announce the passing of
Sheila Hazel Fullerton Geis on
Monday, August 28, 2017 at
the age of 87: beloved sister
to Jean McCormick (Howard -
predeceased in 2016), and Eva
Hunter, predeceased in 1978
(Alder - predeceased in 2010);
devoted mother to Brenda Huber
(Franz), Denise Geis, Colin Geis
(Simone), and Alastair Geis;
loving grandmother to Brianna
and Shantelle Huber, Katriana
Witham, Matthew Ortt, Jarel Geis, Tanice, Christian, and Kyrese;
endeared aunt to Rob McCormickk (Maria), Dawn Hunter
(Maurice) of Calgary, Brad Hunter (Sharon), and Paul Hunter
(Birgitte) of Whitehorse; devoted friend to Sonya Amundson;
and adopted mother to Sabrina MacCormack. Sheila was
most proud to be the mother of Kelowna’s first triplets born on
February 3, 1961 at Kelowna General Hospital.
Sheila was born in Kingston, Ontario on November 6, 1929.
Her passion was the card game of duplicate bridge which she
played for over 75 years becoming a Bronze Life Master. She
loved to travel to Hawaii, her favorite destination, and cherished
all her special vacations there. She also loved sports including
horse-back riding, gymnastics, bowling, and water-skiing. In
1952-53, she carried a flag on water skis with five other girls
behind a boat as a fly-past for the opening ceremonies of the
Kelowna Regatta. She especially loved swimming and swam
with oxygen up until the age of 86 with her daughter (Brenda)
carrying the oxygen tank (she was diagnosed with pulmonary
fibrosis in 2014).
Sheila was a registered nurse graduating from the Holy Cross
Hospital in Calgary in 1952. She nursed at Kelowna General
Hospital from 1952-1990. She was the first recovery room
nurse at KGH opening the first unit in 1953. While raising her
children she worked surgery and psychiatry, then started fulltime
in ICU, retiring from 2E Telemetry in 1990.
Sheila touched the hearts of so many with her special way of
being. She was blessed with a genuine, nurturing, uplifting, and
generous soul; a welcoming smile; and a heart of gold. Words
cannot express how much she will be missed by her loving
family and her many dear friends.
A Celebration of Life will be held on September 18, at
12:30pm at Sun Pointe Village (4th floor lounge),
700 Rutland Road N. If desired, memorial donations may
be made to the pulmonary fibrosis society.
Condolences may be sent to: [email protected].
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