It was a major milestone for her grandson -- one her family knew she would attend.
That was Lisa Besser's first indication that her mom, 57-year-old Thelma Krull, was missing.
Besser says Krull was picking up the cake for her son's 11th birthday party and she was supposed to be at their Winnipeg house at noon Saturday.
Krull went out for a walk earlier that day and hasn't been seen since.
Family and friends are asking anyone who may have seen her in the East Kildonan, Valley Gardens or Harbourview area to call police.
Police are also asking residents or business owners with security cameras to review their footage between 7 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Area residents are also asked to search their properties, outbuildings, vehicles and green spaces in case she suffered some sort of medical emergency.
Besser says they are searching a wide area because her mom is an avid hiker and it's unclear which path she might have taken.
"It's just not like her and her family is number 1, so we knew right away when she hadn't been home to get ready to prepare to come to the party that something was up," she said.
Krull is Caucasian, five feet four inches tall, 170 pounds with short dyed blonde hair with a purple streak and wears glasses.
She might be wearing black capri pants, a reddish-orange shirt, dark shoes, hiking boots and glasses.
(CJOB)
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