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Obituaries: Gordon-Cooper; Lister; Cunningham

Pamela Gordon-Cooper July 6, 1934 - June 7, 2016 Death is nothing at all, I have only slipped away into the next room. I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other we are still.

Pamela Gordon-Cooper

July 6, 1934 - June 7, 2016

Death is nothing at all, I have only slipped away into the next room. I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other we are still.

Call me by my old familiar name, speak to me in the easy way which we always used. Put no difference into your tone; wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes together.

Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.

Let my name be ever the household word that it always was, let it be spoken without an effort, without a trace of shadow in it.

Life means all that it ever meant; it is the same as it ever was; there is absolutely unbroken continuity.

What is this death but a negligible accident? Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere near, just around the corner. All is well.

Pamela is survived by her son John Gates and three grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be announced at a later date.

 

Steve A. Lister

March 1960-June 2014

Steve, a wonderful loving brother, uncle and son. Two years since you've been gone. Two beautiful babies you will never meet. Two lovely weddings without you there to help us celebrate.  For every happy moment there is sadness too, because you are not here. We miss your loving spirit, your smile and your humor. You loved all living things and we wonder if all the stray cats are still coming to your back door!  A big hello to the guys in the hood and all your pals. Love from your family (all 28 of us).  Always yours.

 

Monica Cunningham

Our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Monica, passed away peacefully on June 10, after a lengthy illness. She had been a resident of Swan Valley Lodge in Creston, BC, for the past four and a half years.

Monica was born in Brighton, England on March 6, 1921, to parents Florence May (née Painter) and William Howard Bunce. She married a Canadian soldier, Horace Joseph Cunningham, in 1942, and arrived in Canada with her young son Howard as a war bride in 1946. The family took up residence in Powell River, where three more sons were born. Monica’s husband rejoined the army in 1955, which took the family to Germany, Winnipeg and then Kelowna, where Horace passed away in 1967.

Monica moved back to Wildwood, in Powell River, in 1969 and stayed there until her move to Creston in 2007.

Gardening was Mom’s thing; she had ten green thumbs. She maintained a beautiful yard as well as a houseful of plants.

Monica was predeceased by her husband Horace, daughter-in-law Karen and granddaughters Jacqueline and Victoria. She is survived by sons Howard (Terri), Peter (Fay), Patrick (Linda) and David (Eleanor); grandchildren Katherine, Nigel, Amanda and Guy, and their mother Tessa; Heather; Daniel, Aaron and Shannon; and Michael; and great-grandchildren Jasmine, Tristan and Natasha, Daniel and Angela, Maria, Lane and Maggie and Claire and Sean.

A very special thank-you to Anita and Shelley for all the shopping trips, lunches, car rides and other kindnesses you shared with Mom over the years. We are also very grateful for the loving care she received as a resident of Swan Valley Lodge.

There will be a private memorial service held at a later date.