Obituary of Elsie Boulet

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother Elsie Boulet at the age of 96 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, November 21, 2017. Cremation will take place and a memorial service will be held at Northwood Funeral Home Cremation and Reception Centre (942 Great Northern Road 705-945-7758) on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. Memorial donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. 

Elsie married her husband Emile Boulet 74 years ago in Swan Lake Manitoba. The young couple
 managed the agricultural co-operative in Somerset  Manitoba for several years .  When the Trans
Canada pipeline came through  in the mid fifties, the young couple  followed the construction to northern 
Ontario, and  eventually settlied in Geraldton Ontario.  Emile worked at the pipeline station there for many
years while Elsie sewed many dresses and did alterations for the local ladies who admired her talents.

In 1969 they discovered camping along with many other young families. The KOA Campgound franchise
opportunity was what they had been looking for.  They purchased property on the fifth line of Sault Ste.
Marie, cleared the bush while keeping the park feeling and Elsie and Emile operated this business 
themselves for almost twenty years.  Their campground won many awards;, and was always a busy place.  

They retired to their home on the fifth line and grew flowers and lots of potatoes in their big garden.
In their nineties they moved to Collegiate Heights.
    

Elsie is survived by her husband Emile/ Slim of the Sault, children: Gwen [Don] of Gibsons B.C., Doug [Jeanine] of North Delta B.C., Claudette [Valdu] of Longlac On and Gerald [Marilou] of Dartmouth N.S. Grandchildren : Ty, Wade, Tonya, Angie, Jackie, Paul, Adrien and Solenne.  Her great -grandchildren are Alex, Noah, Jakob, Carter, Quinn, Slade, Rhys Marissa, Kylie  and 12 day old Amelia.