Obituary of JOAN CAROL WIEBE

JOAN CAROL WIEBE (nee BAMBURAK) April 17, 1943 - August 2, 2015 In the early morning hours of August 2 Mom (Joan) passed away peacefully of cancer at the Victoria General Hospital. With her sister Shirley at her bedside, she went to join her Mom and Dad for eternity. Mom is survived by sons Randy and Darrin Wiebe (Karli, Tanner and Cody). She is also survived by her sister Shirley Parfeniuk (Trina and Collin Einarson) (Brady and Tessa), aunts Jean Sullivan and Margaret Dola and many family and friends in Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia. Mom was an avid lover of all that her kids did. She was there for all that came their way in life, school and sports. She was active with numerous friends and family trying to get all together for laughter and happy times. Two great loves outside of her family were her times in Hawaii and at the trailer locations of Wendigo and Bird River. These were her salvation and peace. Mom, in her youth, was a Candy Striper at the old Grace Hospital on Arlington Street. This was something that she was passionate about and continued to volunteer at hospitals around Winnipeg up to a year ago. She was schooled in the North End, graduated from Sisler High School and moved into numerous accounting roles with car dealerships, hotel properties and, finally, at the Health Sciences Centre where she retired from two years ago. Mom was a very outgoing and social person and always took the time to get to know you and what you were about. She made many friends through all the places she visited ..... even the bellboys and chambermaids in her travels. She never missed an opportunity to know or get to know someone. Mom loved to travel and this was a big part of her comfort and peace. Her absolute sanctuary is and will always be Hawaii. Her trips with her Mom and her sister to the Ilikai in Waikiki were always top of the list. We would like to thank Mom's friend Kathy for all the support during the past few months and for being such a good friend to Mom. We would also like to thank the staff of the 4th Floor at the Victoria General Hospital for the kind and compassionate care Mom received the past five weeks. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Joan's name to the Winnipeg Humane Society or any animal shelter of your choice. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2015, at Cropo Funeral Chapel, 1442 Main St. Interment at a later date. Aloha Mom ... make sure to apply that sunscreen and order a rye and ginger for grandma as you pull up that chaise lounge on the beach next to her!