It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of Valborg (Molla) Thomassen, an incredible loving mother of 7 children, Ole (Sally), Ann (Ken), Erik, Randi, Arne (Shirley), Roy (Karen), Lisa (Murray); 9 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren. Molla was born in Norway, raised her family in Winnipeg, loved life, her family and friends. She will be dearly missed.
A celebration of life will be held at McCALL BROS. FLORAL CHAPEL, Johnson and Vancouver Streets, on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stoke Foundation and the Canadian Diabetes Association.
22 Responses
Dear Thomassen Family,
Just wanted to let you know that we all are sending you are condolences on your Mom’s passing. She TRULY will be missed by all that knew her. She was a wonderful lady, we (Peterson Family) all have our special times that we remember with your Mom. I for one have MANY MANY fond memories of times that I spent with her and My Mom. The fun times we had on our yearly fishing trip!! We were truly blessed to have known her as your Mom, our neighbour and My Mom’s good friend.
Know that our thoughts,prayers and love are with you all.
Gwen
Please accept our deepest sympathy on the loss of your Mom. She was a dear friend to our Mom. I can see them up there having coffee and yakking it up.
I still see riding over the bridge for visits to your home.
Take Care Everyone!
To My Mom, Brother and sister, aunts uncles and cousins.
Frank and i are so sorry that we can’t be there.Our thoughts are with you all. I hope you all think of grandma when you read these lyrics from the song immortality written by the Bee Gees. I send them as grandma is immortality lives through all of us.
I love you all
Krista.
So this is who I am
And this is all I know
And I must choose to live
For all that I can give
The spark that makes the power grow
But I will stand for one dream if I can
Symbol of my faith in who I am
But you are my only
And I must follow on the road that lies ahead
I won’t let my heart control my head
But you are my only
And we don’t say goodbye
We don’t say goodbye
And I know what I’ve got to be…
Immortality
I make my journey through eternity
I keep the memory of you and me
Inside
Fulfill your destiny
It’s there within the child
My storm will never end
My fate is on the wind
The king of hearts
The joker’s wild
We don’t say goodbye
We don’t say goodbye
I’ll make them all remember me
Cause I have found the dream that must come true
Every ounce of me must see it through
But you are my only
I’m sorry I don’t have the role for love to play
Hand over my heart I’ll find my way
I will make them give to me…
Immortality
There is a vision and a fire in me
I keep the memory of you and me
Inside
And we don’t say goodbye
We don’t say goodbye
In all my love for you
And what else we may do
We don’t say goodbye…
We want to extend our deepest sympathy in the loss of your Mom. We know that the precious memories of her will live on in all the hearts of those that have been touched by her life. She will always be close in spirit.
Ole and Sally,
So sorry to hear of Mom’s passing. Cherish her memory and we hope that she taught you how to make vinetarta.
Love,
Len and Karen
I’m sorry I can’t be there with you, but my thoughts and prayers are with all of you, love, Eunice & Family
When I think of growing up on Kingston Crescent, there are some personalities that stand out. Molla Thomassen was definitely one-of-a-kind. I loved her laugh and the way everyone felt welcome around her. We all looked forward to vinetarte at Christmastime, and Mrs. Thomassen never let us down. Our whole family sends special thoughts and prayers to the Thomassen clan, and I know she and Dorris are enjoying a round of bridge up there.
John Sr., Wanda, John Jr. and Jim Whiting
Just read today about your mother’s passing. Am sending my condolences to all during this difficult time.
Take care,
Carole Orchard ……..Kingston Row
My heartfelt sympathy to the family.
I am a neighbour in the building – I enjoyed many brief but delightful conversations with Molla. She will be missed at Maison Blanche.
Dearest Norwegian Teacher Molla,
Although very sad for your departure, your latest students, Ivana & Fernando, wish You the most peaceful and blissful Journey to Heavens in the company of the Angels of Light who might now be guiding you to your new Celestial Abode.
We want you to know that it was an honour for us to have you as a teacher and as a friend at the Norway House.
We immensely value your patience, your great sense of humour, and the wonderful stories and adventures you kindly shared with us about Norway and its culture.
We really miss you, dear Molla, but trust that you are in the most loving and caring Divine Hands right now.
We sincerely thank you for your Presence in our lives. We will always treasure having had You as our very first Norwegian language teacher, a teacher whose kindness and immaculate elegance always amazed us.
May your entire family find the strength and all the support needed at this time of sorrow. Our sincere condolences to all and each of them.
Ivana & Fernando