It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Myrna Kreel on September 28, 2018, at the Seven Oaks Hospital. She was 87 years of age.
She is survived by her husband, Harry, her daughter, Eileen, her son Darrel, and her grandson Benjamin.She was pre-deceased by her parents, Benjamin and Yetta Mitchell, and her sister, Corrine Greenberg.
Myrna was born in Winnipeg and grew up in Winnipeg’s North End. She attended AberdeenSchool, the I.L.Peretz Folk School,and St. John’s High School, following which she worked as a stenographer. She married Harry in 1950 and together they had a very active social life. Myrna had many friends, with whom she enjoyed socializing over the years. She and Harry also loved to travel. She was very involved with “Pioneer Women” for decades, as well as the I.L. Peretz Folk School “Muter Ferein”. Above all, Myrna was devoted to her family.
The family would like to thank the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue for attending to all of the arrangements, on very short notice, during the week of Succoth, as well as Sheryl Levine and Steve Hayman for their kind assistance.The family would also like to express its deep appreciation to the staff on the fourth floor of the Seven Oaks Hospital, for the excellent and compassionate care which was given to Myrna during the final weeks and days of her life.
