It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of Karen Phyllis Bateman.<\/p>\n
Predeceased by both of her parents, Jeannine Loiseau and Edward Bateman, she is survived by her niece Kristin and nephew Eric as well as her brother Edward Bateman Jr.<\/p>\n
Just 68 years young at the time of her passing, she fought valiantly for the last few weeks of her life against terminal small intestine cancer. She spent her final moments well taken care of at the Royal Victoria Hospital\u2019s palliative care wing, hands held on either side by her niece and nephew.<\/p>\n
Karen was born in Westmount and lived out most of her early years in Verdun. When she grew up, her adventurous spirit led her to venture out West where she worked as a stable hand and bartender on a ranch in Alberta. There, she fell in love with all of the animals that called the ranch home but none more so than her favourite horse Midnight and a duo of pigs named after Cheech and Chong. Her spirit also led her out East where she resided in a small fishing village in Newfoundland called Caplin Cove; she spoke fondly and often of returning there someday. She experienced so many beautiful sights across Canada and left pieces of her heart scattered across the country but, in the end she was drawn back home, to the sight of the Saint Lawrence River, and set down roots in Lasalle.<\/p>\n
Karen was passionate about learning and an advocate for education. She earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in Sociology from Concordia as well as a degree in Women\u2019s Studies at their Simone de Beauvoir Institute. Post graduation, her living room continued to be piled sky-high with books to further deepen her understanding of her fellow humans. She was always curious, always hungry for more knowledge, and never stopped learning.<\/p>\n
She believed strongly in giving back to your community, even when you may not have much yourself. She was a life-long volunteer at many establishments in the Lasalle area including the Douglas, the Montreal General, and the SPCA just to name a few. She was also an established presence at her local community center, Centre culturel et communautaire Henri-Lemieux. She spent many a senior lunch at their Centre de Vieux Moulin and enjoyed participating in their monthly conversational group to debate politics. She became well-known for her green thumb and her involvement in the community garden. She lived to nurture and champion those that were voiceless, including plants but especially animals; her childhood dog Xanadu forever held a special place in her heart.<\/p>\n
She was an artist, a painter and a nature lover. She was incredibly thoughtful and sentimental. She wrote poems, songs and one of her fondest hobbies was singing in a choir. She was kind, generous and tried to meet everyone with an optimistic attitude. She was one heck of a cook. She saw and accepted you for who you were, without judgement – but, she also wasn\u2019t afraid to tell it like it is. She was unique, kooky and playful. She could chat your ear off if you let her, but above all, she loved openly, deeply and without hesitation. She gave her affection freely in the form of kisses and hugs. She was a beautiful person inside and out and she will be missed dearly by her family, her friends, her community, and everyone lucky enough to have known her.<\/p>\n
A celebration of life will take place on May 23, 2026 at 10:30 am at St. John Br\u00e9beuf Church (7777 George St., Lasalle, Qu\u00e9bec, H8P 1C8). A gathering to receive condolences, reminisce about Karen and share in a small meal will be held in the church\u2019s hall directly after the service.<\/strong><\/p>\n Aquamation took place at the Bio-Crematorium of:<\/strong><\/p>\n COMPLEXE FUN\u00c9RAIRE<\/strong><\/p>\n LE SIEUR<\/strong><\/p>\n 60 Boul. Pie-IX, Granby, Qc,<\/strong><\/p>\n t\u00e9l: 450-777-1414 t\u00e9lec: 450-777-0999<\/strong><\/p>\n www.lesieur.ca – info@lesieur.ca<\/strong><\/p>\n Membre de la CTQ<\/strong><\/p>\n C\u2019est avec une immense tristesse que nous annon\u00e7ons le d\u00e9c\u00e8s de Karen Phyllis Bateman.<\/p>\n Pr\u00e9d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9e par ses deux parents, Jeannine Loiseau et Edward Bateman, elle laisse dans le deuil sa ni\u00e8ce Kristin, son neveu Eric, ainsi que son fr\u00e8re Edward Bateman Jr.<\/p>\n \u00c2g\u00e9e de seulement 68 ans au moment de son d\u00e9c\u00e8s, elle a combattu avec courage, durant les derni\u00e8res semaines de sa vie, un cancer de l\u2019intestin gr\u00eale. Elle a pass\u00e9 ses derniers instants entour\u00e9e de soins attentifs \u00e0 l\u2019unit\u00e9 de soins palliatifs de l\u2019H\u00f4pital Royal Victoria, tenant la main de sa ni\u00e8ce et de son neveu.