Obituary for
Emily Carol Skelton (Einarson)
SKELTON, Emily Carol (nee Einarson)
May 21, 1941 – July 23, 2018
With enormous sadness and heavy hearts we announce the passing of Carol Skelton surrounded by her family after a short and very courageous battle with cancer at the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, BC on July 23, 2018. Carol was born May 21, 1941 in Winnipeg, MB and moved to Vancouver in 1946 where she grew up in a house with her mother and sister Jeanette on West Seventh Avenue. Carol attended Cecil Rhodes Elementary and graduated from King Edward High School in 1959. She met her husband, Jim Skelton, while working at BC Tel. Married in 1962, Jim and Carol lived in New Westminster, Burnaby and Vancouver before settling in Coquitlam in 1970 to raise their family. Besides her family, nothing was more important to Carol than her dogs. For many years Carol groomed and proudly showed her poodles. In her final year her whippet Mr. Man was her loyal companion. Over the years Carol enjoyed running, cross stitching, yoga, lunch dates with her grandchildren, showing off her dogs at the local park, volunteering at the Lakeshore Care Centre, and travelling with her sister.
Carol is predeceased by her mother Dorothy Venables in 2009, her father Murray Einarson in 1977, step-father Richard Venables in 2007 and step-grandson Patrick Lodders in 2015. She is survived by her husband Jim; three children Michael (Evelyn), Dana (John) and Michele (Dan); sister Jeanette (Bob); half-sister Patty (Matt); half-brother Murray (Renee); grandchildren Jordan, Emily, Vanna, Alexander, and Eric; step-grandchildren Jac, Christian (Colleen), and Jes (Gavin); as well as numerous other family members.
Donations may be made in memory of Carol to the Terry Fox Foundation. Celebration of Life is scheduled for Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 2:00 pm at the Royal City Curling Club, 75 East Sixth Avenue, New Westminster.
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Death notice for the town of: Port-Coquitlam, Province: Colombie britanique