Candace (Candy) Bennett

Candace (Candy) Dawn Bennett

February 13, 1970 – March 21, 2018

                With heavy hearts, we announce the sudden passing of our beloved mother, partner, granny, sister, auntie, daughter and friend, Candace (Candy) Dawn Bennett. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.

                Candy was predeceased by her father, Harold Bennett, her grandfather, Robert (Bob) Scott, her father-in-law, Sidney Seymour Sr., her mother-in-law, Ethel Seymour (Crate) and brother-in-law, William Seymour.

                She leaves to mourn her mother, Doreen, her daughters, Jasmine (David), Lauren and Savannah, her son, Logan (Jolene), her brother, Terry (Janet), sisters-in-law, Gloria, Bernadette and Florence, brothers-in-law, Nathan (Vivian) and Curtis (Liz), her partner, Colin, her ex-husband and friend, Sidney, her grandchildren, Alexis, Rosie, Sammi, Charlie, Dawson and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, family and friends.

                She also leaves to mourn her best friends Candace Smith, Trena Raven and Erin Prince and her guides and mentors, Doreen Smith and Neill and Edith Von Gunten.

                Candy was full of life and love, and she touched so many people’s hearts. She always had a smile and a laugh to share, and ear to listen and a shoulder to cry on. We’ll never forget you. We will love you forever, to the stars and back.

                Cremation funeral services will be held at Gilbart Funeral Home, 309 Eveline Street in Selkirk, Manitoba at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 with a lunch to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the type 1 diabetes research foundation, JDRF 235 Yorkland Blvd., Suite 600, Toronto, ON M2J 4Y8.

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