VIOLET IRENE (BRANDVOLD) MACLEAN slipped away quietly while asleep during the early morning hours of Thursday, February 17th in her 99th year at the Chinook Regional Hospital after a short stay.

She was born on January 7th, 1923 on her grandparent's farm near Asquith, Saskatchewan to Mabel Brandvold. Her Norwegian grandfather Erland and grandmother Kari Brandvold raised her as she attended school in nearby Asquith. They called her 'Tooty' as she was full of laughter and the joy of life. Her first language back then was Norwegian.

She made her way to Saskatoon as a teenager working at the Bessborough Hotel for many years in the Dining Room before marrying our father, Donald W. MacLean.

They eventually moved to Edmonton and then to Calgary in 1966 where our mom continued her long sales associate career with Simpson Sears. After our father passed away unexpectedly in 1969, mom met our step-father, Harold W. Leis a number of years later. In 1978, she moved to be with him at his home in Kitchener, Ontario. These were extremely happy years for her, socializing with their many friends and spending winters in Florida.

After the sudden passing of our beloved Harold in 1992, mom moved to Lethbridge to be with her eldest son, Ron. Soon, she was in her new condo at Grandview Village enjoying her many new friends and keeping active in the community with many clubs and associations.

After twenty years, a new chapter in her life took her to another wonderful place to live, Black Rock Terrace in Lethbridge. She truly loved her life there. Her quick smile and engaging personality brought so many close friends into her life including all the warmhearted staff members that were so good to her. She was there for almost ten years.

Left to feel this immense loss are her two sons, Ron (Denise) of Airdrie and Robert (Fon) of Gig Harbor, Washington; as well as special friends Elizabeth and Eva. Her dearest mother, Mabel Brandvold Lunde, predeceased her in 1996.

Our most sincere gratitude goes to the gracious, loving care she received while at the Chinook Regional Hospital Unit 3C. Thank you all!

At mom's request, there is no service.