Sylvia Maryan Sherba

It is with great sadness that the family of Sylvia Sherba announce her passing. She was a wonderful wife, mother, aunt and friend. Sylvia will always be remembered for her great sense of humour, generous heart, keen intelligence and for being fiercely independent and stubborn. Her family meant everything to her and she passed away peacefully with them by her side.

Sylvia is predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Peter M. Sherba; parents Joe and Jean (Evasiw) Litnosky; brother Elarry Evasin; sisters-in-law Rosemarie Litnosky and Darlene Calyniuk; brother-in-law Bill Sherba and her great-nephew Gairett MacIver.

She is survived by her 3 children Terri (Rick) Kovach, Peter (Brenda) Sherba Jr, and Scott (Sherry) Sherba; her wonderful grandchildren Ed (Ashley) Kovach, Kate (Darren) Rowland, Ethan and Alex Sherba, Taylor (Chad), Logan (Aleisha), Sydney and Brooklyn Sherba, and honorary granddaughter Skyler (Dion) LeBlue and four great grandchildren Isla, Jameson and Brayden Rowland and Violet Kovach. She is also survived by her brother Vic Litnosky Sr; sisters-in-law Betty-June Gair (Don Bryce), Elsie Evasin and Ann Sherba and brother-in-law Clarence Calyniuk.

Sylvia was born in McBride and raised in Penny, BC. She had many fond memories of growing up in this logging community and attended the Penny reunions with her children and grandchildren. At the age of 15 she moved to Prince George and in 1960 Sylvia graduated from PGSS and became engaged to the love of her life, Peter. They married on April 15th,1961 at the Knox United Church and moved to Fort Nelson where they curled, made lifelong friends and welcomed their first child. After two memorable years they settled back in Prince George where they welcomed two more children and raised their family surrounded by a close-knit group of wonderful friends and family with no shortage of adventures. It was here that Sylvia curled and golfed, volunteered for the Heart & Stroke Foundation and Hospital Auxiliary, relaxed at the Cluculz Lake cabin, attended countless Cougar hockey games and always enjoyed Fridays at the salon and lunch with the girls. She was also a superb seamstress and ever fashionable. She gave her children every opportunity to excel in sports and education and was always prideful of her northern community. In later years winter was spent in Mesa, Arizona which became a second home with many friends from all over. Our mother will be greatly missed and forever loved.

Thank you to all our family for their loving support these past 6 years and to Sylvia’s many friends that were a constant in her life with visits, phone calls, soup and kind words. Thank you to Dr Kahn, Patty, the medical community and the palliative care team for all their professional and compassionate care. Considered donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

A Service will be held at Assman’s Funeral Chapel on Friday March 13th at 10:30am. Afterwards, a Celebration of Life will be held at the home of Scott and Sherry Sherba. This event will be an open house from 2:00pm onward and Sylvia’s family looks forward to reminiscing and remembering her wonderful life.