CORK, Lourene Diane
December 16, 1948 Trail, BC – April 3, 2019 Chestermere, AB
Lourene passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at the age of 70 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her life long partner, Gary Cork; her children, Lisa Kindt (Ken) Millarville, AB, Chad Cooper (Carmen) Calgary, AB, Ian Cooper (Allison) Fallston, NC, Kevin Cork (Karen) Calgary, AB, Carolyn Cresswell Noosa, AUS, Colleen Sprogis (John) LaQuinta, CA, Kate Cork Calgary, AB; sister, Wendy Fleming Calgary, AB; brothers, Frank Moody (Nola) Chestermere, AB, John Moody (Janie) Corvalis, OR; as well as Ian Cooper father of Lisa, Chad and Ian. She was loved by 11 grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, some of which blessed her with great nieces and nephews, and she enjoyed and loved them all.
As a child Lourene enjoyed being a gymnast, she was a fitness instructor at the Calgary Winter Club where she also enjoyed playing Badminton. Lourene trained and worked as a Massage Therapist in Calgary, was an active member of the Lakeside Greens Golf Club of Chestermere and Las Sendas Golf Club in Mesa, AZ.
Lourene hosted a one week “Granny Camp” every summer when the grandchildren were younger, one stipulation was no adults allowed.
Lourene had a bountiful amount of energy, friendliness and a devotion to her favorite Church and many Charities. She was an accomplished painter, loved to cook, sew, quilt and garden. She inspired everyone who met her, with her cheerful outlook, she may have lost her 5yr battle with ovarian cancer, but she never let her cancer treatments adversely affect her joy of living.
A Memorial Service for Lourene will be held at Eastside City Church,1320 Abbeydale Dr. SE, Calgary, AB on Monday, April 15th, 2019 at 11:30 AM.
A Celebration of Lourene’s Life will be held later this spring, early summer at Lakeside Greens Golf Course.
In lieu of flowers donations in Lourene’s memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, #200, 325 Manning Road NE, Calgary, AB T2E 2P5. Many thanks are sent to the Doctors and Staff at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre, and the amazing staff we had at the Strathmore Hospital for their loving care provided to Lourene during her time of need.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Lourene Diane Cork April 3rd 2019..
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Death notice for the town of: Airdrie, Province: Alberta