>Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 18:08:38 -0600 >To: [email protected] >From: Gloria White <[email protected]> >Source: [email protected] >Subject: June 22, 2004 Vancouver BC > > >Obituaries (06/22/04) >The Vancouver Sun notes the following deaths in today's paper ANJOS >AZOUDIS CARRIER >CHONG DELANEY DUNLOP FINLAYSON FIORITO GOY HILLS HORTON KERNIGHAN LESTER >LONG LUTJE >MARSH MARTIN MAZURCHYK McNEIL MEYER OLIVANT PLASTINO SAVAGE SCOTT SMITH >STEFANEK STEWART >SUTHERLAND TOSO TOUGH ULINDER WATSON WESTGARD WONNICK > >The Province notes the following deaths in today's paper ANJOS CARRIER >CHONG DUNLOP >FINLAYSON FIORITO FOLKA GILLIS HORTON LESTER MEYER PLASTINO SCOTT STEFANEK >STONE >SUTHERLAND ULINDER WATSON > > <snip> > >LESTER _ Carmen W. (nee Simpson). With much sadness we announce the >passing of Carmen on >June 18, 2004 at Royal City Manor, New Westminster after a long and >courageous battle >with cancer. A loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend, she faced >the four-year >struggle with incredible spirit, dignity and humour. Predeceased on May 7, >2004 by Tom, >her loving husband of 50 years, her parents Ralph and Edith (Buckley) >Simpson and >brother Bill (Marg) Simpson and sister-in-law Kay (Ralph). She is survived >by her son >Jim (Sylvia) Lester and her daughter Rebecca (John) Latimer and her four >precious >granddaughters, Sofia and Daniela Lester and Megan and Amy Rebecca >Latimer. She is also >survived by Mother-in-law Grace Lester, sisters Dolan (Jack) Marsh, >Shirley Whitehouse >and brothers Harold (Vicki) and Ralph Simpson. Born, raised and schooled >in Antigonish, >NS she went on to study at the Nova Scotia School of Art in Halifax. >Married in 1953 in >the Log Church in Whitehorse to Thomas Robert Lester. She will be >remembered as a mom to >everyone who was always available to offer support and compassion to >family and friends. >Her passion in life was painting in watercolours and she was a long time >member of the >Delta Artists Guild as well as the Alumni Association of the Nova Scotia >College of Art >and Design. God Bless and thank family and friends for all the sympathy, >assistance and >support to Carmen and her immediate family. Special thanks to the staff at >the Royal >City Manor and the nurses from Nurse Next Door who took such special care >of Carmen in >her final days. A celebration of Carmen and Toms life will be held at the >Tsawassen >United Church, 693 53 Street, Delta, BC, on Friday 25 June 2004 at 2:00 >PM. In lieu of >flowers donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. May Angels >surround you.