1929-2015
Gloria, 86, wife of the late Carl Skaaravik, died peacefully on December 26, 2015 in Victoria, BC. Gloria was born in New Westminster on August 29, 1929, where she grew up and met the love of her life, Carl. Gloria and Carl moved to Victoria, BC in 1979 where they planted roots and made many wonderful friendships.
Gloria was a beautiful soul who loved volunteering in her community, emulated by her 25 years of service with Sendial and she loved spending time with family and friends. She was an incredible cook and loved entertaining! Gloria had an infectious laugh and an amazing sense of humor that will truly be missed.
She is survived by her children Greg (Pat) and Lynn (Bene); her grandchildren Max, Darrick, Chrystal, Jason, Bailey, and Eric; eight beautiful great grandchildren and her dear friend and sister-in-law Margit and nephew Hal (Susan) and niece Carol and family.
A private family celebration of life is being held on January 5, 2016. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Kidney Foundation or a charity of your choice.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall’s Funeral Home
www.mccallbros.com
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Lynn Rodgers
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Rhianna I worked with Gloria at Sendial and loved her kind disposition and willingness to be of help. All my condolences and prayers to her family.
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Curt and Elisabeth Jensen It is with great sorrow that we hear of Gloria’s passing. Our deepest condolences go out to Lynn and her family as well as Greg and his family.
We treasure many years of good times and fun memories of Gloria as well as Karl, and their incredible hospitality.
We will always miss Gloria’s infectious laugh, wide smile and her warm hugs.Sincerely
Curt and Elisabeth Jensen
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Ken and Erna Our sincerest condolences to Lynne and the Family. We are very fortunate to have met her and Karl may years ago. A very beautiful lady. We have had many fun times but it is her smile that we will always have a lasting memory of.
Sincerely,
Erna and Ken Lee
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Lynda Long I was so fortunate to share two special times with Gloria in her last days. The sparkle in her eyes and her clear recollection of events as we reminisced highlighted our visits. She loved her “rose painting” in her family room and I commented on it. She looked at it and said, “one of those roses gets angry!” As she said it, I saw it, an angry rose. We had a good laugh about it! Ray and I send our deepest condolences to the family.
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Peter & Marilyn Westoby Our thoughts are with you all, we shall miss Gloria so much, we had many occasions in the past 13 years to get to know Gloria, and what a fine lady she was. We had many afternoon chats with her and heard much about her life and family she was so proud of.
Sincerely,
Marilyn and Peter Westoby
Dear Lynn, Greg and family, I am sorry to hear of your mom’s death. She was a beautiful lady who my own mom always spoke so well of. What I remember of her most is her warmth and welcoming nature. May you find peace in the knowledge that she lived her life well and is resting in the arms of his love. Lynn, Dennis and family.