May Bernadette Finlay (Desjarlais); born May 9, 1952; passed away peacefully at home on November 17, 2023 at 71 years of age.
A loving mother, grandmother, wife, and sister. May loved her family, playing bingo, watching her soaps and having a clean home. She loved her husband's lasagna, and seeing her hummingbirds and birds around the house as well as loved flowers.
May is survived by her loving family: husband Russell; daughter Tanya (Paul) Korchik; son Sean (Shelby); grandson Noah; sister Marie Bauer; brothers Robert (Margie) and Raymond Desjarlais; and many nieces and nephews.
May was predeceased by her parents Leo and Alice Desjarlais; siblings Paul, Margaret, Eugene, and Annette Desjarlais.
Funeral service will be held at the St. Lazare Roman Catholic Church, St. Lazare, MB on Friday, November 24, 2023 at 11:00am. Interment will take place at the St. Lazare Cemetery at a later date.
For those so desiring, donations can be made in May’s memory to the Kidney Foundation of Canada, 209-2211 McPhillips St, Winnipeg, MB, R2V 3M5 (www.kidney.ca) or to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Manitoba,100 - 119 14 St NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1Z6 (www.heartandstroke.ca).
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