FREEMAN, Christine (Chris) Maxine (nee Sanderson)
It is with profound sadness the family announces Chris’ sudden and unexpected passing on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at the age of 74.
Chris leaves to mourn her beloved husband Barrie Wickware; siblings Mike (Christine), Steve (Peggy), Patty Struss (Kelly) and many nieces and nephews. Chris also had a large extended family through all of many cherished friends.
Chris was born November 1, 1951 to Bill and Norrie Sanderson in Stouffville, Ontario. She was the first born of 4 children and started developing her motherly ways at an early age. She played, mentored and protected her siblings throughout life. When the family moved to Pinawa in 1964 she started making her first of many life-long friends. She was such an avid learner that she was off to the University of Winnipeg at the age of 16. She obtained a double major in Psychology and Sociology. As fate would have it, there were no available jobs with that vocation, and it landed her at the doors of Inland Trust. She obtained her CMA, left Inland and began her career at Canada Revenue Agency, where Chris was an Audit Team Leader and a union steward for PIPSC until her retirement at the end of 2023.