It is with very heavy hearts that the family of Lilian Sebulsky must announce her peaceful passing after a brief, but valiantly fought battle to stay with us all.
Lilian Price of Radisson, SK, daughter of Ruby and Charles, married her first love Edward Sebulsky in Saskatoon SK in 1956. While they began their journey together in Saskatoon they soon moved to North Battleford, from there they continued west stopping in Calgary, AB, until setting deep roots in Delta, BC, and presently Langley, BC.
Lilian was very much a people person. Anyone who knew Lilian knew of her loves: friends, family, chatting, shopping, music, singing and knitting. She always wore her heart on her sleeve. Lilian deeply looked forward to sushi lunches with her two adored great grand daughters, as well as lunch dates, picnics and shopping outings with her dear friends and family.
Given her love of people it was inevitable that her career would have some element of human interaction. Lilian was a Welcome Wagon greeter in BC for many years and met many life long friends through Vanda Beauty Counselor Cosmetics in both AB and BC where she began in sales and later owned her own distributorship; she also worked with the public at The City of Surrey. Many other treasured lifelong friends were formed through not only her shopping and swimming adventures, but also through the Langley Presbyterian Church that she attended. She was politically alert and enjoyed working in a variety of capacities for both Provincial and Federal elections; however Lilian’s greatest passion and privilege was volunteering her time by knitting baby hats for the hospital and sharing her love of music with seniors in assisted living and extended care facilities.
Lilian recognized the gift of music, hymns and singing while visiting her mom in a nursing home in SK. Her mom was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Upon sitting down to the piano and singing some hymns for her mom, she too began singing along. The gift of music became apparent to Lilian and she could see the joy that the music brought to her mom’s face. For the last 20 years, up until the pandemic, Lilian along with her dear late friend Maggie and Lilian’s husband Ed, found joy in volunteering their time to bring the gift of music and singing to seniors in care homes throughout the lower mainland of BC by leading Sing-A-Long’s with the residents, staff and their families. In 2012, Lilian was honoured to be presented with the Queen Elizabeth ll Diamond Jubilee Medal for her volunteer work within the community.
Lilian continues to look over her loving husband Edward, son Greg (Brigitte), daughter Debbie (Brian), loving grandsons Rick (Nada) and Mark (Jessica), her beloved great grandchildren Roya and Mira, sister Pearl as well as her many nieces and nephews. A joyful celebration honoring Lilian’s life filled with music and singing, will be held at a future date, pandemic pending.
The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the medical team at the Langley Memorial Hospital who helped Lilian, in particular those in the CCU, whose professionalism and compassion was so deeply appreciated. You are all angels and superheroes.
In lieu of flowers please consider a donation in her memory to your favourite charity or to one of Lilian’s: Langley Presbyterian Church, Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation and The Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation.
Langley Presbyterian Church
langleypresbyterian. ca/donate/
Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation
lmhfoundation.com/ donate/
Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation
rchfoundation. akaraisin.com/ui/donations/ donations/start?donation=in% 20honour%20of
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Lilian Sebulsky January 1st 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Aldergrove, Province: Colombie britanique