Mildred May Battison

She will be sadly missed by her loving husband of 7 years, Steve Gittus, her sons Larry (Linda) of Norman, Oklahoma, Randy (Dianne) of Sun Peaks, B.C., granddaughters Courtney and Ashley of Purcell and Moore, Oklahoma and her sister Helen Harris of Victoria, B.C.

Mildred was predeceased by her husband Harry Carl Battison on August 19, 2002, after 61 years of marriage, her parents Grace and Fred Wawn, brothers Robert and Charlie Wawn, and sisters Ada Mathisen and Doreen Esselmont.

She was born on February 3, 1921 at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. Mildred spent many joyful hours with family and friends at their cottage on Shuswap Lake. Mildred and Harry purchased the lake land in 1955 and they lived in a tent on weekends with their two boys while they constructed their cottage. They retired to that home for several years and spent the winters in Hawaii. Later on they moved back to Kamloops.

Mildred was an avid bridge player and enjoyed playing and competing with her friends. She and her husband Steve travelled the world on cruises, taking in the sights in between bridge games.

Special thanks to the nurses and staff at Berwick on the Park for their compassionate care. Mildred and her husband Steve lived at Berwick on the Park for the last two years.

A Service will be held at Saint Paul's Anglican Cathedral, 4th Avenue and Nicola Street, Kamloops on Thursday, August 22nd, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. followed by a luncheon.

A private family interment service will follow at Hillside Cemetery.