Lilly McCarthy (nee Jorheim)
Obituary
Passed on
February 27, 1922 – November 12, 2017 Peacefully, at the age of 95 years, Lilly passed away in Teulon Manitoba. Lilly was predeceased by her husband Frank and her parents Ole and Ingrid, siblings Ed, Ole, Clarence, Bill, Bert, Norman, Betty, Alice, sisters in law Pearl, Rita, Anne, Verna, brothers in law John, Harry, Roy, Norman and Gerry. She is survived by her daughters Lorelie, Peggy (Al), Rory, granddaughters Kristy (Cam) and Marcy, great grandchildren Tate and Ruby, sisters Irene, Margy, Alma (Herman), Violet and sisters in law Frieda and Ingrid, as well as many nieces and nephews. Lilly was born on the family farm at Inwood Manitoba, and was the oldest daughter of thirteen children. She attended Union Prairie and Inwood Schools. Lilly left home at an early age to work in Winnipeg. In 1951 she married Frank McCarthy and they resided in the Brooklands area of Winnipeg. In 1973 Frank passed away and in 1974 Lilly sold her house and moved to East Kildonan. In 1993 Lilly moved to Teulon Manitoba and at the time of her passing was residing at Goodwin Lodge. Lilly took a special interest in her great grandchildren Tate and Ruby. She loved to look at their pictures and enjoyed watching them grow up. She also enjoyed our family pets and was always willing to help out with our many dogs, cats and even chickens! She liked doing crossword puzzles, especially the daily Jumble, knitting, reading, going for long walks and visiting with her sisters. She made the best fruitcake, shortbread and ginger cookies and we all looked forward to her Christmas baking. This past summer Lilly enjoyed visits with her sister Violet and niece Chris from BC and her niece Inger Lise from Norway. The family would like to express their thanks to the staff and caregivers at Goodwin Lodge and Hunter Memorial Hospital for the excellent care and kindness given to Lilly. At her request no service will be held. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
Comments
You could always count on Lilly to fill you in on all the gossip from Brooklands. It was never malicious - just keeping us informed of the whereabouts of our classmates. She never forgot a thing - including the time a certain someone peed in her vegetable garden. She lived a full life. She probably read every book in the William Street library.
Barbara Ediger
Thinking of Lilly with much fondness, although I’m still a little bit mad at her for feeding me COD liver oil on my way to school every day. (My own fault for not realizing my mum was also giving me cod liver oil in tablet form). Lilly had an amazing memory and her unerring knowledge of people from our old neighbourhood - marriages, deaths, divorces - never ceased to amaze me. We loved her many nicknames but our favourite was my sister Barbara’s which remains “Be-ba-ba-re-bob” Conversations with Lilly often ended with “Dear Dorothy Dix” . Farewell, Lilly. Dear Dorothy Dix
Rosemary Deans
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