Born in Ellezelles, Belgium, November 9, 1922 - d. February 24, 2013 Kamloops, B.C. She was best known by members of the Kamloops Heritage Bridge Club and volunteer at the Canadian Cancer Society.

A strong opponent of the fluoridation of drinking water, she worked tirelessly for years creating the Kamloops Safe Water Foundation, to educate the public with tireless distribution of pamphlets at the Kamloops Farmers Market. She ultimately obtained with her group members enough signatures to have a referendum on the issue, preceded by a televised debate over the local Shaw Cable channel where they conscripted Dr. Hardy Limeback, then the head of the Dept. of Preventative Dentistry at the University of Toronto, who charged no fee and together succeeded in defeating the practice of fluoridating the Kamloops Water System on October 13, 2001.

Another of her crowning achievements was attending the BC Senior's Duplicate Bridge competition in Chilliwack in 1998, where she received a Gold medal with her team mate and good friend, Harry Larsen.

She was a fighter in her life, taking on poverty and breast cancer, as well as numerous other physical ailments, overcoming all with a solid determination to conquer what stood in her way. This "will to survive" and to take on all health challenges took her beyond her 90th. birthday, achieving personal independence and dignity in the process.

Marcelle is survived by her four children: Jackie Bruce of Calgary, AB, Dan Leibel (Marilyn) of Langley, B.C., Patrick Leibel (Sue Northcott) of Kamloops, B.C., Mike Leibel of Calgary, AB. She also is survived by ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Marcelle will be greatly missed by her family, long-time and dear to her heart companion Art Jones, her very dear friend Audrey Weeks, as well as many other long-time friends.

A Memorial will be held at the Kamloops Funeral Home located at 285 Fortune Drive at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 with Janet Kusler officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Marcelle's memory to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home, 72 Whiteshield Cres., South Kamloops, B.C. V2E 2S9.

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