With great sadness, we announce Barb passed away surrounded by her family at the Royal Jubilee Hospital on January 5, 2020. She will be deeply missed by Ken, her loving husband of 47 years; her son Dustin (Chrissy) and daughter Kristine (Pooya); as well as her 5 grandchildren (Brynn, Madden, Tallis, Elias and Mila); and her loving brothers and sisters Jim (Arlene), Bobby (Barbara), Elizabeth (Albert) and Donna. She will also be in the hearts of many nieces, nephews and loving friends whose lives she touched.
Barb and Ken met as teenagers while ice-skating at Memorial Arena. They married 5 years later in 1972 and began their life together. Barb worked many places but most significantly at the Law Courts of BC in Victoria and the Victoria School Board. Her last position before retirement was at Braefoot Elementary School, where she greatly enjoyed the students, parents, teachers and staff.
After retirement, Barb captured great pleasure from spending time with family and friends and engaging in her hobbies of stamping and crafts. As a stroke survivor, she was an active member of the Victoria Stroke Recovery Association for over 15 years.
A heartfelt thank you to all the nurses, doctors, surgeons, anesthesiologist and staff at RJH ICU for their incredible care and kindness.
A Celebration of Barb’s Life will be held in the Sequoia Centre at McCall Gardens, 4665 Falaise Drive on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 2 pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Victoria Stroke Recovery Association, 2964 Richmond Road, Victoria, BC. V8R 4V1.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Gardens
www.mccallgardens.com
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Marg Ryan
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Sharron Higgins To Barbara’s Family;
We send our condolences to you today. Although Barbara worked for me at the School District for a short time I valued her expertise and judgement for all the students connected to the Healthy Schools Program.
My Sister, Carol Ellis, also attended the Stroke and Recovery Club with Barbara for a few years.
Barbara will be deeply missed by all her friends at the Club.
Sincerely, Sharron Higgins and Carol Ellis
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Ali and Mehri Mehri and Ali
Our dear daughter-in-law, Kristine;
We are very sad for loosing your lovely mom, Barb.
We always remember her with a confident-kind smiling face in our family group visitings.
She will be deeply missed by her husband, children, and her lovely grandchildren, other relatives and whoever knew her.
God bless her and give you patience.
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Maureen Mireau We are so very sorry for your loss. We have so many memories of Barb from our old neighborhood to baseball,and it was always a pleasure to see her. Susan, Mark and I are truly sad for you all, we will be with you on Saturday to celebrate a life well lived. Maureen (Moretti)Mireau, Susan (Moretti)Chudleigh, Mark Chudleigh
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Roné Sinclair When I think of Barb it’s always with a huge smile. She was such a supportive parent at Rockheights that it added to the pleasure of teaching Kristine and Dustin. I later had the privilege of working with her at Braefoot where she was always welcoming and supportive. Lucky me to have known her and lucky you to have had her as a wife and mother.
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Shelagh Tighe To the Oliver family:
My deepest sympathy to you all. Barb and I worked together at Attorney General. I have very fond memories.
My thoughts are with you.
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Janet Johnson So sorry for your loss, Ken. Barb will be missed by many.
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Janelle Hunt I am so sorry for your loss. Barb was a very special person that I held close to my heart. I loved working with her at Braefoot Elementary and she never forgot a detail that I shared with her about my life. She will be deeply missed.
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Carol Mclean Ken, Christine, Dustin and family, I am very sad to hear of Barb’s passing. My heart goes out to you all at this difficult time. God bless.
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Maureen Bell (Brennan) Ken, I am so sorry for yours and your families loss. Sending love and blessing to all.
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Ginette and Martin Bilina So sad to hear this Kristine 🙁
Big hugs and warm kisses
Ginette and Martin Bilina
Duncan
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Carol Campbell My prayers and thoughts are with the family at this time.
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Donna Ali Dear Kristen
Please accept our condolences on the passing of your dear mom. May her soul Rest In Peace.
May Almighty God comfort you and your family.
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Mana Kazemi (Pooyas sister and Kristine's sister-in-law I am so sorry for the loss of Barbara June Oliver. It is a great loss to my family and my sister-in-law. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her and as well as her grandchildren, children, and husband. RIP Barbara. Thanks for always being so sweet.
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Mara Robb Dear Ken , Justin, Kristine & family. We are so very sorry for your loss. Barb was an amazing lady.. She was always there for her family and friends..Spent many days watching and encouraging her kids playing soccer and fastball. She welcomed Tania with open arms when Kristine & Tania became friends at the age of 7.. she will be truly missed.. hugs to the family ❤️
Mara & Kurt
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heather cairns I am so very sorry to hear this sad sad news. Barb and Ken were always so welcoming to me when I was part of the family. She was a special lady!
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Pasha Incredibly sorry for your loss! The world is a little less bright! My heart is with all of the family and friends grieving. ♥️
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Leigh Walters Love to you all. Barb was amazing ❤️
Ken, I am so sorry for your loss. I just found out today when my birthday message via text wouldn’t go through. I would have been at the Celebration of Life. She is in my heart. A lovely lady and so determined to keep going despite her handicap.
Marg