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Family: Renaud, Maurice "Mo" / Rebiffe, Irene Catherine (F3957)
m. 3 Jul 1954
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Male
Renaud, Maurice "Mo"
Birth 25 Dec 1929 Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA 
Death 14 Nov 2024 Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Burial Aft. 14 Nov 2024 Green Acres Funeral Home and Cemetery, Navin, Beausejour Census Division, Manitoba, Canada Marriage 3 Jul 1954 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Type Spousal Father Renaud, Marie Francois Edouard Claude "Joseph" "Edward" | F7313 Group Sheet Mother George, Violet Alexandria | F7313 Group Sheet
Female
Rebiffe, Irene Catherine
Birth 22 Dec 1933 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Death 5 Oct 2015 Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Burial Aft. 5 Oct 2015 Green Acres Funeral Home and Cemetery, Springfield, Beausejour Census Division, Manitoba, Canada Father Rebiffe, André Fernand M "Andy" | F2682 Group Sheet Mother Vandersteen, Cornelia Johanna "Cora" | F2682 Group Sheet
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Sources - [S1502288945] Ancestry.com, Canada, Obituary Collection, 1898-2015, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Call Number not provided.
A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story.
It is described as "Publication Place: Winnipeg, Canada". - [S1502288945] Ancestry.com, Canada, Obituary Collection, 1898-2015, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Call Number not provided.
As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item
It is described as "Publication Place: Winnipeg, Canada". - [S1502288945] Ancestry.com, Canada, Obituary Collection, 1898-2015, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Call Number not provided.
A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story.
It is described as "Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press; Web edition: http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-228952/name-Irene_Renaud/min-run-date-1444107600/order-publish_date%7CDESC,last_name%7CASC/". - [S1502288945] Ancestry.com, Canada, Obituary Collection, 1898-2015, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Call Number not provided.
As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item
It is described as "Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press; Web edition: http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-228952/name-Irene_Renaud/min-run-date-1444107600/order-publish_date%7CDESC,last_name%7CASC/". - [S0000100001] Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry),
Ancestry's Find A Grave Indices / Catalogues, (Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry)).
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- [S1563291627] Winnipeg Free Press,
Passages Service of the WFP (Web)[SD], (Winnipeg Free Press Located in: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), N/A.
A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story.
It is described as "id-228952".
It was described specifically or transcribed by them as "IRENE CATHERINE RENAUD, BORN: DEC 22, 1933, DATE OF PASSING: OCT 05, 2015; It is with profound sorrow that we, the loving family of Irene Catherine Renaud (née Rebiffe) bid a final farewell to our beloved wife, sister, mother, mother-in-law, and gr".andmother. After a 33 month battle, Irene Renaud passed away quietly surrounded by her loving family on October 5, 2015. Irene, the daughter of Cora Braun, was born on December 22, 1933 in Winnipeg. Childhood years on the family farm at Fisher Branch bred in her a hardy work ethic and a life-long love of horses. She attended Kelvin High School, where she excelled in athletics, and gave early indications of her leadership skills as a member of the student council. Her rare beauty prompted numerous offers of modelling work and beauty pageant accolades but it was her keen intellect and strong will which led her on a very different path. For many years, Irene worked as a Dental Nurse, advancing to an executive position with the Dental Nurses Association of Winnipeg. Again, she chose another path when she met the love of her life, Maurice Renaud. They married in 1954 and together they raised three boys: Kerry, Randall, and the youngest, Ritchie. However, Irene still desired a working career of her own, and became a "hostess" (agent) for the company Welcome Wagon. This launched a 30-year career in which her remarkable leadership and managerial skills took her to the very top in the company, eventually becoming the President and CEO. She was the longest serving Chairman of the Board in the company's 85-year history in Canada. And in 1992, during the Canadian 125th anniversary celebrations, she was awarded the Governor General's Medal for significant contributions to community and country. Yet, despite the demands of her executive position, Irene never failed to celebrate life -- loving to try new restaurants and travel the world. From Vancouver to Venezuela, Hawaii to Hong Kong, Bali to Italy, and many, many points in between. Her favourite annual destination was Marco Island, Florida, where she and husband Maurice spent tranquil winters together along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Irene's other favourite place to be was her own garden -- a summer oasis that embodied all of her many qualities: the love and gentle care she showed as a mother; her expert organizational and maintenance skills; and the beauty and grace she showed throughout her life. Irene always showed unique abilities to take on challenges and was the one to whom both family and co-workers would turn to solve problems. She was a woman of impressive strength and pride, and even when medical professionals gave her the dire news of her leukaemia, she never let it defeat her spirit. Nor would she allow others around her to despair. She merely turned her remarkable resolve to accomplishing unfinished tasks, and far outlived the life expectancy average. Irene leaves behind to cherish her memory a grieving but proud family, her husband of 61 years, Maurice, her sons Kerry (Joanne), Randall, and Ritchie (Jennifer), her sister Diane (Mike), as well as grandchildren Matthew (Dayna), Taylor, and Ryan, and nieces Lorraine, Bonnie, and Susan. The family wishes to thank Dr. Houston and Barb Hues as well as Dr. Pat Harris for their care. Also sincere thanks to the nurses and staff at CancerCare Manitoba, and Dr. St. Godard and the rest of the amazing, compassionate staff at St. Boniface Hospital Palliative. No formal service is planned in accordance with her wishes. In lieu of flowers, donations are encouraged to CancerCare Manitoba. "The great secret of death, and perhaps its deeper connection with us, is this: that, in taking from us a being we have loved and venerated, death does not wound us without, at the same time, lifting us toward a more perfect understanding of this being and of ourselves." Rainer Maria Rilke January 23, 1924
-- As published in the Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 06, 2015
Reported as having been published or sourced on or about 2015/10/06.
