Obituary of Mary Penner

Mary Penner was born in the Lowe Farm area on Nov. 11,1921. When she was about 13 years old she met the love of her life, Dave Penner who had come to work for her father. They were married on Oct.31, 1940. They made their home in Lowe Farm where they raised their 8 children. She was predeceased by her husband Dave, in 2010, one daughter Loretta in infancy, and one great grandson. Left to mourn are, her only surviving brother Jake (Rose) Wiebe; her 4 sons, Bob (Aurea), Allan (Lynne), Leonard (Elfrieda) and Doug (JoAnn); her 4 daughters, Rose Kieper, Marjorie (Jim) Fraser, Janice (Jack) Penner, and Roxy (Mark) Meaney; 21 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, and one son in law, Jim Kieper. She was a homemaker, always there for her family, always encouraging them in their endeavours. Her deep faith helped her through many difficult times. She was the consummate volunteer, working for her church, her community, MCC, and whatever needed doing. She went to be her Lord on February 23, 2016 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held in Portage Avenue Church (1420 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg) at 10:30am. On Monday the 29th of February burial will take place in the Lowe Farm Cemetery, at approximately 3:30pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to MCC (to make a donation now, click on the "Donations" button to the left of your screen).