nee: Anderson
Peacefully in her sleep our Mother, Kookoo, Sister, Auntie, Cousin and Friend, Elsie Bruce, went home to Heaven in the early hours of Thursday, 2:55 a.m. January 15, 2026 at the age of 75 years old.
Left to cherish her memory is her sister, Alice Thomas; her children, Vernon, Darren, Jody and Mary; her grandchildren, Waylon, Jaime (Matthew), Cashes “Gig”, Jasmine, Laura, Darrian, Dallas (Maria), Trey, Brandis, Breanna, Shayden, Tyrell, Jennifer and Ryan; her great- grandchildren, Noah, Nova, Davis, Olivia, Caleigh, Nevaeh, Micah, Jedidiah, Zariah; her daughters in-law, Kyla Stagg and Erica Morrisseau; nieces and nephews, Ardell (Darwin Anderson), Sheldon Anderson “Budgie”(Rosie), Kenny (Angie Anderson), Deanna Thomas and all of their children Genaille, Julie, Chelsea (Darryl Fitzner), Ashlyn, Alanis, Tesla “Sweetie,” Phillip, Kayla, Kristina, Kolten, Keegan and Kellen.
Elsie was predeceased by her parents, Morris Anderson (Father), Julia Anderson (Mother); her father in-law Alexander Bruce and mother in-law Ida Bruce; her sister Violet Shorting; her sister in-law Irma Sumner; her brothers in-law, Glen Bruce, Alfred Bruce and Alex Bruce “Agoo”; her nephews, Harold Bruce and Alfred Bruce (Abeech); her nieces, Maureen and Aaliyah; as well as other friends and family members, uncles, aunties and cousins.
Elsie Bruce was born in Ashern, Manitoba. She grew up in Pinaymootang with her parents Morris and Julia Anderson, sisters Alice Thomas and late Violet Shorting. She always loved to speak the Anishinaabe language and was a proud believer of Jesus Christ’s work, so was her late husband David Bruce. Her and David would sing gospel songs in church together and enjoyed going to Sunday services or tent meetings all over Manitoba.
Elsie loved cooking, making homemade pies, bread or cabbage rolls. She loved having family dinners together and making breakfast for everyone in the morning. She also had a career with the Canadian Armed Forces as a cook. She loved to always take care of others, every time she saw a child she would be so excited to share a moment and to share the gift of love especially with her own children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Elsie Bruce will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She is reunited with her late husband David Bruce and other lost loved ones at the Pearly Gates of Heaven.
Wake Service: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. at Fairford House of Prayer, Fairford, Manitoba
Funeral Service: Friday, January 23, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. at Fairford House of Prayer, Fairford, Manitoba
Interment: St. Helen’s Anglican Church Cemetery, Fairford, Manitoba
Officiant: Pastor Wilfred Bruce
Pallbearers: Sheldon Anderson (Budge) - Waylon Bruce - Cashes Stagg - Darrian Bruce - Dallas Bruce - Trey Catcheway
Crossbearers: Noah Stagg-Perrault - Davis Bruce
A Heart Of Gold
A heart of gold stopped beating,
Hardworking hands went to rest,
God took you home to prove to us,
He only takes the best.
We will always remember the way you looked,
The way you walked and smiled,
All the things you did for us,
Will be with us all the while.
You lived your life for those you loved,
Your children taught and grown,
He called to you to come and dwell,
Where no more work is done.
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