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- [S1563291627] Winnipeg Free Press,
Passages Service of the WFP (Web)[SD], (Winnipeg Free Press Located in: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), N/A.
A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story.
It is described as "id-327271".
It was described specifically or transcribed by them as "MAURICE (MO) RENAUD, Born: Dec 25, 1929, Date of Passing: Nov 14, 2024; It is with profound sorrow that the loving family of Maurice "Mo" Renaud wish to announce the passing of the former voice of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Winnipeg Stadium, GM o".f the Red River Ex, and Executive Director of Winnipeg's 1974 Centennial Celebrations.
Mo, as he was known by friends and family, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2024, just six weeks shy of his 95th birthday. He is survived by his three sons, Kerry, Randall, and Ritch Renaud; his daughters-in-law, Joanne (née Dufort) and Jennifer (née Lee), and by his grandchildren, Matthew, Taylor and Ryan Renaud; and granddaughter-in-law, Mallory (née Boiteau), as well as his great-granddaughter, Ruby
Mo was born on Christmas Day, 1929 in Winnipeg to Joseph Renaud, who had been born in Tadoussac, Quebec, and Violet (née George), originally from Inverness, Scotland. He had three brothers, Ted, Charles, and George. Mo attended St. James Collegiate, where he played lacrosse with the Border Athletic Club. He would later become a referee, and eventually the referee-in-chief while also acting as the lacrosse league's press officer for Lacrosse Manitoba.
After learning a trade as an engineering aide with the Manitoba Telephone System, Mo moved over to the Greater Winnipeg Gas Co., as General Sales Manager.
In the summer of 1954, the 24 year old Mo married the love of his life, Irene Catherine Rebiffe, a beautiful dental nurse from Kelvin High School who would go on to become the CEO of a company that she co-owned, Welcome Wagon of Canada.
Just as Mo had been one of four boys, he and Irene raised three sons Kerry, Randall, and Ritchie. And in the late 1960s, their backyard pool, (the city's first concrete in-ground swimming pool), was the setting for the annual swimsuit competition of the Miss Manitoba Pageant. And every year on the day of the event, the branches of the surrounding trees would be filled with a host of inquisitive neighbourhood kids.
For 18 years, beginning in 1975, Mo acted as the General Manager of the Red River Exhibition, helping to build it from a small country fair to a ten-day multi-million dollar enterprise. Mo also served as the Executive Director of Winnipeg's Centennial Celebrations in 1974, and in that role, helped to host their Royal Highnesses, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon on a four day official visit to Winnipeg.
But Mo Renaud is perhaps best remembered by fellow Winnipegers as the voice announcing the tackles and touchdowns at Winnipeg Stadium, beginning in 1962, and for 582 consecutive Blue Bomber games, including the frigid 1991 Grey Cup.
By the time he retired in 1997, Mo had earned a reputation as the Dean of Canadian Public Address announcers. And his flair for drama made him popular even with the players and management alike. When popular Bomber linebacker K.D. Williams got traded to the rival Saskatchewan Roughriders, Williams complained that the P.A. Announcer in Regina didn't say his name as dynamically as Mo: "I like my name said a certain way. The guy in Winnipeg made it sound good. Kaaaay Deeeee WILLIAMS."
However, Mo's connection to football and local sports went even deeper. He acted as the President of the St. Vital Bulldogs Senior Football organization in the late 1960s; and the President of the St. Boniface Football Association in the 1970s. And for his contribution to sport, he was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2007, as well as the Football Manitoba Hall of Fame and the Manitoba Lacrosse Hall of Fame, both in 2018.
After retiring from both the Ex and the press box, Mo and his beloved wife Irene travelled the world, to Bermuda, the Bahamas, Mexico, Hawaii, Aruba, California, Bali, Rio De Janiero, and even Hong Kong, as well as wintering in Marco Island for 37 years. And in 2011, they ventured north to the town of Tadoussac, Quebec, to discover where his father had been born.
After 61 years of marriage, Irene very sadly passed away in 2015. And now Mo joins his dearly missed wife in eternal embrace.
Mo will forever be remembered for his sartorial elegance, good looks, quick wit, warm, winning smile, and his relaxed charm. He was known by thousands, counted on as a friend by many, and deeply loved by his entire extended family.
No formal service is planned, in accordance with his wishes. The family wishes to thank the dedicated staff and doctors at the St. Boniface Hospital Palliative Care ward as well as Mo's long-time physician and friend, Dr. Joseph Partyka.
-- As published in the Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 16, 2024
Reported as having been published or sourced on or about 2024/11/16.
The information was at the time and may yet be available here, on an Internet service,
access to which may or may not also be subject to a subscription.
- [S1502288945] Ancestry.com, Canada, Obituary Collection, 1898-2015, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Call Number not provided.