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Sylvia Garay Obituary
SYLVIA JUNE GARAY
On Friday, September 5, 2014 Mrs. Sylvia June Garay (nee Kuoppala) passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 94 years. She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her family, husband John and their three daughters, Jan (Ernie) Seedhouse of Pritchard, Judith Garay (Anthony Morgan) of Vancouver and Joan (Ian) Hargrove of Ottawa; her grandchildren Dan Seedhouse of Kamloops, Alison (Shane) Morrow of Squamish, Davina Hargrove (Matlock Guse) of Ottawa and James Hargrove of Ottawa; her great-grandchildren Caelyx, Samantha and Hanna Morrow; her nephew John (Doreen) Hannah and family.
Sylvia was predeceased by her two sons John and James Garay, her siblings Elsie Szkilnyk, Ilmari and Wilho Kuoppala.
Sylvia was born February 29, 1920 in White Lake, B.C. to Finnish immigrant parents. She worked as an artist for the Kamloops Advertiser, then the Kamloops Daily Sentinel. She later studied and painted in the U.K., Victoria, Halifax and Ottawa where she earned an Honors Visual Arts degree from the University of Ottawa.
She exhibited across Canada and had many solo shows, won numerous awards and taught painting for several years. She and John retired to Kamloops and she spent her "retirement" years gardening and painting.
A Celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Schoening Funeral Chapel, 513 Seymour Street.
Should friends desire donations to the Kamloops Hospice Association, 72 Whiteshield Crescent South, Kamloops, B.C. V2E 2S9 in memory of Sylvia would be appreciated.
Condolences may be expressed at
www.schoeningfuneralservice.com
On Friday, September 5, 2014 Mrs. Sylvia June Garay (nee Kuoppala) passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 94 years. She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her family, husband John and their three daughters, Jan (Ernie) Seedhouse of Pritchard, Judith Garay (Anthony Morgan) of Vancouver and Joan (Ian) Hargrove of Ottawa; her grandchildren Dan Seedhouse of Kamloops, Alison (Shane) Morrow of Squamish, Davina Hargrove (Matlock Guse) of Ottawa and James Hargrove of Ottawa; her great-grandchildren Caelyx, Samantha and Hanna Morrow; her nephew John (Doreen) Hannah and family.
Sylvia was predeceased by her two sons John and James Garay, her siblings Elsie Szkilnyk, Ilmari and Wilho Kuoppala.
Sylvia was born February 29, 1920 in White Lake, B.C. to Finnish immigrant parents. She worked as an artist for the Kamloops Advertiser, then the Kamloops Daily Sentinel. She later studied and painted in the U.K., Victoria, Halifax and Ottawa where she earned an Honors Visual Arts degree from the University of Ottawa.
She exhibited across Canada and had many solo shows, won numerous awards and taught painting for several years. She and John retired to Kamloops and she spent her "retirement" years gardening and painting.
A Celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Schoening Funeral Chapel, 513 Seymour Street.
Should friends desire donations to the Kamloops Hospice Association, 72 Whiteshield Crescent South, Kamloops, B.C. V2E 2S9 in memory of Sylvia would be appreciated.
Condolences may be expressed at
www.schoeningfuneralservice.com
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Published by Kamloops This Week on Sep. 8, 2014.
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