Gwin, Doris Maralyn
August 16, 1948 – April 14, 2024
at the age of 75 years
Falls, James Leslie
June 5, 1949 – April 14, 2024
at the age of 74 years
Marineau, Phyllis “Corinne”
November 17, 1949 – April 13, 2024
at the age of 74 years
Dean, Ruth Ann
Sunrise 3:14 am March 17, 1956 ~ Sunset 10:27 pm April 13, 2024
at the age of 68 years:
Our beloved mother passed into the moon, stars and heavens above at the North Okanagan Hospice House with her 3 daughters and brother by her side.
She is predeceased by her grandson Gabriel Kelly and her parents Wilma and Dalt Dean. She is survived by her three daughters Heather (Craig), Shannon (Lee) and Andrea (Elmer) and her grandchildren Yvette, Jacinta, Rowan, Solomon, Jade, Jared, Lincoln and Lennox, her brother Bruce (Maryann).
Ruth was a tactile artist and found great joy in creating her art, alongside her green thumb and her love of plants and gardens. She was always thinking of others and enjoyed sharing her knack of special gifts including grandma’s recipes.
Ruth was loved by so many, including her community and friendships she built throughout her life. In her last days in hospice, she was so grateful to be visited by her favorite people (including her beautiful cousin Karen Nye). Ruth told everyone how happy she was and she was having the best days of her life, throughout her pain she was surrounded by love.
“We all think it’s the big moments that define our lives ~ the promotion, the new baby, the kitchen renovation, the wedding ~ but the narrative of our lives is written in the small, the simple, the common, the overlooked, the discarded, the reclaimed.
Life is not made of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months or years, but the moments, you must experience each one before you appreciate it. Savor the sensations whether shampooing hair, cooking a meal or taking a walk. These moments whether happy, routine or even painful are life’s heartbeats. ❤
Gratitude and heartfelt thanks from Mom and family to Dr. Noah Massa, Dr. Ed Hardy and all the staff and volunteers at North Okanagan Hospice Society for their care and support.
We ask, should you wish, to donate to the Vernon Hospice Society or plant a flower in her memory.
The world is a little less sparkly and bright without you here Mumma
Roth, Doris Theresa
October 4, 1937 – April 12, 2024
at the age of 86 years
Holmes, Stephen Stanley
May 14, 1966 – April 12, 2024
at the age of 57 years
Maria Otting
22:14 01 Dec 19
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Denise Ramsay
22:00 06 Dec 18
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