Kathy passed away peacefully in her sleep at Inglewood Care Centre in West Vancouver, B.C. on May 22, 2021. She was 86 years old. She is survived by her step-children Linda (Marc), Robert (Ray), Joanne (Steve); grandchildren Vanessa, Laura, Ryan, Brandon and Matthew; sister Joyce (Andy), brothers Christian and Erving (Carol) and many nieces and nephews.
Kathy was raised on the family farm in Saskatchewan and helped with the farming chores alongside her parents and siblings. Kathy was an adventurous person. She moved from Saskatchewan to Vancouver as a young woman with her sister Betty. Here she met and married her husband David, father of Linda, Robert and Joanne. They lived in North Vancouver and were married for 44 years before he passed away in 2009. Kathy loved animals, she and David always had a pet dog, and she would often take care of her friends’ dogs when they went on vacation. Kathy began working at ICBC in 1973 and carved out a very successful career until her retirement in 1998. She made many good friends there and kept in touch with a number of them after retirement, getting together for lunch and socializing.
Kathy is predeceased by her husband David (2009), her parents Albert and Emma; a sister Violet in infancy, brothers Gordon and Kenneth, sisters Eileen, Ruth and Betty.
Thank you to the staff at Inglewood Care Centre for the good and empathic care given to Kathy. She really liked living at Inglewood and when she still could, joking with the nurses.
Kathy will be inurned close to her brother Gordon, who passed away in 2011, at Ocean View Funeral Home, 4000 Imperial Street, Burnaby on June 11, 2021.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer Society of British Columbia or BCSPCA would be appreciated.
