Funeral Announcement for: Andrew Bird of Portage la Prairie

Funeral date and time:  April 29, 2017 at 11am.

 

 

Andrew Bird of Portage la Prairie, MB, beloved husband of Nellie Bird, passed away at Portage District General Hospital on Monday April 24, 2017.

 

Andrew was predeceased by his parents, Malcolm Thomas Bird and Lilian Ethel Bird (Brewer). Left to cherish his memories are his wife, Nellie, of 41 years; daughter Jennifer (David) Roy of Portage, daughter Angela (Joshua) Rempel of Winnipeg and son Shawn Bird of Winnipeg; grandchildren, Jordann Zimmer of Edmonton, Kiera and Sarah Roy of Portage and a little grandson on the way; brother, Peter (Jane) Bird of White Rock, B.C.; sister-in-law, Gerry (Allen) Dell and brother-in-law, Harry (Janet) Peeters; aunt Darlene Cohen; honorary brothers, Bruce Cook and Robert McMillian and many cherished nieces, nephews, cousins and family abroad in England and the Netherlands.

 

Funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at McKenzie's Portage Funeral Chapel at 11:00 am.

 

Private family interment will take place at the columbarium in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

 

Should Friends so desire, donations in memory of Andrew Bird may be made to Crohns & Colitis Foundation, Heart & Stroke Foundation or to a cancer charity of your choice.

 

McKenzie's Portage Funeral Chapel in care of arrangements.