<\/p>\n Karen est n\u00e9e \u00e0 Westmount et a pass\u00e9 la majeure partie de son enfance \u00e0 Verdun. \u00c0 l\u2019\u00e2ge adulte, son esprit aventurier l\u2019a men\u00e9e vers l\u2019Ouest, o\u00f9 elle a travaill\u00e9 comme palefreni\u00e8re et barmaid dans un ranch en Alberta. Elle y est tomb\u00e9e amoureuse de tous les animaux qui y vivaient, mais tout particuli\u00e8rement de son cheval pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9, Midnight, ainsi que d\u2019un duo de cochons nomm\u00e9s en l\u2019honneur de Cheech et Chong. Son esprit l\u2019a \u00e9galement men\u00e9e vers l\u2019Est, o\u00f9 elle a v\u00e9cu dans un petit village de p\u00eacheurs \u00e0 Terre-Neuve appel\u00e9 Caplin Cove; elle parlait souvent avec affection de l\u2019id\u00e9e d\u2019y retourner un jour. Elle a d\u00e9couvert de nombreux paysages magnifiques \u00e0 travers le Canada, laissant des morceaux de son c\u0153ur un peu partout au pays. Finalement, elle est revenue chez elle, attir\u00e9e par la vue du fleuve Saint-Laurent, et s\u2019est \u00e9tablie \u00e0 LaSalle.<\/p>\n Karen \u00e9tait passionn\u00e9e par l\u2019apprentissage et fervente d\u00e9fenseure de l\u2019\u00e9ducation. Elle a obtenu un baccalaur\u00e9at en sociologie \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Concordia ainsi qu\u2019un dipl\u00f4me en \u00e9tudes des femmes \u00e0 l\u2019Institut Simone de Beauvoir. Apr\u00e8s ses \u00e9tudes, son salon demeurait rempli de livres, t\u00e9moignant de son d\u00e9sir constant d\u2019approfondir sa compr\u00e9hension des \u00eatres humains. Curieuse et avide de connaissances, elle n\u2019a jamais cess\u00e9 d\u2019apprendre.<\/p>\n Elle croyait profond\u00e9ment \u00e0 l\u2019importance de redonner \u00e0 sa communaut\u00e9, m\u00eame lorsque les moyens sont limit\u00e9s. Elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 b\u00e9n\u00e9vole toute sa vie dans plusieurs \u00e9tablissements du secteur de LaSalle, notamment au Douglas, \u00e0 l\u2019H\u00f4pital g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de Montr\u00e9al et \u00e0 la SPCA, pour n\u2019en nommer que quelques-uns. Elle \u00e9tait \u00e9galement tr\u00e8s pr\u00e9sente \u00e0 son centre communautaire local, le Centre culturel et communautaire Henri-Lemieux. Elle participait r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement aux d\u00eeners pour a\u00een\u00e9s au Centre du Vieux Moulin et prenait part avec plaisir aux groupes de discussion mensuels, o\u00f9 elle aimait d\u00e9battre de politique. Elle \u00e9tait reconnue pour son talent en jardinage et son implication dans le jardin communautaire. Elle consacrait sa vie \u00e0 prendre soin des \u00eatres sans voix, y compris les plantes, mais surtout les animaux; son chien d\u2019enfance, Xanadu, occupait une place toute sp\u00e9ciale dans son c\u0153ur.<\/p>\n Karen \u00e9tait une artiste, peintre et amoureuse de la nature. Elle \u00e9tait d\u2019une grande sensibilit\u00e9 et tr\u00e8s attentionn\u00e9e. Elle \u00e9crivait des po\u00e8mes et des chansons, et l\u2019un de ses passe-temps pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s \u00e9tait de chanter dans une chorale. Elle \u00e9tait gentille, g\u00e9n\u00e9reuse et s\u2019effor\u00e7ait d\u2019aborder chacun avec optimisme. C\u2019\u00e9tait une excellente cuisini\u00e8re. Elle voyait et acceptait les gens tels qu\u2019ils \u00e9taient, sans jugement \u2014 tout en n\u2019h\u00e9sitant pas \u00e0 dire les choses franchement. Unique, originale et enjou\u00e9e, elle pouvait parler sans arr\u00eat si on lui en laissait l\u2019occasion, mais surtout, elle aimait ouvertement, profond\u00e9ment et sans retenue. Elle exprimait librement son affection par des baisers et des \u00e9treintes. C\u2019\u00e9tait une personne magnifique, tant \u00e0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur qu\u2019\u00e0 l\u2019ext\u00e9rieur, et elle laissera un grand vide dans la vie de sa famille, de ses amis, de sa communaut\u00e9 et de tous ceux qui ont eu la chance de la conna\u00eetre.<\/p>\n Une c\u00e9l\u00e9bration de sa vie aura lieu le 23 mai 2026 \u00e0 10 h 30 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9glise St-Jean-de-Br\u00e9beuf (7777, rue George, LaSalle, Qu\u00e9bec, H8P 1C8). Une r\u00e9ception pour offrir ses condol\u00e9ances, partager des souvenirs de Karen et prendre une collation aura lieu dans la salle paroissiale imm\u00e9diatement apr\u00e8s la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie<\/u>.<\/strong><\/p>\n L\u2019Aquamation a eu lieu au Bio-Cr\u00e9matorium du\u00a0:<\/strong><\/p>\n COMPLEXE FUN\u00c9RAIRE<\/strong><\/p>\n LE SIEUR<\/strong><\/p>\n 60 Boul. Pie-IX, Granby, Qc,<\/strong><\/p>\n t\u00e9l: 450-777-1414 t\u00e9lec: 450-777-0999<\/strong><\/p>\n www.lesieur.ca – info@lesieur.ca<\/strong><\/p>\n Membre de la CTQ<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of Karen Phyllis Bateman. 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