Passed away in the presence of loving family on March 16, 2015 at the Victoria Hospice.
Predeceased by her first husband, Peter Alan Feltham; sister, Hana; parents, Jiri and Julia; nephews, Adamec and Steven; niece Kenzie and sister-in-law Susan. Helen is survived by her second husband, Carol Joseph Lavoie; sister, Markyta (Ferdinand); sisters and brother-in-law, Janie (Richard), Annie, Mark and Jenny; children Karen, Rosemary, Suzanne, Paul and Claire; children-in-law, Lindsay, Pierre, Raymond and Aundrea; grandchildren, Simon (Sasha), Christine, Daniel, Alyssa, Miriam, Amanda, Madeleine, Nicholas and Bobby; great-grandchildren Kayla and Kieran and many nieces, nephews and precious friends.
Born in Rokycany Czechoslovakia on December 13, 1935, Helen came to Canada in 1948. She met Peter in 1955 and together they raised their family in Abbotsford and Comox. After Peter’s death in 1998, she came to Victoria where she met Carol in 2004 and married in 2009. Beautiful, gracious and ever living life to the fullest, Helen was generous with the energy she gave to her family and community until the very last days of her life. Thank you, Helen, for all the love you have given us.
A vigil will be held at McCall’s Funeral Home from 6:30 – 8:30 pm on Friday March 20th, followed by a funeral and reception at l’Eglise St. Jean Baptiste, 311 Richmond Avenue, Victoria, BC at 11 am on Saturday March 21st. Burial will take place at the Courtenay Civic Cemetery at 6 pm of the same day.
Flowers will be appreciated as are donations to the Victoria Hospice or the Intercultural Association of Greater Victoria.
McCall Bros. Funeral Home
26 Responses
Today, on the first anniversary of your passing, we are thinking of you, our darling Mom. I imagine that you and Suzie are now together to love and support each other up in heaven, and have reunited with Dad and all of our other family members and friends who were waiting there for you. Here on earth we deeply miss you, but we love you always and we know that you are looking after us from above. This spring I will plant yet more flowers in your honour.
André extends his sincere condolences to all the Feltham family as well. Take care! Our thoughts are with you!
Dear Rose-Marie, Pierre, Simon, Daniel, Myriam, Karen, Christine, Suzie, her daughter, Claire and her son,
My deepest sympathies over the passing away of your lovely and loving mother and grandmother. She had a radiant smile and I was moved by her charismatic presence when I met her at your wedding Rose-Marie and Pierre. I recognized in her a very attaching and beautiful person.
My sincere condolence to all of you and to all other members of the Feltham family and to her friends.
En effet, c’et toujours triste de voir partir les gens qu’on aime. J’ai eu le privilège, un court instant de croiser la maman de RoseMary, femme charmante, élégante, et heureuse malgré la maladie qui la rongeait.
Toutes mes condoléances à Pierre et sa jolie épouse.
My sincere sympathy to Carol and Helen’s family. She was a very special lady. We met when we were volunteering at Abkhazi Garden, which is where Helen introduced me to Carol. Her lovely style and elegance were all the more wonderful for being so natural. I am so sorry I will not hear her wonderful laugh again.
Dear Carol and Family,
We are so very saddened to learn of Helen’s passing. Please except our deepest sympathies.
Helen was such a Special Lady and had a beautiful smile. We met Helen and her Family when we first moved to Comox in 1997. We were very honoured, happy and pleased to meet Carol and to be invited to their Lovely Wedding – such a wonderful Day, filled with so much Love. Helen will be missed by all who knew her. Our thoughts are with you.
With Love, Diane and Peter