Heather Bye Obituary
She was born on August 1, 1944 in Trail, British Columbia the daughter of Alma (Pollock) and Walter Duncan. She attended school in Fruitvale and Trail, BC. After high school she worked at West Kootenay Power & Light Co. in Trail for 2 years before moving to Calgary, Alberta to work as a secretary at Dome Petroleum Limited for 6 years.
Heather married Raymond Bye on August 15, 1970. They were blessed with a son, Jason.
She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake since 1975. Heather was a volunteer at the Huntley Elementary school in the Media Center for many years. She enjoyed hiking, gardening, visiting family in British Columbia, family gatherings and winters in Arizona. Her love and passion was her family and friends. Her grandchildren, Allison and Jonathan were a great joy to her.
She is survived by her loving husband Ray, her son Jason (Amy) and grandchildren Allison and Jonathan, brothers, Walter (Doreen), Jack (Lillian), sister Connie (Larry) LaFace and many nieces and nephews and their families.
She was preceded in death by her parents Walter & Alma, sister Lois (Dan Grieve).
The family requests no flowers, and would like donations to be made in her name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at www.stjude.org.
As per her wishes, services will be private.
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Rosemary McMahon
November 18, 2024
Heather and I lived together in Calgary for a year and I went to her wedding with Ray. Was even fortunate enough to visit them in the USA with my 3 children. We exchanged Xmas letters for so many years but I fell by the wayside in the last couple of years as I was travelling. I had no idea that she was ill and am so sad that I did not get to talk with her in her final year. I have a lot of wonderful and funny memories with Heather in her twenties, even though they were short. Condolences to Ray and all her family.
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