Katherine Amelia Spoor

It is with sadness we announce the peaceful passing of our 96-year old mother, grandma, great-grandma (GG), aunt, cousin and friend—Katherine “Kay” (nee Pitzer) Ferrero, Spoor of Nanaimo, B.C.

Kay was born and raised in Victoria, BC. Over the years she lived and worked in Vancouver, Prince George, Gold River, Denver, CO, Palm Springs, CA, Bellingham, WA, Victoria and Nanaimo. She loved to travel, and had an impressive array of destinations checked off her bucket list. Kay was a very social person and no matter where she travelled, she would always make new friends.

She met her first husband, George Ferrero, in Victoria, at the end of the war. They were married in 1945, and had two sons. In 1985, after 40 years of marriage, George pre-deceased Kay. They were living in Gold River, BC at the time, and Kay then moved back to Victoria.

Kay met her second husband, Donald Spoor, through family friends. They wed in Victoria, in1993, and she moved to Colorado, where Don resided. She was always amused to be called a Resident Alien when she lived in the States. In 2004, after Don’s passing, she moved back to Nanaimo, BC.

Kay is predeceased by her parents, Roy and Jessie Pitzer, her sister Dorene Davies, and her two husbands, George and Don.

Kay is survived by her two sons, Edwin (Beverly) and David (Wendi); stepdaughters, Holly (Ed) and Heidi (Cindy); grandchildren Scott (Donna), Ruth (Michael), Joel, Lydia (Mark), Shannon (Robb), Matthew (Jenn), Devan (Dan) Michelle, Jennifer, Tyler (Kerry); 19 great-grandchildren, she was happy to call her own, and numerous, much loved nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Heartfelt thanks to the wonderful staff and professionals at Woodgrove Manor, in Nanaimo, who treated Kay with such kindness and dignity over the last 5 years. She always said they took such good care of her.

There is no service by request. A family Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.