After living a long, productive and fulfilling life, Olive passed peacefully in her sleep on Saturday morning. She was proud to be a native-born Victorian, the 5th child of prominent local farmers, Jim and Lily Turner. Predeceased by her husband Doug in 1982, son-in-law Ian Christison in 2018 and each of her 8 siblings, Anne, Murray (Joan), Rosamond Watson, Kathleen (Bob Ireland), Jim, Bill (Donna), Rod (Juanita) and Helene (Doug Dye); Olive leaves 7 children: Jim (Nora), Jeannie, Peggie, Lorna (Ken Lundeen), Sandy, Helen (Sandy Christison) and Catriona along with 12 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. She also leaves 24 nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life will be held in the main hall of the Saanich Fair Grounds at 2:00 pm, Sunday, April 7th, 2019.
Flowers gratefully declined. If you wish, donations in Olive’s memory may be made to the Saanich Pioneer Society or the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Society.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
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Helen, Jeannie, Catriona and families,
We are sorry to hear of your Mom’s passing and wish you comfort in your many happy memories. Your Mom at 65 was so youthful and clearly for her that was middle age, what a wonderful long life!
Take care,
Doreen and Dave Spoor
Our sincere condolences to the McHattie family. We didn’t get to see Olive often but so enjoyed her company when we did. She was always so full of fun and laughter with such a great sense of humour.
Your cousins Art and Norah Harfman (nee Turner).
I am sorry to hear of your precious mom’s passing. May your memories be a great source of joy for you and your family..love Sandra watt
So nice to see the whole clan, McHattie’s, Turners and many farming families and friends today. Wonderful memories shared about Olive’s
life that was so well lived. My grandparents and your grandparents were best of friends and I heard many stories growing up. Condolences to all of the family.