Shane Steenbergen, August 8, 1966 - February 16, 2012
Shane passed away peacefully at Powell River General Hospital with his son Nicholas at his side. He is survived by his son Nickolas Carta, brother Michael Steenbergen, mother Flo Turgeon, father Rolf Steenbergen and other extended family.
A celebration of Shane’s life will be held Thursday, February 23 at 6 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion, Powell River Branch No 164.
NIELSEN
We mourn the passing of our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Karna Andrea Marie Jagd Nielsen on Saturday, February 18, 2012. Mom was predeceased by our dad Kaj Olaf Christian Nielsen in 1997.
Mom was born in the region of Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1918 and immigrated to Canada in 1950 with Kaj and the children. Mom and dad lived in Delta until 1974 when they retired to the Black Point area of Powell River.
Although trained as a milliner in Copenhagen, mom worked in the fields and fish cannery in the 1950s to help support the family. In 1966 she was able to return to millinery, opening her own custom boutique Hats by Karna on South Granville and later at Oakridge Shopping Centre in Vancouver.
Mom was also known for her elaborate and delicious smorgasbords enjoyed by family and friends on special occasions.
The family would like to thank the caring staff at Evergreen Extended Care Unit, especially mom’s favourite nurses Georgie and Christine. We are also grateful for the special care and concern from her companion Kim who could always get a smile from mom.
Left to remember her are her son Jess of Powell River, daughter Annie (Bob) Westfall of Coquitlam, son Kim of Whitehorse, grandchildren Teri and Lorie Nielsen, and Leisl and Kristen Westfall and great-grandchildren Cameron, Sean, Aaron and Zoe. A family funeral will be held at a later date.
Rosemary Faith (née Webb) McLean, March 24, 1926 – February 13, 2012
Rosemary Faith McLean of Calgary, AB, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2012 at the age of 85 years after a lengthy time in hospital. She recently had moved back to Calgary after living 10 years on the west coast in Gibsons, BC.
Rosemary was born in Durham, ON and grew up in Grimsby, ON with her parents George A. Webb and Isabel A. Slyfield, and her siblings Stella, Albert, Trudy, Pearl and Arthur. At 21 she married Baron John Murdock McLean of Hamilton, ON, a young officer in the 2nd Royal Canadian Regiment, to whom she was married for 55 years.
Rosemary had a fondness for beautiful clothes. She enjoyed travelling and lived in a number of places in Canada and the United States as well as in the Holy Land, Syria and Israel. She particularly loved living by the sea, walking the beach and finding beautiful stones and shells.
Variously military wife, mother, bank teller and antique dealer, she was also a collector and crafter of dolls and teddy bears. Rosemary was an avid reader and a competitive bridge, cribbage and Scrabble player.
Rosemary will be lovingly remembered by son Douglas Iain Duart McLean, his wife Carol Grace Adeline McLean, their children Barry Iain Ray McLean, Nairn Douglas Paul McLean and Christina Grace Adeline McLean, all of Calgary, and daughter Katherine Anne McLean and her life partner Naomi Elizabeth Macey, both of Powell River, BC. Rosemary was predeceased by her husband, mother, father and all of her siblings.
“I offer you peace. I offer you love.
I offer you friendship. I see your beauty.
I hear your need. I feel your feelings.” — Gandhi
Private family remembrance to be held following cremation. Condolences may be forwarded to the family through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. If friends so desire, in lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Kidney Foundation of Canada, 6007 – 1A Street S.W., Calgary, AB T2H 0G5 Telephone: 1.403.255.6108, www.kidney.ca. The family would like to express our sincerest gratitude to the special people who cared for Rosemary during her stays at the Rockyview General Hospital, at CareWest 2E and at the Southwood Hospice. In particular we would like to extend our appreciation to Dr. Peter Thorton, Dr. Anderson and Peter Massier.
In living memory of Rosemary and Baron McLean, two trees will be planted on September 15, 2012 in Fish Creek Provincial Park by McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes, Fish Creek Chapel, 14441 Bannister Rd S.E. Calgary, AB Telephone: 1.800.661.1599.