Albina Irene Allan

June 22, 1933 - July 4, 2017

It is with deep sadness that the

family announces the peaceful

passing of Albina Allan at the

age of 84 years on Tuesday,

July 4, 2017 in her home at

the Birchwood Retirement

Residence in Chilliwack BC.

She was predeceased by

her first husband, Elmer

Theofore Schjefte and her

second husband, James

Mansel Allan. Albina is

survived by her three children,

Loretta (Don) Daintrey

of Rosedale, BC, Dwayne

(Karen) Schjefte of Calgary,

AB, and Delmer (Sharon)

Schjefte of Edmonton, AB; 5

grandchildren, Alissa (Dave) Beck, Colin (Sarah) Daintrey, Evan

(Melinda) Schjefte, Gillian Schjefte, Drew Schjefte,; and 3 great

grandchildren, Addison Beck, Cooper Beck, Henry Schjefte. Albina

also leaves to mourn a brother, Henry Van Ham and a sister,

Deanna (Lyle) French; Albina was predeceased by her parents,

Oscar Van Ham (1972) and Frances Van Ham (1970) and sister-inlaw

Peggy Van Ham (2017)

Mom was born on June 22, 1933 in Arcola, Saskatchewan. In her

early adulthood life, Albina moved to Saskatoon. She lived on

33rd street for 54 years in the same home that she and Elmer built.

Mom was an amazing hard working and independent woman.

Albina worked for many years in the retail food and drug industry

in Saskatoon and retired in 1980. In 2009, Albina moved to

Chilliwack BC at the encouragement of her children so she would

be close to her family. In Chilliwack, she lived in a wonderful gated

community of Hazelwood Grove where she took great pride in her

apartment that overlooked the coastal mountains in the Fraser

Valley. In 2017, after being in the hospital, Albina moved to The

Birchwood Retirement Residence in central Chilliwack.

Albina was a great home-style cook, and a baker of pies and

famous cinnamon buns and cheesecake that were enjoyed by

all the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren over

the years. Albina also was an avid gardener and for many years

loved growing all her own fruits & vegetables for canning as well

as beautiful flowers. Mom was a spirited sports fan who loved

most sports. She would never miss a Curling Match, Hockey

Game, or CFL football game on TV. In most recent years, at the

encouragement of her grand daughter and great grandchildren

in the USA, she became an avid watcher of Ohio State Buckeye

college football. Albina was also a great follower and season ticket

holder of the Chilliwack Bruins WHL hockey club when located in

Chilliwack.

Thanks go out to the caring staff of the Fraser Valley Health Care

that took care of Albina over the past 5 months and the staff at the

Birchwood Retirement Residence and her staff for the loving care

they provided to Mom the last few months. We would also like to

thank her family physician, Dr. Mervin Scholtz, and his staff and

associated at the Viva Care Clinic in Chilliwack.

Albina will be laid to rest in the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, in

Saskatoon, SK. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mom’s memory may

be made to the MS society of Canada

Henderson’s Funeral Home

Chilliwack, B.C.

604-792-1344

Arrangements under the direction of Henderson's Funeral Homes & Crematorium Ltd., Chilliwack, British Columbia.