Jhangiani Ishu

Ishu Dayal JHANGIANI passed peacefully on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Banfield Pavilion Residential Care Facility in Vancouver, BC. She was 86 years old.
The youngest of seven children, Ishu was born on February 17, 1928 to Dharamdas Tilokchand Shahani and his wife Shammi in Hyderabad, Sindh. Ishu did her schooling in the Sindh, and received her distinction in Chemistry at the University of Bombay in 1946.
During Partition in 1947, Ishu and her extended family of 13 siblings, nieces, and nephews left their home en masse. Their migration from what is now Pakistan took them first to Rajkot, Gujarat where they lived with a Jain family. A year later, they settled in the twin cities of Secunderabad/Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Ishu Shahani met the dashing Dayal Kishanchand Jhangiani in Karachi and they married on February 25, 1955 in Bombay, India. They traveled to Europe in March when Dayal was transferred to the Indian Embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Their first daughter Neena was born in Brussels and their second daughter Geeta followed after they relocated back to Delhi, India. Dayal's next transfer took him to Phnom Penh, Cambodia where they stayed for another three years before moving back to India for a final three years in their country of origin. In 1968, the family moved to Vancouver, BC. Dayal took early retirement from the Indian Foreign service in 1972 and applied for Canadian landed immigrant status for the family.
In the late 1970's Ishu became employed as a Nurse's Aid, while Dayal embarked on a second career as a Manager at Sunlife Insurance. This was a major life change as she had been a homemaker extraordinaire during her husband's foreign service career. She'd been very happy caring for her children and husband and entertaining with frequent dinner and cocktail parties. Their home was always considered an open house, with friends dropping by on a regular basis. Ishu and Dayal both loved entertaining, travel and keeping in touch with their many friends in different parts of the world.
They were thrilled to have their first grandchild when Ashvin was born in 1982 and became doting grandparents. Life changed dramatically on July 12, 1986 when Dayal Jhangiani lost his fight with cancer. Neena's second son Rishi, had been born only 46 days earlier, on May 27th.
With both the grief of her husband's passing and the joy of two young grandchildren at home, Ishu retired from work. She volunteered, gardened, enjoyed reading and socializing but her happiest role was that of a loving grandmother. She shared her cultural traditions and imparted her love, kindness and wisdom to all.
Ishu is survived by her daughters Neena Shahani and Geeta Jhangiani of Vancouver, BC, her beloved grandsons Ashvin V. Moorjani of Toronto, ON and Rishi B. Moorjani of Ventura, California and nieces and nephew, their children and extended family.
As her dear friend Lata Sood says, "Ishu's motto in life was kindness and forgiveness towards everyone." A brilliant light of compassion and love, she was bestowing blessings and loving kisses to the caregivers at Banfield and her many friends who visited until the end.
We love you our dearest mother and Nani. You are now resting in the loving arms of your Mithan (Sweet) Lord.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Banfield Pavilion "In Memory of Ishu Jhangiani"
Cheques can be made out to VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation 190 - 855 West 12th Ave,
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 or call 604-875-4676 or go online at vghfoundation.ca ~ we will have cards at the service.