Lorraine Alice Gamache

1943 - 2024  (81 years)

• Name	Lorraine Alice Gamache
  Birth	13 Jul 1943	The Pas, Flin Flon-Northwest Census Division, Manitoba CANADA
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 Jul 2024	Cranberry Portage, Kelsey, Manitoba CANADA
  Person ID	I54058	King/Roy
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Napoleon Joseph Gamache,   b. 2 Jun 1901, CANADA d. 20 Dec 1984, The Pas, Flin Flon-Northwest Census Division, Manitoba, CANADA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Marie Louise Dorina Pelletier,   b. 15 Aug 1915, St-Jean Baptiste, Pembina Valley, Manitoba CANADA d. 14 May 1991, The Pas, Flin Flon-Northwest, Manitoba CANADA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	The Pas, Flin Flon-Northwest Census Division, Manitoba CANADA,
  Headstones		Headstone of Napoleon and Marie Louise (Pelletier) Gamache Lakeside Cemetery The Pas, Flin Flon-Northwest Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
  Family ID	F13820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Michael Frederick Petryk,   b. 2 Jul 1942, Flin-Flon, Manitoba CANADA d. 26 Jun 2024, Cranberry Portage, Kelsey, Manitoba CANADA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	15 Aug 1964	The Pas, Flin Flon-Northwest Census Division, Manitoba CANADA,
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Histories		Petryk - Gamache Wedding Announcement Pas Herald Aug 19, 1964, Page 17 Pas, Manitoba, CA
  Family ID	F25210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2025

  
  

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  Died: Lorraine Petryk Obituary Lorraine Petryk July 13, 1943 - July 15, 2024 An ode to our mom... a life well lived.... We are saddened to announce the passing of our loving mother Lorraine (Gamache) Petryk at the age of 81. Lorraine was born in The Pas MB to parents Napoléon and Maire (Pelletier) Gamache. At 16, Lorraine met the love of her life, Michael Petryk. They married in 1963 and moved to Cranberry Portage where they raised their family on the beautiful shores of Lake Athapap. Lorraine was passionate about teaching and would say, ?Education is something no one can ever take from you?. She attained her teaching certificate and later completed a degree in English. Countless students were touched by her love of learning as she taught elementary, junior high and senior high school English. Eventually, it was because of her love for books and reading that she completed a diploma as a library technician. She spent the last 15 years of her career as the beloved librarian at Frontier Collegiate where she always welcomed students with her radiating smile and quiet, calm demeanour. Lorraine started the first FCI Chess Club and taught folk dancing where her troup captured the Rose Bowl at the Pas Music Festival. Our family home at the lake is where she was happiest; listening to the loons, working in her garden, paddling on the lake, skiing on the trails behind the house, and having her family home for Christmas. Her talent and love of gardening was evident to anyone who had the pleasure to be invited to a garden tour. She spent endless hours seeding, planting, and pruning. When she wasn?t in the garden, she was reading or writing about it in ?Roots North?. As a talented artist, she created beautiful clay sculptures and macrame. She crocheted and sewed clothes for her family. Lorraine was a passionate supporter of local Indigenous artists and filled her home with artwork from throughout the North. Lorraine leaves behind her children, Gregory (Michelle), Lynn (Ron), and Lori (David), grandchildren Colton, Jordyn, Kent, Rayne, Troy, Alexandria, and great-granddaughter Emra. Lorraine was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband Michael Petryk, her father Napoleon Gamache, mother Marie (Pelletier) Gamache, brother Raymond Gamache and sister Jennette (Gamache). A celebration of life will be held at a future date. The family would like to thank the caregivers at St Paul?s and Flin Flon Personal Care home for their assistance over the past few years.