Gladys Blyth, November 20, 1934 - May 15, 2012
A memorial service for Gladys will be held on Friday, May 18 at 11 am at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 164, Powell River. Tea to follow in the lower hall.
A full obituary will appear in The Weekend Shopper on Friday, May 18.
Viola Veronica Lee (née Behan), September 21, 1913 - May 6, 2012
Born near the Ottawa River in Quyon, Quebec, Viola was the seventh child of descendants of large Irish immigrant families.
Her Father transported the family across Canada in search of work, after the death of her Mother in childbirth. The remote Desolation Sound area became her playground where logging employed her Father and many of her siblings and their offspring over the following years.
Viola died in her 99th year in Salmon Arm, BC. She was predeceased by her husband Donald Kenneth Lee and an infant, Gloria Dawn, as well as all her nine siblings.
Left with many fond memories are her son and his wife, Ron and Catherine Lee, Armstrong, BC, daughters and husbands Phyllis and Andre Bouchard of Pembroke, Ontario, and Cynde and Robin Russell of Tappen, BC. She will also be fondly remembered as “GG” to her nine grandchildren and their children.
Her family name (Behan) is still widely known in Powell River where her late brothers and sisters raised their families. She is survived by many nieces and nephews of Powell River as well as her niece, Pat Materi of Vancouver.
Viola moved to Salmon Arm in the mid-70s and prided herself on being a hardworking, independent lady. She attended daily Mass as she was able and enjoyed preparing family dinners, gardening, playing cards, knitting and planning her next Halloween costume to amuse the family. Her devotion and love to her entire family and those who knew her will be her legacy.
A Mass to honour Viola will be held on Friday, May 18 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Salmon Arm. Internment of the ashes will be in the Powell River Cemetery following Monday, June 11 morning daily Mass at Church of the Assumption, Powell River.