Kris Servanté

SERVANTE, Kristbjorg

Kris Servante (Eliasson) passed away peacefully on July 27, 2024 in Neepawa, Manitoba, at Country Meadows Personal Care Home. Kris was born October 2, 1925, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the second of seven children born to Jens and Helga Eliasson.

After finishing Grade 12 in Mozart, Saskatchewan, Kris attended Saskatoon Normal School then began her life-long teaching career. She taught in one-room schools in Harvard and Mount Hecla, Saskatchewan, before moving to Manitoba, where she taught in Birnie, Tobarmore and Neepawa. By correspondence and summer school, Kris attained her Bachelor of Teaching degree from Brandon University in 1979. Until 2019, she continued to provide English language lessons in her home.

Kris married Fred Servante in 1949 and they raised five children in Birnie, Manitoba. A creative seamstress, excellent gardener and hard worker, Kris was a woman of many talents. She was very sociable, proud of her Icelandic heritage and especially enjoyed sharing her delicious vinarterta. She was an avid reader who loved stories, poetry, music and drama. Kris thoroughly enjoyed knitting, quilting or sewing gifts for her family. She was always active in church activities and clubs, as well as community groups including UCW, Health Auxiliary, Fine Arts Festival, Toastmasters, Curling, 4-H, Garden and Sewing Clubs.

Predeceased by her parents Jens and Helga (Gudmundsson) Eliasson, husband, Fred Servante, brothers Fredrik, Paul, Jakob, and Elias Eliasson and her sister Thora Robinson. Survived by her sister Alda Johnson, children Janet O’Donnell, Karin Saylor (David), Art Servante, Bill Servante (Lourdes), and Nancy Servante (Woody Kehler), 17 grandchildren: Andrea Lenton (James), Natalie O’Donnell (Jordan Stagg), Leanne Hanlan (Brent), Rebecca White (Nathan), Bryce O’Donnell (Jessica Phung), Jillian O’Donnell (Julian Coronado), Lauren Wernham (Jason), Dan Saylor (Erin Wellington), Heather Kleinsasser (Curtis), Shania Saylor, Han Saylor (Ashlyn), Dalia Davidson (Jacob), Michael Servante (Nichola), Mia Baluyut (Noel Kueh), Robin Kehler (Jean), Drew Kehler (Heather), and Monte Kehler (Sara Minogue), and 36 great-grandchildren.

Service to be held on Friday, August 2, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at White’s Funeral Home, Neepawa, MB. Reception to follow at Arts Forward.  Burial at Riverside Cemetery, Neepawa.

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