Thursday, August 4, 2022
Rosemary was known to many in the Diocese of Brandon for her long service as a Bishop's Messenger in Northern Manitoba and other church activities such as Sunday School by Post. When Saint Faith's, The Pas, was disbanded and the building became the Henry Budd Centre, Rosemary trained as a teacher at the University of Manitoba. in 1978, she was teaching grade one in Moose Lake when my husband took over the ministry at St. John's Anglican church. Rosemary was known for her exceptional teaching, her service to the church, and her great love of the outdoors. When the temperature dipped to 30 below or more, she took out her snowshoes and walked for miles across the lake and beyond. She also excelled at embroidery and knitting, and became the instructor in a long-running knitting club for the ladies of the community.
After her retirement in Brandon, she volunteered at the hospital, the Cathedral, Samaritan House, and local care homes. She enjoyed her time in the community orchestra, playing the flute, although she was proficient on several instruments. On her yearly vacation, she shunned the tourist destinations and hiked the Greek caves and other rigorous areas in Europe. In later years, she toured South Africa, and cruised outlying destinations such as the North West Passage and Antarctica. I purchased her retirement home in 2004 when Rosemary moved to Hobbs Manor. Her last few years were spent at Fairview Home. Rosemary accepted the changes in her life with grace and lived whole heartedly wherever she found herself. Her only brother and his wife are now gone, but she will be mourned by her two nieces in England.
Well done, Rosemary, thou good and faithful servant. Willa McMullan
