Mabel Wylde

Mabel Jean Wylde

(nee Keele)

With her family at her side, Mabel Wylde passed away on Monday, January 6, 2014 at the Lions Prairie Manor at the age of 98 years.

Predeceased by her husband Stanley; parents Jane & Sidney Keele; infant twin sons in 1943; and six brothers:  Jasper, Ronald, Arnold, Orville, Ivan, and Albert and one sister Emily.  Lovingly remembered by her daughter Jacquie (Jim) Blight of Oakville, grandchildren:  Kevin (Dorothy), Keri-Lynn (Robert) Pohl, Kimberly (Patrice) Simard, Kendall, Kameron (Krista); son Rick (Judy) Wylde of Oakville, grandson Jarrett; daughter Teri Wylde (Guy Landry) of Morris, grandchildren:  Bryn Saunders (Richard Sherring), Bryce Saunders (Nicole Carriere), Barryt (Shannon) Saunders; daughter Gini Martin (Rodney Dennis) of Lavenham, grandsons:  Dan (Megan), Clint (Jessica), Brodie (Katy Jarvis); great grandchildren Rachel, Matt, Noni, Katie, Jaxon, Justin, Meghan, Joshua, Jordanna, Jamie, Payton, Cody, Tristan, Tanner, Thorne, Tripp, Salem, Willow, Finley, Liam, and Lachlan;  great great grandchildren Emily, Tori, and Lane.  Also survived by her sisters-in-law Connie Buchanan and Carolyn Lamb and many nieces and nephews.

Mabel was born on April 7, 1915, daughter of Jane (nee Nichol) and Sidney Keele at Winnipeg, MB and had her schooling at Edwin, MB.  She moved to the Mill Creek District in 1931 residing with her two brothers, Jasper and Albert.  On August 29, 1937, she married Stanley Wylde and their marriage was blessed with one son and three daughters.  Stan and Mab resided on the family farm for 56 years and after Stan’s passing in 1993, Mab continued living in the farm home for another 18 years.  She resided at the Lions Prairie Manor for the past 3 years.

Mabel was a hard worker both inside and outside the home.  In her younger years, she kept busy knitting, sewing, baking, gardening, and cooking for her young family and the farm’s hired hands.  She loved family gatherings and hosted many parties in the family home.  As the family grew, she raised schnauzers and corgies and volunteered yearly at the Portage Fair.  She sewed extensively for her children, her grandchildren, and her great grandchildren.  Well into her 90’s, she was still making her own bread and buns. She loved music and played numerous instruments by ear.  She made the world’s best chocolate chip cookies and could “shop till she dropped” putting many a young person to shame.  She was an avid reader, doll collector, quilter, and scrapbooker.  Her family was her life and she did for others before doing for herself.

Special thanks are extended by the family to the staff at the Lions Prairie Manor for their exceptional, loving care of our Mom/Nana.  She loved to introduce many of the caregivers as ‘her friend’.

Memorial Service will take place at McKenzies Portage Funeral Chapel on Friday, January 10, 2014 at 2 pm.  Private family interment will take place at Oakville Cemetery.

As expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Mabel’s memory to the Oakville & District Community Endowment Fund, P.O.Box 1153, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 3J9 or Lions Prairie Manor Foundation Inc, 24 - 9th Street SE, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 3V4.

A tree will be planted in memory and cared for by McKenzies Portage Funeral Chapel.  204-857-4021 www.mckenziesportagefuneralchapel.com