Nancy Xuan Ketler

(Chinese translation below)

Nancy Xuan Ketler (née He) went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 3rd 2025 at the age of 54.

Born in Shanghai, Nancy exhibited a natural talent for languages. When she was 18, she happened to meet a retired Canadian lady who offered to sponsor her education in Canada. Little did she know this would be in rural Wolfville, Nova Scotia, where she attended Acadia University. The strange food and culture made her terribly homesick. After moving to Vancouver, she married Daoping and their daughter Kelly was born. After their marriage ended, Nancy worked at many jobs in the restaurant and hotel management industries to support her family, including at the Delta and Four Seasons hotels. She became a proud Canadian citizen in 1997 and completed her MBA at the University of Guelph in 2003.

In 2006 she met Steve whom she would marry in 2012 and gain two stepsons. In 2008 she joined the Royal Bank of Canada as a Manager of Client Care. She excelled in this new environment and quickly rose to Branch Manager and transferred to RBC Private Banking in 2015. Nancy loved her job advising and helping immigrant families who were just as unfamiliar with Canadian customs, language and business practices as she had been in Nova Scotia in 1991.

Nancy also loved teaching and taught business courses at several colleges in Vancouver as well as at Trinity Western University. She enjoyed cooking, painting and travelling with her family to Asia, Europe and the family cottage. After her stage IV kidney cancer diagnosis almost two years ago, she chose to keep her illness private, to keep working, and to live as normal a life as possible.

Nancy’s faith in Christ was affirmed by her baptism at the Evangelical Chinese Bible Church in Burnaby, BC and grew much stronger due to worship with Pastor James and the congregation at Walnut Grove Lutheran Church. Nancy was so thankful for God’s blessings in her life, and she knew that these were but a shadow of the blessings in the life to come.

Nancy is survived by her mother Mei Ying, father Jizeng, sister Jing, brother-in law Biao, nephew Feifei, daughter Kelly, husband Steve and stepsons Ryan and Eric.

Please join Nancy’s family in celebrating her life at 10:00 AM on Saturday, November 29th 2025 at Walnut Grove Lutheran Church at 20530 88th Ave, Langley, BC. A light lunch will be served afterwards.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Angel Flight of British Columbia, Hope Air or the BC Cancer Foundation.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Christian Kollmannsberger and Dr. Srinivas Raman of the BC Cancer Agency, and to Dr. Jassy Meng and all the dedicated health care workers at Vancouver General Hospital.

贺萱女士，1971年4月11日出生于中国上海。1991年前往加拿大新斯科舍省哈利法克斯，就读于 Acadia University。1993年来到温哥华，同年喜得爱女凯丽。1995年，她转入 Vancouver Community College ，并在工作与学习之间努力平衡。2003年，贺萱获得圭尔夫大学工商管理优秀硕士学位。2012年，她与 Steve 结婚， 并以爱心共同抚养教育 Steve 的两个儿子。在职业生涯中，贺萱曾任职于 Delta、Fairmont、万豪及四季等多家国际知名酒店，担任餐厅经理，后升任 Executive Hotel Vancouver Airport 副总经理。2008年，她加入加拿大皇家银行（RBC），出任客户服务经理，不久即晋升为分行行长。自2015年起，贺萱担任皇家银行财富管理部高级私人银行经理，她以出色的业绩与真挚的服务赢得客户的信任与尊重，并多次荣获主席团成员大奖。贺萱热爱教学，曾在温哥华多所院校及 Trinity Western University 教授商业课程。工作之余，她热爱烹饪与绘画，并常与家人一同前往亚洲、欧洲及美国亚利桑那州旅行，享受生活与亲情的美好。

两年前，贺萱被诊断患有第四期肾癌。面对病痛，她始终以积极乐观的态度面对，坚持工作，继续追求生活中所热爱的事物。贺萱曾在大温哥华圣道堂受洗。多年来，在 Walnut Grove 教会牧师的关怀和挚友的支持下，她的信仰愈发坚定。回顾她的一生，贺萱始终感受到上帝之手的引领。愿她在主的怀抱中得享永恒安宁。

葬礼追思会将于 2025年11月29日（星期六）上午10点 举行，地点为 Walnut Grove Lutheran Church（20530 88 Ave, Langley, BC）。

代替献花，家属恳请各位考虑向 Angel Flight of British Columbia（www.angelflight.ca） 或 Hope Air（www.hopeair.ca） 捐款，以支持这两家为卑诗省病患提供免费医疗航班服务的慈善机构。

家属特别感谢卑诗省癌症中心的 Dr. Christian Kollmannsberger 与 Dr. Srinivas Raman，温哥华总医院的 Dr. Jassy Meng，以及所有敬业的医护人员在她治疗期间给予的悉心照料与关怀。