsdale Ave., Winnipeg, Man., R2K 0V9.