Olive Elizabeth Mae Elliott

Olive entered into rest at Neepawa Hospital on June 28, 2022  at the age of 87 years with family by her side.

She was born in the Springhill district on May 4, 1935 and lived there until her father passed in 1938 then the family moved to a farm east of Eden. Olive took her schooling in Eden then went on to become a teacher. On October 27, 1956 she married Bruce Elliott and they moved to the farm southeast of Eden. She then worked for a time as a telephone operator in Neepawa.

When Bruce passed in 1999 she moved into a house in Neepawa then to Kinsmen Kourts for the past eight years. 

Olive was involved in the Eden church, teaching Sunday school, 4-H, UCW and the curling club in Eden. After moving to town she worked with Palliative Care for a number of years.

Olive is survived by son Ron, daughter Noreen (Ken) Farough, grandchildren Carla (Aaron), Kevin (Sara), Jaclyn (Jeff) and great grandchildren Addisyn, Ethan and Kaleb. Also by sister-in-law Joan Pierson as well as many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her mother in 1982 and father in 1938. 

A private family service took place July 7, 2022 at Riverside Cemetery with Rita Friesen officiating. A come and go celebration of life was held at the home of Ken and Noreen Farough following the service.