Karilyn Mowat

KARILYN FAITH MOWAT

JUNE 21ST, 1996 – APRIL 4TH, 2024

It is with great sadness, the family announce that Karilyn began her spirit journey on April 4th, 2024 to be with her loved ones that went ahead.

Karilyn grew up  and attended school in Matheson Island, MB. During this time she learned how to play the fiddle, jig, and square dance. She participated in many small school sports day sponsored by Frontier School Division. She was a little sister to her bigger cousins. She held many cousins close to her heart while growing up at the Island, including teachers and friends. She attended Grade 10 in Selkirk at the Comp and returned home to help care for her Granny Shadie. Karilyn was homesick.

Granny Shadie was her world as they spent many hours talking, sharing, and doing things together. Karilyn would only listen to her Gran. Karilyn had a special bond with her little sister and brothers, she always connected with them to talk or tell them she missed them and loved them.

 Karilyn loved the outdoors, swimming, quading, boatrides, fishing, and bonfires. When her nephew Tyler and little cousins came for a visit she did everything with them, especially swimming at the dock or beach. Karilyn loved being an Auntie including to her little cousins.

Karilyn had a contagious laugh and beautiful smile. She loved to wear makeup, color her hair funky, and dress in fashion- everything had to match. Karilyn met her fiancé Marshall and was happy. Tragically she lost him on May 20th 2022. Karilyn really missed him and her heart was broken, her world turned upside down. She put up a good fight and kept going forward.

Karilyn leaves to celebrate her life, Granny (Mom) Shadie, uncle Brad (whom both raised her), sister Dariann (Troy), brothers Cornell and Sheldon JR, nephew Tyler Sheldon and niece Brinleigh Sarah, biological mother Heather, aunts (big sisters) Janice (Doug), Charlene (Robert), Rhonda (Mervin), Leona (Sam), Laureen and best friend Lucas, numerous cousins and good friends.

Karilyn was predeceased by fiance Marshall, father Sheldon, brother Brent, aunt Kerilyn, grandpa Bun, grandmother Violet, great grandparents Eva and Alphonse Johnston, Nora and Tom Mowat, cousins CJ and Jessica, numerous aunts and uncles, cousins, and friends.

A memorial service will be held in Karilyn’s honour on April 20th, 2024 at Gilbarts Funeral Home in Selkirk MB at 1:00 p.m. The service will be livestreamed via the following link: https://youtube.com/live/WBlXhtZFoTQ?feature=share. Cremation has taken place and burial will take place at a later date in Matheson Island, MB by Grandpa Bun. In lieu of flowers, and in Kari’s memory plant a tree or make a donation to Addictions of Foundation of Manitoba.

“Miss Me But Let Me Go”

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