MINNIE MARGARET LUCILDA WOODS
(nee Brown)
At Misericordia Health Centre on Saturday, October 25, 2025, Minnie Margaret Lucilda Woods (nee Brown) passed away at the age of 90 years.
Minnie will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her sons Bradley (Judy) and Daryl (Stacie), her grandchildren Jeremy, Emily and Mitchell and Mitchell’s Mom, Robyn. She is also remembered by her brother-in-law Donnie Woods (Helen) and by her nieces and nephews.
Minnie was predeceased by her husband, Garth in 2023, her parents Henry and Pearl Brown, brother John (Kathleen), Garth’s parents Dave and Hazel Woods and sister-in-law Ruth (Peter) Harris.
Minnie was born on January 13, 1935 and raised on the family farm in the Stephenfield district. At the age of 17 Minnie moved to Elm Creek where she worked at Eddy’s Café and Grocery and where she would meet her future husband, Garth. She later moved to Winnipeg and in 1958 Minnie and Garth were married and began life together in the city. In 1965 they purchased their home on Cavalier Drive, raising their two sons, making many neighbourhood friends, and where Minnie would live for 59 years. During her early years in Winnipeg, Minnie worked at Dominion Insurance. She became a full-time home maker with the arrival of Bradley in 1964 and in 1971 Daryl would complete the family. As the boys grew older, Minnie re-entered the workforce at CRA’s Taxation Data Centre retiring a few years after Garth’s retirement in 1989. In 2024 Minnie moved to Sturgeon Creek II Retirement Residence.
Family and friends were core to happiness in Minnie’s life. For her, there was nothing better than time spent together. She loved organizing and hosting holiday celebrations, birthdays, anniversaries, family dinners and just general get-togethers – whether large or small. Over the years, Minnie also enjoyed trips with Garth to eastern Canada, Palm Springs and the western Prairies as well as bus trips to casinos with her long-time friend Joan McCrea.
But at the top of Minnie’s list were her grandchildren. Bake days with Emily, attending Mitchell’s sporting events and visits with Jeremy were all highly treasured times. She was unabashedly proud of them, and no one ever went home without some of Grandma’s baking.
Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 2 p.m. at Crossway Church, 146 Poplar Ave., Elm Creek, MB.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
(nee Brown)
At Misericordia Health Centre on Saturday, October 25, 2025, Minnie Margaret Lucilda Woods (nee Brown) passed away at the age of 90 years.
Minnie will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her sons Bradley (Judy) and Daryl (Stacie), her grandchildren Jeremy, Emily and Mitchell and Mitchell’s Mom, Robyn. She is also remembered by her brother-in-law Donnie Woods (Helen) and by her nieces and nephews.
Minnie was predeceased by her husband, Garth in 2023, her parents Henry and Pearl Brown, brother John (Kathleen), Garth’s parents Dave and Hazel Woods and sister-in-law Ruth (Peter) Harris.
Minnie was born on January 13, 1935 and raised on the family farm in the Stephenfield district. At the age of 17 Minnie moved to Elm Creek where she worked at Eddy’s Café and Grocery and where she would meet her future husband, Garth. She later moved to Winnipeg and in 1958 Minnie and Garth were married and began life together in the city. In 1965 they purchased their home on Cavalier Drive, raising their two sons, making many neighbourhood friends, and where Minnie would live for 59 years. During her early years in Winnipeg, Minnie worked at Dominion Insurance. She became a full-time home maker with the arrival of Bradley in 1964 and in 1971 Daryl would complete the family. As the boys grew older, Minnie re-entered the workforce at CRA’s Taxation Data Centre retiring a few years after Garth’s retirement in 1989. In 2024 Minnie moved to Sturgeon Creek II Retirement Residence.
Family and friends were core to happiness in Minnie’s life. For her, there was nothing better than time spent together. She loved organizing and hosting holiday celebrations, birthdays, anniversaries, family dinners and just general get-togethers – whether large or small. Over the years, Minnie also enjoyed trips with Garth to eastern Canada, Palm Springs and the western Prairies as well as bus trips to casinos with her long-time friend Joan McCrea.
But at the top of Minnie’s list were her grandchildren. Bake days with Emily, attending Mitchell’s sporting events and visits with Jeremy were all highly treasured times. She was unabashedly proud of them, and no one ever went home without some of Grandma’s baking.
Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 2 p.m. at Crossway Church, 146 Poplar Ave., Elm Creek, MB.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.