Irene Marie SKOLROOD

SKOLROOD, Irene Marie It is with great sadness that the Skolrood family announces the passing of Irene Marie Skolrood (Nee Richard), 77, loving wife and mother on Monday July 9, 2018 at Vancouver General Hospital from cancer. Irene was born September 25, 1940 in Rexton, NB, the daughter of Emile and Hélène Richard. She lived in Rexton, NB, for a few years before moving to Newcastle (now Miramichi) NB. It was there that she met her future husband, Wayne, May 17, 1960. They were married Sep 8, 1962. The family lived in Newcastle and Sackville, NB then Regina, SK, Sherwood Park, AB, finally settling in Ladner, BC, in 1972. Irene was a successful real estate sales person for many years enjoying the challenge and satisfaction of helping people find homes. Irene lived life to the fullest enjoying travel, chatting with friends, card games, watching her children's sports when they were young. Her favourite activity was thinking of, finding, organizing and supervising various house renovations for her husband. She is survived by her husband of almost 56 years, Wayne, sons Robert (Michelle), Richard (Kumiko) and Troy, grandchildren Risha, Emi and Hunter, her brothers, Bernard (Julie), Paul (Joanne), Patrick (Helene) Richard, nieces and nephews, Erika (Douglas) Eberhardt, John, Jeffrey (Sherry), Lisa, Joseph (Kelly), Anna Marie and André Richard, Jessica (Charlotte) and Joanne Keats, brother-in-law, John Keats, grand nieces and nephews, Daniel, Alexander and Thomas Richard, Rae and Leanne Melvin, Lucas and Amelia Herman. Special thanks go to Dr. David Kason, her family doctor and Dr. Tamara Shenkier, oncologist and the staff at the BC Cancer Institute for the excellent care provided to Irene through her long battle with cancer. Services will be held Friday, August 3, 2018 at 1:00 PM at Delta Funeral Home, 5329 Ladner Trunk Rd, Delta, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Irene's name to the BC Cancer Foundation (https://bit.ly/2mcoaJd). Condolences may be offered at www.deltafuneral.ca Delta Funeral Home (604) 946-6040