September 15, 1932 - August 28, 2023
Age 90 years
The family regretfully announce the passing of Jean after a very short illness. Jean was born in Lethbridge, Alberta and spent her childhood on the McCann (maiden name) Farm. She was known as Marla Jean until she entered university and then went by Jean.
Jean loved being around horses in her childhood and even rode a horse to school. After moving to BC, returning to the farm to visit family was always a favourite pastime. After the kids were grown, Jean studied to become a nurse at Douglas College. Aside from being the valedictorian at her graduation, Jean was proud to work during the opening years of Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody.
After raising their family, and a career as a nurse in Port Moody, Jean (and Bill, previously deceased) retired to the Sunshine Coast in 1988. Jean had many interests including quilting, sewing and being out in the boat that Bill built.
After Bill’s passing, Jean relocated to Tsawwassen at the Waterford Retirement home for the past 2 years. Because of this love of the water, both Jean and Bill’s ashes were laid to rest in the water outside their first home on the Sunshine Coast on September 24, 2023.
Jean leaves behind her children, Cheryl, Trevor (Anita), Jeff (Cheryl) and Laura (Jeff). She will also be dearly missed by her grandchildren, Angus, Emily, Nathaniel and Sarah.
Jean was always the person to offer an opinion, stop and smell the roses or just talk to people to see what they were doing. That sense of curiosity continued until her passing.
We wish all those who knew Jean to remember her fondly for her interest in the world around her. We will miss our mother and grandmother.
