June 19, 1984 – November 29, 2021
It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Tara at the age of 37. It was a long and courageous battle with colon cancer that ended on November 29, 2021 with her family at her bedside.
Tara will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by her husband Chad Dussiaume; their children, Madyson, Mariah, Cayden and Alicia; her parents Gary Besters and Terry Manthey; sisters Marly (Justin Williams); and Krystal; grandma Lilly Besters; and many more cousins, aunties, uncles and friends.
Tara was born and raised in Winnipeg, Mb. She attended school in Transcona. Tara enjoyed bartending at Dal’s Restaurant and Lounge before her children came along. She loved being a mother. She was the life of the party with her infectious laugh. She loved music, dancing, singing and family get-together nights playing cards.
We would like to extend a special thanks to all the doctors, nurses and staff of the St. Boniface Hospital Cancer Care and especially the palliative care nurses and doctors who came to her home.
Respecting Tara’s wishes cremation has taken place. Service will be held on December 9, 2021 at 1:00 p.m., in the chapel of Voyage Funeral Home, 220 Hespeler Ave at Henderson Hwy. A celebration of life will follow at The Royal Canadian Legion #9 at 920 Nairn from 2 pm to 5 pm. All attending must be doubled vaccinated with proof. Masks are required.
Rest in peace our Angel.
27 thoughts on “Tara Larissa Besters”
My heartfelt condolences to all the Family. Tara had a spirit full of love, joy, and laughter that will live on forever in all our hearts. She is now in the arms of the angels. ❤️ Sue Stelmack.
Rest now Tara, your smile, and laughter will fondly always be remembered. The many times I sat with you, as a baby, then watching you become a mom, memories that will always be treasured. Love you..
Trevor, Shannon and Karlee (Charbonneau)
Tara a family member I never got to meet but discovered and found to be an angel on earth. May she now rest in peace. You will always be in our hearts and thoughts.
I am so sorry to hear this
Sympathy to her kids family and friends
My beautiful sister , fly high, sing loud and forever be in our hearts !
Hey miss you SOO much already xoxooxo
Now in heaven with angel eyes. Rest In Peace my lovely Niece Tara.
Rest in peace my beautiful neice
My deepest condolences to the family & friends. Tara was a wonderful person. May you Rest In Peace
Tara ,
You were one of the cousins I never got to get to know but hanging with Carrie Bester with you was alot of fun and I’m great to of had you as a cousin ,
You have nomore pain now you can RIP love you lots untill we meet again ❤
My beautiful wife and best friend. I am relieved that your suffering has come to an end, but i will be forever sad that you are gone!!!!!! You were always the most beautiful women in any room we were in and that filled me with such pride and joy. We had 10 years together but it was not nearly enough. You filled my heart with a love that will burn in my heart for eternity. May you rest in peace my beautiful angel. Your loving man forever. CHAD. Xoxoxoxo
I will forever remember you with smiles and laughter,dancing and singing!! No more pain my beautiful niece!
Love you forever XOXO
Rest peacefully dear Tara. You are so loved and missed by so many.
Rest in peace, so sorry to hear this. I wish we had of met. Love from your family in England x
I did not meet Tara. Our family lived a few houses from Terry and my sisters and I spent a lot of time together with Terry and Mandy.
A child should never leave this earth before their mom but it happens too often….Terry, your journey without your daughter will be one that is shared by many. We hold a space beside you to support you and help you and to share the love you have for Tara.
Love and blessings,
Audrey, Joyce and Virginia
Tara. It’s been ages since I seen your face and your friendly smile. I’m at awe that your gone and is saddening to know that another member of the extended family is past on to the other side. My condolences go out to her husband and her children. I know I surely miss your smile and quarky personality every time we would be mingling with the family at uncle Wayne and aunty Sherrys place(s) you Marly and Krystal were always hoot and I’ll never forget how lovely you were. Youll be missed Tara. Until we meet again cuz ♡.
Tara I love u my beautiful angel we had so many great times I will miss u my
Friend gone say to soon fly high love u
My beautiful Tara ♡
You are now the breath in the clouds that let’s the sunshine through.
Thank you for the laughs and allowing me to be a friend in your world.
Much love my friend.
To Tara and family, your fight is over dear and you are with out pain now and peaceful in heaven. You were always smiling and dancing and the highlight of the night. Will miss your beautiful face and smile Cindy Coyne
Tara sorry you had to leave so soon. But now you are out of all that pain and in a better place. You always had that beautiful smile on that beautiful face of yours. You were always daddy’s angels like 2 peas in a pod . Rest now you fought so hard. Cindy
Tara you will always be remembered and always loved {girl I”m going to miss you}
Tara my lovely granddaughter you will be always in my heart from now til the end of time love grandma Besters
Beautiful Tara, words cannot express the love and grief I’m sure many feel for you. You were my friend since highschool, I remember moving to Transcona and feeling so scared and nervous about attending Murdoch. But there you were, with your contagious laugher and your beautiful smile, welcoming me ❤️ I can picture you walking down the hall and I can hear the sound of your cute boots, your foot steps, you did this slide with your walk cuz it was fun…you brought a lot of joy to my life during those days. You were truly one of a kind, one of the funnest girls I got to know, and you always remained fun and loving and stayed so outgoing . You will be missed dearly and I send all my love and good thoughts up to Heaven, right up to you. No more pain, no more suffering, brand new and made whole ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Rest In Peace ❤️❤️❤️ My heart felt condolences and sympathies to her loved ones, her children and her family ❤️💔🙏🏽
Because of stupid covid, we haven’t seen Tara for quite a while but before when we did, it was ALWAYS great to see her because she was always smiling and having fun and if you weren’t having fun, she’d make you, just by being herself!
Tara, your strength throughout your ordeal has been truly amazing. You’ve shown people how to fight the fight! You will always live on in the people that knew and loved you as you made such an impact on people’s lives. I just know that the heavenly choir has another angelic voice now! My sincere condolences to Chad, your children, your families, and all of us who loved you!
Lois
You Will Be Sadly Missed Tara , Condolences and Sympathies to the Family .
My deepest condolences to the family
Rest in peace beautiful lady ❤
Rest in Paradise Tara. You were always the life of the party. Dancing, singing music in the back…never a dull moment. I only lived beside you for a few years but you always knew how to make things better. You will be missed greatly and never gotten!
My beautiful sister!
I still can’t believe your gone. How is this so. You were the most beautiful person I knew, the most fun, the most loving, the loudest lol. I will miss everything about you. You are and will be my best friend for life. You were my person for everything.
I miss you every single day.
You fought hard and strong through your battle of cancer. The last few weeks i had the pleasure to be by your side everyday to help you, to love you, to be what you needed me to be. I needed it just like you needed me.
I will forever keep you with me as I’m apart of you and you apart of me!
I love you always my sister, my best friend💞