Hazel Carriere

With great sadness, the family of Hazel Irene Carriere (nee Nisely) announce her release from pain and suffering on October 3, 2025. Leaving to cherish her memory is her loving husband of 64 years, Aime Carriere, son Gerald, daughter Laurel (Jules) Freis, and grandchildren Dale (Daniela) Driedger, Cory (Colette) Driedger, Dylan (Michelle) Driedger, and Harley Freis, as well as great-grandchildren, Max, Zachary, Caitie, Carter, Charlotte, Alice and Winnie, as well as numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents George and Winnie Nisely, brother lan Nisely, and numerous sisters and brothers-in-law. Hazel was born on March 25, 1938, in St. Jean, MB, and grew up on the family farm in Greenridge, MB.

Hazel was a country girl at heart, working alongside her parents on the family farm, showing cows in the local 4- H Club and camping with Canadian Girls in Training. She went on to normal school in Winnipeg to get her teaching certificate and began teaching in Greenridge and Dominion City. One night at a Christmas dance in Greenridge, she met her lifetime love, Aime. They wed on August 12, 1961, then moved to Winnipeg, where she taught at King George School while Aime worked on the highways. When they moved back to take over the family farm, Hazel was at her happiest. She continued to teach in Dominion City until the arrival of Gerald and then Laurel, when she gave up teaching and focussed on the farm and family. Hazel continued to be active in her community as a member of the Greenridge and the Woodmore Women's Institute, Emerson Sacred Heart Church, the local church and cemetery boards, as well as being involved in her children's and grandchildren's many activities. And she was always a devoted caregiver to family members in need. Hazel enjoyed her and Aime's many excursions to Saskatchewan, or just driving around the community to check out crops. She had loved community dances and was an avid curler in her day. In her later years, she loved whist drives and was always up for a game of cribbage. But Hazel enjoyed nothing more than being with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and she could often be seen picking them up from school or having them over for sleepovers. And no one could compare with Granny's Easter Egg hunts, sending the kids all over the yard-even over to the neighbour's-and then finishing everything off with grilled cheese sandwiches and eggs. Every kid in the community called her Granny, and her door was always open to her kids' wayward friends.

Hazel was a truly one of a kind, with a smile, laugh, and hug to anyone who needed it. Mom, you are truly irreplaceable. For those who so desire, donations in her name can be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Celebration of Life to be announced at a later date.