Gail Marie Salmon

GAIL MARIE SALMON WAS BORN FEBRUARY 7, 1948 TO PARENTS ALICE (NEE STOUGHTON) AND JOHN (JACK) BOLTER IN BIRTLE, MANITOBA. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BIRTLE, GAIL ATTENDED SCHOOL AND STARTED WORKING AT THE BIRTLE ROYAL BANK FOLLOWING GRADUATION. IN 1969 SHE MARRIED BRIAN SALMON. TOGETHER THEY WELCOMED  DAUGHTERS DEANNA MARIE (1975) AND (CARLA) MICHELLE (1978).

GAIL STAYED AT HOME TO RAISE THE GIRLS AND SUPPORT BRIAN’S GRAVEL BUSINESS AND LATER HIS LONG DISTANCE TRUCKDRIVING. OVER THE YEARS SHE WAS AN ACTIVE PARENT VOLUNTEER, PRESIDENT OF THE BIRTLE FIGURE SKATING CLUB, MEMBER OF THE BIRTLE FUNDRAISERS, BIRTLE CURLING CLUB, ACTIVELY SANG IN THE UNITED CHURCH CHOIR, INSTRUCTED UNITED CHURCH MESSENGERS, AND WAS A PROUD BIRTLE OLDPUCKERS SUPPORTER!

IN 1990 WHEN BRIAN CAME OFF THE ROAD, GAIL WORKED AT THE COSMIC CAFÉ AND THEN BIRTLE PHARMACY – WHERE SHE ENJOYED WORKING AND VISITING WITH MANY CUSTOMERS FOR OVER 25 YEARS.

BRIAN AND GAIL ENJOYED MANY YEARS OF SEASONAL CAMPING AT CACTUS HILLS CAMPGROUND (ASPEN GROVE), ATTENDING SOCIAL EVENTS AND DANCING OVER THE YEARS. 

IN 2012 GAIL BATTLED AND BEAT BREAST CANCER. SHE CELEBRATED WITH A FAMILY HOLIDAY TO MEXICO. GAIL LOVED GOING OUT FOR LUNCH, ATTENDING CRAFT SALES, AND SHOPPING! SHE WAS ESPECIALLY GOOD AT PICKING OUT THE PERFECT BIRTHDAY AND CHRISTMAS GIFTS! SHE ENJOYED ATTENDING MUSICALS, CONCERTS, AND PASTURE PICKIN’ EVENTS, AND STARTED ATTENDING SENIORS DANCES IN BRANDON WHERE SHE MADE MANY NEW FRIENDS OVER THE YEARS. SHE COULD ALSO BE FOUND CHEERING ON THE GRANDKIDS AT VARIOUS HOCKEY, SOCCER, SOFTBALL, BAND, AND DANCE EVENTS ALL OVER WESTMAN!

GAIL WAS PREDECEASED BY HER FATHER JACK BOLTER IN 1962, AND HUSBAND OF 40 YEARS BRIAN SALMON IN 2010.

GAIL WILL BE MISSED BY DAUGHTER DEANNA AND HER HUSBAND JERRY LOVAS AND THEIR FAMILY, AMY (TYLER LOWRY) AND ABIGAIL (CURTIS IRELAND). DAUGHTER MICHELLE AND HER HUSBAND RANDY BRYANT AND THEIR FAMILY, MONELLE (HAYDEN O’HARA), BAKER, AND HADLEY. GAIL IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HER MOTHER ALICE BOLTER, BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW JACK AND JUDY BOLTER, AND FRIEND TOM CURTIS. SHE WILL ALSO BE LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY MANY NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS AND FRIENDS.