Yvonne O. Miller

Mom married her life-long partner, Ralph S. Miller of Burnaby in 1948 and raised two children, Rosslynne and Scott. Yvonne worked Spencer’s lunch counter on Columbia St., New West as one of her first jobs. “Those were the days”, she would say, “Wrapping everything in brown paper and string”. Later she became a dental assistant to Dr. Pentland in the Block Tower, also in New West. Mom loved the water, not just the ocean. She was a team coach as well as a judge of synchronized swimming. Curling, gardening, playing pool and especially writing poetry were highlights of her life.

Yvonne is survived by her sister Gwen (Cliff) Barker of Arizona; daughter Rosslynne (Robert); granddaughter Lauren (Greg) Brown; great grandson Dylan; niece Annmarie Gates (Eden); and 3 nephews Paul and Barry Berrettoni and Stephen Barker.

Thanks to her special companion and many friends at Crescent Gardens for making Mom’s 10 years of residence a pleasant experience. Private family arrangements. If you wish to make a donation in Yvonne’s memory, please consider the Chilliwack BCSPCA, Box 142, Chilliwack V2P 6H7. Online condolences may be offered at www.woodlawn-mtcheam.ca.

Please raise a glass to Yvonne.