Mona Marie Webber

Sarah. Mona’s greatest joy in life came from her daughters and granddaughter. She loved to be surrounded by her girls alongside her sons-in-law Jonathan, Robert, and Jason for lively, humorous and heartfelt discussions. Mona was born on February 11, 1936 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. After graduating as a nurse from the University of Saskatchewan in 1957, she worked at the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon before joining the Calgary General Hospital to work in neurosurgery. She also worked at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, the Grey Nuns Hospital in Regina, and the Regina General Hospital. She met her future husband, John (Jack) Charles Webber, in Montreal when he was pursuing his path to complete a Ph.D. in theoretical physics. He appreciated her intelligence and they shared a great sense of humour. In 1961, they married in Ottawa where he continued his studies while she worked at the National Research Council and weekend night shifts at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. Mona’s husband Jack died in 1973. To avoid the hardship of late nursing shifts on her daughters, she soon settled into a new career at the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon. As a single mother of three young girls (then aged five, eight, and nine), Mona overcame challenges that might have easily overwhelmed others. She did so with grace, always placing the interests of her daughters above her own, while maintaining unwavering optimism and a cheery nature. In the last eight years of her life, Mona struggled with serious, debilitating illness. Despite this, Mona always seemed to be the happiest person in the room. Mona’s resilience and joy of life will always give her family strength and the comforting belief that miracles are possible. She is survived by her daughters Jennifer Webber Forrest (Jonathan Forrest), Jill Webber Hrabinsky (Robert Hrabinsky), Joan Webber (Jason Proctor), sister Valerie Turner (Norm), granddaughter Sarah Hrabinsky, and step-grandson Dylan Forrest. She was predeceased by her husband John (Jack) Charles Webber, mother Josephine (Sahli) Haslett, father Frederick Haslett, brother Arthur Haslett (Sylvia), and sister Helen Heidt (Robert).

A funeral mass will be held at 2 p.m. on September 24 at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, 301 Machleary Street, Nanaimo, BC. If you wish to make a donation, Mona supported the Canadian Red Cross Society, was a member of St. Peter's Parish, and received care at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

Palliative Care Unit.