WINNIPEG – The obituaries for Lisa Gibson, 32, and her children Anna, 2, and Nicholas, three months, paint a picture of what was a happy, successful family.
The children were found unresponsive in a bathtub in their home on July 24 and their mother was pulled from the Red River on Saturday. Family members have said Gibson had sought treatment for postpartum depression and police have said she was the last person with the children.
The obituaries for all three ask that donations in their memory be made to the Manitoba Mood Disorder Society. A memorial service is planned for Thursday in Stonewall.
Lisa Gibson’s obituary says she was an excellent student who loved to learn and had lots of friends while studying pharmacy at the University of Manitoba. She enjoyed the theatre and soccer and ran in many Manitoba Marathons.
She was born in Calgary and moved to Winnipeg when she was five, attending River West Park Elementary and Oak Park High School.
She married in 2006 and her children were born in May 2011 and April 2013.
“We all looked forward to watching and helping them grow up,” Lisa Gibson’s obituary says.
Anna Gibson “was a joy to be around,” the toddler’s obituary says.
“She loved to learn new things, especially to help out in the kitchen.”
Nicholas Gibson “was a beautiful baby” who “was starting to smile and laugh,” the infant’s obituary says.
“He had just recently found his voice and would ‘talk’ back to you if you talked to him. We miss him already.”
The funeral is at 1 p.m. Thursday at the MacKenzie Funeral Home in Stonewall.
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