Vamarasi Selina Snelgrove

Selina passed away peacefully at the South Health Campus Hospital, Calgary, Alberta at the age of 76, and is lovingly remembered by her husband Patrick, her daughter Jienili and her sons Seine, Sam and Micheal, her sister Akata, her brothers Jione, Koritoto and Iane, her granddaughters Keren and Emma and her nephew Trev and niece Tacsha. She was predeceased by her parents Patricio Marseu and Tausie Nanise, her sisters Richelle, Fuata and Louisa, and her brother Mata.

Vamarasi was born on the South Sea’s Polynesian Island of Rotuma where she enjoyed school and was very active in sports. After her schooling she worked as a teacher on the island for several years helping to provide for her parents and siblings. She married, started a family and settled with her family to Canada in 1977, taking residence in Calgary.

In Calgary she furthered her education by obtaining a business diploma. She worked as an office administrator and through her entrepreneurial spirit started and operated her own business until retirement. In retirement she devoted her efforts towards her gardens and her golf where she proudly achieved four “hole-in-ones”. She belonged to several women’s golf leagues and played several times a week and due to her competitive nature participated in many golf tournaments and charity event. Her garden was a mosaic of color that required “rearranging” every year, bringing in different plants, flowers and a renewal of color.

Her home was always open, hosting family and friends for get-to-gethers, dinners, BBQs and special occasions. She was always ready to give a helping hand to those in need, was passionate about her family and will always be remembered for her love, devotion, strengths and feisty competitive nature. Her memory will be in our hearts forever.