Muriel Faloona

Muriel Faloona
Born	1934-05-02 Port Arthur
Died	2017-08-31 Thunder Bay
Occupation	kitchen staff
Employer	Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital
Father	Armand (father of Muriel Faloona)
Mother	Ruby (mother of Muriel Faloona)
Partner	Bill (husband of Muriel Faloona)
Children	Tom Faloona Dan Faloona Deb Simpson Dora Faloona (daughter of Muriel Faloona)

Muriel Faloona ((1934-05-02)2 May 1934 – 31 August 2017(2017-08-31) (aged 83)) was a Port Arthur-born kitchen staff member at the Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital who lived in Thunder Bay.

Life and family

Muriel Faloona was born in Port Arthur on May 2, 1934. She was the daughter of Armand and Ruby. She spent her career working as a member of the kitchen staff at the Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital. She was known for her sense of humor and her resilience during a period of illness.

She was predeceased by her husband Bill, her daughter Dora, and her brother Norman LeRossignol. She was survived by her siblings Glen LeRossignol and his wife Clara, Joyce Lavoie and her husband Ray, and Doreen Fisher and her husband Paul. Her surviving children included Tom Faloona and his wife Judy, Dan Faloona and his wife Andrea, and Deb Simpson and her husband Brad.

Her grandchildren included Sean, Mark Faloona, Dane Simpson and his partner Hannah, Breanna Simpson and her partner Brent, and Kyle Simpson. She also left behind a great-granddaughter, Freya Simpson.

She died on August 31, 2017, at St. Joseph's Hospice in Thunder Bay. The family expressed gratitude to the medical teams at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and the hospice. A memorial gathering was held on September 5, 2017, at the Slovak Legion. Funeral arrangements were handled by Everest Of Thunder Bay.