Passed away peacefully in Victoria BC, surrounded by her family on January 28, 2010. Predeceased by her father, Rod, Lorelei is survived by her husband Dave; children Krystal & Ryan; mother Iolene; brothers Keith (Sandy), Greg (Alana) & their families; mother-in-law Eunice.
Lorelei was born in Vancouver on November 20, 1953. She was raised in Coquitlam and graduated from Nursing School in 1975. Dave and Lorelei were married in 1980 and had two children, Krystal & Ryan. Lorelei was a strong and determined woman who put her heart into everything in her life. She found great fulfillment as an RN in the recovery room at VGH from 1980-2008. Lorelei’s passion and love was her family. She was incredibly proud to see Krystal obtain her MD and to see Ryan reach the NHL echelon of hockey with the Montreal Canadiens. Lorelei approached breast cancer in the same way she approached life – head on. She fought until the very end. Her love of life and spirit will be dearly missed by all.
Thank you to the wonderful people at Victoria Hospice, to Dr. Sharon Allan & the BCCA staff and to all of our family and friends for their love and support.
A celebration of Lorelei’s life will be held at McCall’s Floral Chapel, Johnson & Vancouver St., on Tuesday, February 16th at 2:00pm. A reception at the Victoria Golf Course will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Victoria Hospice or the BC Cancer Agency.
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Dave, Krystal and Ryan,
Even though Lorelei and I had not seen each other for many years, I am enormously saddened to hear of her death. I remember with great fondness our high school days, our skiiing and boating adventures and our many shared dreams. Please know that I will hold Lorelei in my heart this August as I walk for the second year in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer. My sincerest condolences.
Rest in peace Lorelei.
Krys Kujawa (Third) Hunter
mes plus sincères condoléances à la famille O’byrne.
My deepest sympathies. May God give you strength through this.
My deepest sympathies go the entire O’Byrne family. I am a great fan of Lorelei’s son Ryan and my heart broke for him and his family for your loss. She will be remembered in kindness by the millions of fans who watch Ryan play for the Montreal Canadiens. Though none were fortunate enough to have met her her spirit will live on in all of our hearts.
So sorry to hear about your mom,my condolences to the ryan family.
My condolences to the O’Byrne family.
I’m so sorry for you…..My sincere condolences to all the O’Byrne family…my thoughts and prayer are with you.
Sincerely Maude
All our sympathy to the O’Byrne family. People from Montreal have a big respect for your family Ryan.
My thoughts and Prayers go out to the O’Byrne Family during this difficult time.
Sincerely Larry Go Habs
My condolences to all the family. My thinking are with you… Sincere condoléance pour toute la famille, je pense a vous et courage dans cette dure epreuve…