Emily Charney

Emily Charney (nee Skiba) May 13, 1941 – July 8, 2022. Predeceased by her husband Felix Charney.
Together they had 5 children, Ginger (Trevor Ferens), Lisa (Glenn Kowalski), Jeffrey, Sandy and Debbie (Jack Rempel), grandchildren, Ryan DuGray, Shauna (Steve O’Neill), Chelsea DuGray, Jessica (Peter Bae) and Cassandra Rempel. And her great grandchildren Kayla, Emma, Jaxon and Ivan.

Her parents were John and Jessie (Ostrowski) Skiba, she had 6 brothers, Tommy (Betty), Selby (Irene), Walter (Leona), Frank (Valerie), John (Sandy) and Lawrence (Liz) and numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.

Mom grew up in the East Selkirk area and attended Mayfield school. After graduation she received employment as a telephone operator until she married Dad in 1960, where they first resided in Garson, MB. In 1969 they moved to Dads parents homestead where they built a house and started farming. When the kids got older Mom went back to work part time for Home Care and really enjoyed the people she met and cared for. She then grew an interest in Reflexology and decided to go back to school to get her Reflexology Certificate. Mom had a passion for the human anatomy, as she found she had a great interest in this area. She also was passionate about herbs and natural medicines, and she was always planting, growing or reading about them. She believed the Earth was our Medicine.

Mom loved her animals and enjoyed farm life to the fullest. Each day she would take care of all the animals with pleasure. Even when the farm life was ending, Mom continued with raising her “fancy” chickens and hosting cows for the summer. This brought her and Dad such joy each day.

Mom had many interests, included gardening, growing plants and watching them bloom, reading, game show watching, playing bingo, going to the casino (how she loved her little trips over the years), playing cards, solitaire, whist and crib (she could count the other persons cards within a second of them hitting the table). She enjoyed woodworking, crafts and cooking for family and friends.

Mom was always preparing food for everyone to eat. Growing up, the house was always busy. Family holidays our house was always full. Weekends consisted of bonfires, baseball games and even swimming at times. Mom welcomed everyone and always made room at the table for someone extra to join.
Mom enjoyed a good conversation and was always up to date on world affairs and politics. Many times, I would call her on my way home from work and she would update me on the day’s news. She was like my personal news reporter. Sometimes, if I would question her on something, she would call me back the next day at work to confirm she was correct.

Mom had many friends during her life, and she always found time to keep in touch. In her later years she spent a lot of time on the phone with friends, keeping up to date with the daily news. I used to tell her she needed a secretary, as the phone was constantly ringing. I often joked and tried to book a time to call her as I constantly battled the busy signal when I called. Many times we would just drive down to talk with her for 5 minutes, rather than battle that busy signal on the phone. When we would get there, we would find her with the phone attached to her ear of course. We tried to get her to get call waiting, but of course to her it was not worth the money, and she always said, “oh if it’s important, they would call back.

Mom and Dad loved to have their little day trips together. They would pack a lunch and get in the car and go for a drive. Many times, they would not have any destination until they sat in the car seat and figured it out. They truly enjoyed their visit to many small towns in Manitoba together over the years. Mom held on strong after Dad’s passing and many times she would talk about the “good ole days”.

Mom kept busy, even to her last few days she was on the go. Thou her passing was very sudden, we know that mom would not want us to watch her suffer and we take comfort knowing she is now with Dad in the afterlife.

Upon Moms wishes, a small service was held at Seasons Funeral with Father Sylvanus Omali officiating. Mom is to be cremated and placed with Dad together in their final resting place.

We would like to thank Beausejour Hospital for the Care and Comfort that they provided to our Mom during her final days. Thank you to Doctor Hannah and all the nurses for their kind support during this difficult time. We would like to also thank Holly from Seasons Funerals. She was very comforting and went above and beyond.

Lastly, we would like to thank all of you who have reached out to us to offer condolences. We really appreciate the kind words you have shared. We have relayed all the messages to one another and we all find comfort in knowing that mom touched the lives of so many people.

This is not a good bye, it’s till we meet again……Love you Mom…..