Gernhaelder, Muriel Thelma (Age 82, Kitchener)
June 15, 2020 1:44 pmMuriel grew up near Carthage, Ontario when times were simpler. As a young wife and mother, she and Bill settled and worked a family farm in Elma Township for 22 years. At the same time, Muriel was as a medical secretary in Milverton. In 1976, the family relocated to Listowel, where she worked at the Listowel Medical Centre and Oak Tree Financial. She was an active member of the Gravelridge Women’s Institute, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and the local community for over 60 years.
As a child of the ’40s, Muriel learned the value of saving everything. Through mid-life, she adopted a lifestyle which included alternative medicine and organic food long before it was trendy. She became a master of driving rural Ontario’s backroads to visit family. Her proud sense of style accentuated her beauty. She was artistic and a talented seamstress. Her memory will live on in the creative and intricate quilts she made for each of her 11 grandchildren, who greatly adored her.
Muriel’s spirit was strong and independent, and she passed those traits to her children. She lived fearlessly on her own for 25 years, survived breast cancer and selflessly offered to help when anyone needed a hand. Toward the end of her full life, her spirit was tested by struggles with dementia. We are comforted by the fact that she is at rest now.
A private family graveside service to take place a Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton.
In lieu of flowers, donations would be kindly accepted to Alzheimer Society or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Listowel.
Personal condolences and donation information available at www.markjutzifuneralhomes.ca
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