It is with great sadness that the family of Betty Jang (Nee Mar) announces her passing at Saanich Peninsula Hospital, Saanichton, BC on August 27, 2018. Betty was born in Central Saanich, BC on July 25, 1932. Betty met her husband of 60 years, Ark, in 1953. Betty and Ark were married on July 12, 1958.
Betty was predeceased by her parents, her sisters Gertrude and Beverley, her brother Douglas and her in-laws.
Betty is survived by her husband, Ark; their children, Marilyn, Wendy, Arthur (wife Cecil, Burnaby, BC), and Douglas; her siblings, William, Lily, Violet, Whaley, Jack (wife Trish, children Nick and Jennifer), Jim and Patricia Mar; her sister-in-law Choi K. Chow (children Susan Lum, Joshua Chan and their families in USA) plus numerous extended family.
As a young woman, Betty worked at the Glen Coffee Shop and the department of motor vehicles before she married and then became a full-time mom and raised four children. She returned to work in 1974 as a hostess at The Peacock Restaurant, Sidney, BC until she retired in 1991.
Betty was born into a farming family and continued her love of gardening, growing both vegetables and flowers, until her health issues developed and she became a resident at ECU- 2 in the Saanich Peninsula Hospital in October 2014.
After her retirement, Betty was fortunate enough to travel to her parent’s homeland, China. She loved crossword, jigsaw puzzles and playing endless games of Tetris with her children.
Mom, you loved and cherished your family, your quiet strength held us together through thick and thin. We love you and will honour your memory in our hearts always and forever.
Betty’s family would like to thank the staff of ECU- 2, Saanich Peninsula Hospital, Dr. Linda Wilson and all other medical staff who cared for mom from October 2014 to August 2018.
A Service will take place on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 1:00 pm in the Sequoia Centre at McCall Gardens, 4665 Falaise Drive with a reception to follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation at www.sphf.ca or a charity of your choice.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Gardens
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Trish
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Mike &/Norma Minter It must run in the “family”….Uncle Norman always had a jigsaw puzzle on the go on the dining room table and now, Mike and I do the same!
Betty, if only we had known we shared the passion!Condolences to all from Mike, Norma and family.
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Thelma Street Thelma Street, 3rd September 2018.
To Ark and family, I am so sorry for your loss. Betty will be missed, but will always be remembered as a very kind and happy lady.
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Jon Blair As a volunteer at the SaanPen’s Friday Bingo, I had the pleasure of getting acquainted with Betty. She was unfailingly cheerful and eager to help others at the table and she always warmly welcomed new players. She was a wonderful and memorable lady who will be much missed by everyone who knew her.
So sorry Betty has left us. She was an invariably kind and gracious woman. I am sad she is no longer with us.