Thelma Krull's family remains hopeful she'll be found

Saturday marks four weekssince Thelma Krull disappeared, and the Winnipeg woman's family are holding out hope that she'll be found.

The 57-year-old was last seen at her home in the north part of Transcona on the morning of Saturday,July 11, as she set off on a hike toward Chief Peguis Trail. She never returned.

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Her daughter, Lisa Besser, has been distributing ribbons in her mother's favourite colour purple to encourage people to continue thinking about her.

They also posted a Facebook event, asking people to putKrull in their thoughts, particularly on Saturday, as the four-week anniversary arrives.

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"At 7:23a.m.we ask that people walk, run or jog to rememberThelmabut also look around, be aware of your surrounding much like she might have that day 4 weeks ago.
"We are hoping someone remembers something they saw 4 weeks ago.
"Please remember everyone needs to be safe and should not walk alone. Dressing for the weather is important. If you are unable to walk we understand and welcome anyway anyone can help."

"Each day when I wake up, it's definitely harder," Besser told CBC News.

"Nevermind the sadness of missing my mom; it's mentally and physically draining and exhausting, but we keep staying positive every day and have to believe that one day, something is going to come up and bring her back home to us."

Besser said the family has been talking to police daily, and the investigation is currently focused on examining 200-plus tips and phone calls from the public.

She is asking anyone who was in the Kimberley Hill area four weeks ago to go back and see if they can remember anything that could help in the case.

"Maybe some people will see something that will spark a memory," she said.

Besser said she is working a bit now, as is her stepfather, Krull's husband. She said working is one way to keep her mind from running wild.

She said it has been hard to see people post their own theories about Krull's disappearance on social media.

"There are some things I have read that have made me angry," she said.

'Stay strong,' says Wilma Derksen

The struggle that Krull's family is enduring has brought back memories for the family of Candace Derksen, a Winnipeg teenager who went missing in 1984.

Candace was 13 years old when she disappeared on her way home from school on Nov. 30, 1984. Her body was found on Jan. 17, 1985, in a storage shed in a brickyard about 500 metres from her family's East Kildonan home.

Her mother, Wilma Dersken, says she hopes Krull's family stays open to the public's help and prayers.

"Stay strong. Stay true to yourself, no matter what's going on around you," Derksen said.

"It doesn't really matter that's what my mum said, she said it doesn't really matter what other people think or say."

Besser said while each day is difficult, she still has hope that her mother is alive.

"I'm hoping that I'm going to get a phone call and she's in the hospital and I can go see her and she's going to be home with us," Besser said, before she paused.

"I have to hope that something good's going to happen."