March 20, 1950 – October 25, 2023
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Elisabeth Flett, who left us on October 25 at the Selkirk Regional Health Centre with her family by her side.
Elisabeth was a beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother and friend. She is predeceased by her father, Edward Mueller (1982) and mother, Madeleine (nee Pageot) (2016).
Elisabeth will be deeply missed and survived by her only daughter, Lisa Johnson (Jeff), grandchildren Kole Johnson (Tess), Kayla Sholdice (Riley), and Kassidy Johnson (Alex); and great-grandchild Dawson Sholdice.
Elisabeth also leaves behind her Brothers Wilfred Mueller (Joanne), and Alfred Mueller (Donna), nephew and nieces Steven, Stephanie, and Selina, as well as other treasured uncles, aunts, and cousins in Winnipeg, Saint Malo, and Pornic, France. She will be missed dearly by her many beloved friends including Molly, Leila, Jean and her breakfast crew over the years.
Elisabeth was born in Nantes, France and immigrated to Canada with her family in 1950. She grew up in Transcona, attending Murdoch MacKay Collegiate and lived in Manitoba throughout her life making her home in Rivers, Tyndall, Thompson, and finally Selkirk.
Her loss will be felt by many in the community as Elisabeth was an active lifelong volunteer for numerous organizations. The Royal Canadian Legion, Selkirk Game & Fish, Jr. Rifle, the Gordon Howard Senior Centre, and Tudor House were among a few that were especially dear to her.
Elisabeth had a fulfilling career working for the likes of Air Canada, Stony Mountain, Elections Canada and Industry Canada over the years as well as practicing as a hairdresser and operating her own driving school in Thompson. She cared deeply for her coworkers, keeping up with them over the years and had been thoroughly enjoying her retirement since 2009. She enjoyed spending her time scouring garage sales, craft sales, and thrift stores, complaining about A&W’s breakfast and hearing the latest gossip with her friends.
Our family would specifically like to thank Elisabeth’s wonderful neighbours, Tanya and Dale Monkman for their continued support, friendship and care.
We will miss Elisabeth tremendously, particularly for her enthusiasm, generosity, humour, and resilience.
A Celebration of Life will be held on January 7, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the Selkirk Legion.
Please enjoy the following humorous poem written for Elisabeth by her grandkids for her 60th birthday:
Look at you Gramma you’re 5 foot 2,
And your only daughter hit you with a shoe.
She hit you so hard she made you cry,
It seemed that you thought you were going to die.
Once again you’ve cheated death,
60 years and you still have breath,
Garage sales, arts and crafts.
Junior Rifle and Income Tax.
All these things you’re compelled to do,
If you were a horse you’d be turned to glue.
Appetizers, dinner, desserts and wine,
If you’ve got the Stovetop everyone’s fine.
Thank you, Gramma for everything you do,
We hope that our poem doesn’t make you blue.
We love you!
We enjoyed Liz very much at the Legion, keeping us on the straight and narrow with good sense of humor and advice. We will miss her laughs and friendly smiles. May she Rest in Peace. Our sincere condolences and sympathy to the her family. Take care Lisa and Jeff.
Sincerely,
Dennis & Ruth
Our sincere condolences to the family. So sorry for your loss Lisa & Jeff. hugs. Rest in peace Liz.
Our condolences to all the family. We are very sorry for your loss. Myrna and Linda.
So sorry for your loss Lisa & Jeff and family. My condolences to you all. Liz was a great client and I will miss her and our chats that we had. May she R.I.P. ❤️
So very sorry for your loss. She was a dear friend who always kept in touch. So many wonderful and humorous memories of our commuting together with her and Walter to Stony, lunches and gab sessions. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Judy (Bonvie) Heywood
Sincere condolences to Lisa, Jeff & family on the loss of Liz.
Our friendship began when I had the pleasure of working with her at Stony Mountain(where I nicknamed her Smiley) and continued through the years.
Her kindness, wisdom, sense of humor and wit will be missed.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
So sorry for your loss Lisa and Jeff. Our sincere sympathy to all the family
Lisa Jeff and family please accept our deepest sympathy over your moms passing. You were always there for your mom Lisa. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Hank and Nicki
Oh dear god Lisa and family! I am in shock and sadness. Liz and I really had a good connection. She never judged ❤️
I’m so sorry for your loss. There in a huge hole in our world…she will be missed 😞
My sincere sympathy to the family. I remember her granddaughters coming to visit her at the office. Sorry for your lost.
May You grest in peace and I shall miss Your visits where We often sat in the back yard..You were always a straight shooter a quality I admied. Gone too soon …
R.I.P
Friend Denise
Sending our Condolences to Liz family, we met Liz in Selkirk and kept in touch with her. She was a true friend
RIP Liz
Lisa, I am so sorry to hear of your mom’s passing. She was a beautiful friendly soul who will be missed. Our family really appreciated her presence at dad’s funeral and happy we had a chance to visit. Take care and relish the memories.
~Melissa Fontaine-Simpson
Forever grateful to Liz for her research on the Flett family tree and her generosity in sharing it. Rest in peace Liz.
Heather Lytwyn
So glad I met her at the hospital one evening. We talked, remembered and laughed
till we meet again Liz
Condolences Lisa Jeff and family