Sylvia Coleman
April 26, 1950- July 7, 2008
Sylvia Coleman passed away peacefully Monday, July 07, 2008 in Royal Inland Hospital surrounded by her immediate family. Sylvia was born in Swan River, MB, and completed her nurse’s training in Winnipeg. She spent the first year of her marriage in Kenora, ON prior to moving to Merritt in 1971. She was employed by Princeton General Hospital until 2002. Sylvia courageously battled breast cancer, and as a cancer survivor worked very hard to support and encourage others going through a similar battle. Many of the participants in the Cancer Care Network looked upon Sylvia as someone who was always there for them and benefited from her care and support.
Sylvia enjoyed socializing with friends and family and the numerous friends she met on-line. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She was a nurse who had a keen interest in healthcare. She was warm and loving to all who knew her, and did not hesitate to extend a helping hand to those in need.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband Harold, son Darren, grandchildren Benjamin and Abby, mother Pearl Balan, sisters Iris (George) Rauch and Rose Balan, and numerous extended family members. Sylvia was predeceased by her son Dennis in 2001.
If friends so wish, a donation to the Canadian Diabetes Association or the Canadian Cancer Society in Sylvia’s name would be greatly appreciated.
The funeral service will be held on Friday, July 11, 2008 at the Crossroads Community Church at 1:00 pm.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Obituary
This is the obituary for Mom written by my Aunt Rose.
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7 comments:
Wish i could be there as it is so hard being so far away. Aunty Rose did a wonderfull job on the obituary. I am thinking of you all at this dificult time and just want to say thank you Darren for keeping me posted through out all of this.It was such a nice thing to do.
Aunt Sylvia is going to be missed greatly as she was such a wonderfull person and was always there to help others. She is now with Dennis and we will all see her again one day. Love you and miss you so much
Michele xoxoxoxoxo
Dear Rose, your words are comforting, we thank-you so very much. Sly is very blessed to have you and often spoke of you in our chats. I sure am going to miss her. I wish I could be there friday but I also have major health issues but I know Sly hears my prayers and she is watching over us as the angel here on earth that she was, she also is now a bigger angel in heaven. Thank-you for adding the CNN family. With Love oopsie ( CJ & Mike)
Thank-you for your kind comments. I am so happy to hear about how well-loved Sylvia was. We feel the same way here.
Dear Rose
The words you wrote for our friend was beautiful and so true of Sly.
My heart will be with the family as they go thru the day Friday.
Thoughts and prayers go with you all.
Lennie from CCN
Thank-you, Lennie,
I know that Sylvia enjoyed the time she spent with CCN and her participation there helped give her a sense of purpose even when she herself was not doing well. Sylvia did like helping others. I remember a young fellow that was down and out and begging in front of out local Tim Hortons (Donut and coffee place). She peeled off some bills that she could not afford to spare, and gave them to him. She said she had a feeling that he was a good person that just had some tough breaks in life. She did that sort of thing fairly often.
Rose,
So much I would love to say to you, I feel as tho I know you as Sly and I talked many a nights about you and how much she always knew you was there in her life unconditional, all the coffee outings, laughs you shared, and how much she loves you. You did a wonderful job for your Sister. Please know my Heart, Thoughts and Prayers are with you and the family.
Always Tandra
Dear Rose,
the obituary was so comforting and just as Sylvia would have liked it to be. The Family is in our thoughts. Syl was loved by lots of cancer survivors. She has aspecial place in our hearts.
The breast cancer brought her into many peoples lives.
Love,
Bama Barb
Birmngham, AL
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