It is with great sadness the Gangnon family announce the passing of our beloved matriarch Christine on October 20, 2022. Christine passed peacefully at Vancouver General Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Christine is survived by Richard (Dick) her husband of 53 years, her children Lyndsie, Martin (Jeanina) and Jeffery (Jamala), grandchildren Max and Meesha and her brother Richard (Silvia) Landale.
Christine is preceded by her Parents Pauline and Kenneth Landale, siblings Ginger (Mike) and David (Carol) and her great niece Kate Bishop.
Christine was born in London, England, the second of four children. Christine came to Canada in1966 and met her husband Dick as neighbors in Vancouver, they married a year later. Christine was a devoted mother and wife; raising her three children, maintaining the family home and, with Dick, ran a successful business. Nurturing the bonds of family and community, Christine made our home a gathering place for family and friends. Throughout her life Christine practiced kindness and compassion giving of herself to help those around her and in 2003 Christine became a Registered Aromatherapist. Christine was a woman of deep faith and spirituality; devoted to the church she served the community and was a long-time member and president of the Catholic Woman’s League. Christine was a bright light and will be missed by all who’s lives she touched; her memory will forever be in our hearts.
The family wishes to sincerely thank all the doctors, nurses and staff of Tower 8B at VGH for the incredible care and comfort they provided to Christine.
A funeral mass will be held November 4th, 2022, 1:30 pm at St. Peter’s Church, 330 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC. The service will also be available online, please see www.stpeterscatholicparish.com/ to access. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Vancouver General Hospital Foundation or The Canadian Red Cross.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Christine Tracy Gangnon September 3 1945 – October 20 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Vancouver, Province: Colombie britanique