Obituaries

LIEUTENANT RIEL BISSON Funeral Mass was Celebrated on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Roman Catholic Church, 2235 Silver Avenue at Whytewold Road, with Rev. Fr. Léo Couture presiding. Wojcik’s Winnipeg Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, 2157 Portage Ave, 204-897-4665, is in care of arrangements wojciksfuneralchapel.comPublish Date: May 31, 2014LIEUTENANT RIEL BISSON After a courageous co-existence with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Riel, aged 34, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at the Health Sciences Centre. Riel is survived by his loving spouse of 11 years, Bianca Gagné of Metabetchouan-Lac St-Jean; parents Ronald Bisson (Claudette) of Ottawa, Gayle Johnson of Brandon, and his extended family to include Michel, Julie, Riley, Layton, Jill, Logan, Taylor, Dyron, Ursula, Tyler, Cara, Kurt, Sean, Stephanie, Eva, Louis, Marc, Isabelle, Yannick and Kevin. Riel was adored by Bianca’s family which includes her mother Linda (Michel), Denise, Pauline, Richard (Claudette), Daniel, and especially her grandmother Florina Miron, all from Quebec. Born in Winnipeg on September 19, 1979, Riel’s life journey led him to many different parts of Canada which began with his enrolment into the Canadian Armed Forces in 2001. It was on his first posting to Bagotville QC, where he met the love of his life, Bianca. After graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada, with a Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering), Riel was posted to 1 Canadian Air Division/Canadian NORAD Region Headquarters in Winnipeg. Services will be held in St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Roman Catholic Church, 2235 Silver Avenue at Whytewold Road, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, Rev. Fr. Léo Couture presiding. Those who wish to pay their respects to the family are welcome at the church, starting at 1:30 p.m., with the Eulogy and Roman Catholic Mass starting at 2:45 p.m. The family wants to express their gratitude to the staff and volunteers at CancerCare Manitoba and GD6 Ward at the Health Sciences Centre. Riel was very appreciative of the world class care he received during his nine month illness from the Manitoba Health Care system. The family would also like to thank the Canadian Armed Forces for their ongoing support and caring for Riel and Bianca throughout this challenging period. In lieu of flowers, donations in Riel’s name can be made to the GD6 Leukemia Care Ward Patient Comfort Trust Fund, c/o Health Sciences Centre Foundation, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, MB R3A 1R9. Wojcik’s Winnipeg Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, 2157 Portage Ave., 204-897-4665, is in care of arrangements. wojciksfuneralchapel.comPublish Date: May 28, 2014   As published in the Winnipeg Free Press on May 31, 2014