Della Jeanette (Langan) Brazeau

In Loving Memory of

Della J. Brazeau

1918 – 2014

Della Jeanette Brazeau, age 95 years of Roblin, Manitoba and formerly of Boggy Creek, Manitoba, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at the Roblin District Health Centre.

She was born Della Jeannette Langan on July 16, 1918 in St. John, North Dakota, USA to Patrick and Mary Jane (nee Jeanotte) Langan.

In 1919, Della immigrated to Canada with her family and settled on a homestead in Boggy Creek.

She attended Happy Lake School.  When she was eighteen, she worked on a farm as a domestic, and at the age of twenty-seven, she moved to Winnipeg to work.  Her first job was at Burn’s Meat Packing.  As a cook she worked at various locations; CNR, University Women’s Club, Balmoral School, Clear Lake Golf & Country Club, Glendale Country Club, and making pies in the cafeteria at Montreal Trust.

On June 23, 1962 Della was united in Holy Matrimony to Paul Brazeau at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They celebrated their fifty-first wedding anniversary in June of 2013.

Paul and Della moved to MacGregor, Manitoba and lived there for six years.  In 1968, they moved to Boggy Creek where her father had once lived.  In 2001 they moved to Roblin.

Della loved gardening, especially flowers.  She enjoyed sewing and making crafts.  She was an excellent cook, especially her butter tarts.  Della enjoyed the company of family and friends.  Her faith was constant through her entire life.

Della was predeceased by her husband Paul in 2013, her brothers Ted (Florence), Marcel, Albert (Emma), Jules, Charlie (Evelyn), Mark and Lennice Langan as well as her sisters Emma (Arthur) St. Germain and Alice (Edward) Bush.

Della is survived by one brother, Clifford Langan of Rivers, Manitoba, and one sister-in-law, Mary Langan of Boggy Creek, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and extended family and friends.

Prayer Vigil Service was held on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 7:00 PM from the Chapel of Nairn–Chyz Funeral Home in Roblin. The Readings were read by Cheryl Peterson and Ruth Angus. The Soloist, Ruth Angus, sang “In The Garden”, “Amazing Grace” and “In The Bulb There Is A Flower”.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, February 17, 2014 at 11:00 AM from the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Roblin with Rev. Fr. James Ahanku officiating. The Readings were read by Loretta Hebert and Debbie St. Germain. Margaret Carriere delivered the Eulogy. The Soloist, Ruth Angus, sang “In The Garden” and “How Great Thou Art”. Organist, Stan Ostafie, led Sacred Heart Choir in singing “How Great Thou Art.

Casket Bearers were Roy Langan. Walter Langan, Frank Carriere, Bob Mickelson, Butch Fleury and Roger Arndt. Following the Interment at Roblin Catholic Cemetery, a Memorial Lunch was served by the CWL in the lower hall of the church.

I Come To The Garden Alone

I come to the garden alone
While the dew is still on the roses
And the voice I hear, falling on my ear
The Son of God discloses

He speaks and the sound of His voice
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing

I'd stay in the garden with Him
'Tho the night around me be falling
But He bids me go; through the voice of woe
His voice to me is calling

And He walks with me
And He talks with me
And He tells me I am His own
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known

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