Charlotte Schellenberg (Chrusch) (Nee Fontaine)

August 9, 1937 – October 27, 2023

Charlotte Schellenberg, aged 86 years, passed away on October 27, 2023 at Bethania Personal Care Home.

Charlotte is survived by five children; Adam (Shelley), Rodney, Cindy (Gerry), Michael (Tina), and Tammy; four sisters; Alice, Maggie, Helen and Anne; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews and nieces. She will be dearly missed by everyone who knew her. Mom was predeceased by her parents, husband Mike, and son Danny.

She was born on August 9, 1937, in Stanley Mission, SK, and had a total of 10 other siblings in her family. She moved to Great Falls, MB, when she was three years old. She was a residential school survivor.  In her later teens, she worked in tourist resorts. In the early 1970’s, she attended the University of Winnipeg and went on to becoming the director of the first women’s crisis shelter. She also enjoyed spending time with all her family, especially all outdoor activities like picking wild rice and blueberries, gardening and fishing.

The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Bethania Care Home for their loving and compassionate care they always gave to mom.

A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 4 at Sobering Funeral Chapel, 1035 Park Avenue E., Beausejour with interment to follow at St. Joseph’s Polish National Cemetery also in Beausejour.

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