Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. September 5th in Morden at the St. Paul’s United Church, with Brian Minaker officiating. A private family burial will follow at the Miami Cemetery.
Veronica was born in Galt, Ontario to Pearl and Ted Bezan on October 19th, 1954. In Veronica’s grade 10 year, the family moved to Miami, Manitoba. In Miami is where she met her future husband, Doug. On June 30th, 1973 Doug and Veronica were married at the Miami United Church.
Veronica was a dedicated bookkeeper for Little Morden Service for 34 years. She had a passion for animals and served as a volunteer for over 7 years at the Pembina Valley Humane Society. During that period she participated in the fundraising and capital campaign for the new animal shelter building.
On June 2nd, cancer reared its ugly head. On July 12th, Veronica started her first round of chemotherapy. Three weeks after the first treatment she took a turn for the worse and was unable to do the second round of chemotherapy. On August 2nd she was hospitalized. Veronica remained at Boundary Trails Health Center until her passing on August 30th.
Veronica was pre-deceased by her father Ted Bezan (2022), mother Pearl Bezan (nee Schankel, 2014), father in-law Cyril Frost (1992), mother in-law Joan Frost (nee Caswell, 2023) and one grandson Bradley Wall (2017).
Veronica is survived by her husband of 50 years Doug, daughter Kim (James) Wall, daughter Michelle Frost, grandson Cody (Morgan) Wall, brother Ron (Nancy) Bezan, brother Wayne (Carla) Bezan, brother in-law Bob (Deb) Frost, brother in-law Ray (Bev) Frost, along with many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
The honorary pallbearers are close friends Capri, Daneen, Karen, Kathy, Sandy, Lisa, Jill and Gloria.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Veronica may be made to the Pembina Valley Humane Society at https://pvhsociety.ca/donate.
The family would like to thank Dr. Woelk, Dr. Dahla, Dr. Robinson and the staff at Cancer Care and palliative care at Boundary Trails Health Center.