Marlene Grace Derzak nee DeCock

July 10, 1931 – August 4, 2019

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Marlene at St. Boniface Hospital, on August 4, 2019 at the age of 88.

Marlene will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by her husband Nicolas; sons Mark (Debbie) of Morden, Manitoba, and Paul (Rae); grandchildren Jessica and Paul James of Beamsville, Ontario; and her sister Nancy Silk of Winnipeg. Marlene was predeceased by her two sisters Lucy and Joan of Anaheim, California.

Marlene was a loving and compassionate person. She was always happy and smiling and was respected by her friends and acquaintances.

Marlene was employed at McLeods head office on Ellice Ave, in Winnipeg when she was single. After marriage she finished her career working at Timothy Eatons Co., at Polo Park

Marlene was a loving mother who always made time for her family and friends. She was compassionate, positive and forgiving. She always put her children ahead of herself and will be deeply missed and forever remembered for her kind and loving ways.

Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 13 at 1:00 p.m., in the chapel of Voyage Funeral Home, 220 Hespeler Ave at Henderson Hwy. Interment to follow at Elmwood Cemetery.

In tears we saw you sinking,

We watched you fade away,

You suffered much in silence,

You fought so hard to stay.

Your golden heart stopped beating

Hard working hands at rest,

God broke our hearts to prove to us

He only takes the best.

If all the world were ours to give

We’d give it – yes, and more,

To see your living smile again

And greet you at our door.

How often there comes before us

Your dear face, kind and true,

For death can never take away

Our memories of you.