Sheila was a beautiful soul and her bright spirit and warm heart touched each and every person and animal that crossed her path. She spent her life caring for others both as a nurse and nursing home companion, and her compassion for all living creatures was endless. She loved to travel and visit new places and she went on many wonderful trips with friends and family over the years.
Sheila will be remembered and loved always by her husband Richard Weatherill, her twin daughters Danielle Smith (Jason) and Marika Smith, her granddaughters Kenzie and Piper, her sister-in-law Lauraine Derman and niece Michelle Derman.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2018 from 9-11am at Abkhazi Gardens, 1964 Fairfield Road, Victoria, BC.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Broken Promises Pet Rescue https://brokenpromisesrescue.wordpress.com/donate/.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
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Rick, Marika, Danielle, and family:
We are so sorry for your loss. We loved having Sheila as a neighbour and remember her making us feel so welcome when we first moved to the neighbourhood. It was wonderful having a cat lover next door who watched over all the neighbourhood felines. We wish we’d had more time to get to know her better.
Our condolences,
~Devon and Leo
One of the kindest and compassionate people I have ever met. So generous with her time and resources to care for less fortunate felines of this world.
Sheila,you made the world a better place!
My condolences to you Rick,Dani,Marika and family
Yes, Sheila was a very special lady. I was always so fortunate to have her on my team. Always smiling, and willing to help in any way she could. She will be missed by everyone that knew her. My thoughts are with Rick and the girls….
With kind regards,
Agneta
Sheila was the living embodiment of kindness.
She was a gentle soul who softly and gracefully spent her life making this world a better place for the lives she touched. Her passing is such a loss to our family and to those she made “her” family. Danielle and Marika – Rick, Laurainne and Michelle — I have no words to express how heavy my heart is for you all. With all my love xxx
Sheila was unique. She was quiet and listened to those around her, always coming up with an answer, or something funny to make you feel better . Sheila was my cousin. In our youth we were together every day playing “wedding”, “queen” (she was always the queen)…making families out of . bugs…playing in the sand box, swimming at Willows beach, floating on logs….. hiking up Mount Finlayson …..we were carefree and happy…Vic was always by our side.
Those memories are vivid in my mind, and I can still hear her laughter…
I will hang on to those memories….and she will always stay with me because those were the best days because of Sheila.
To the family I say…hold on to all the memories you made together…I’m so sorry and hope you can all find some peace in those memories.
Rick and Family, I’m so sorry for your loss. Sheila was so friendly and caring. It seems not long ago her and I were chatting at the Cedar Hill Arts Centre around the next election and the loss of Vic. I would run into her at a number of things in Saanich like Gorge on Art. The loss of a loved one touches so many. Take time to remember all you shared together. Judy
I was saddened to hear that Sheila had passed away. She was a wonderful, caring lady. I will always remember her kindness and I have many fond memories of her visits to the UK. Thinking of you all. Lots of love, Clare, Tony, Charlie and Rosie. Xxx
Dear Rick, Marika, Danielle and family, We are so sorry to hear about your loss.
We had the pleasure of hosting Sheila whilst she was on a trip to England, and found her to be a warm, caring and beautiful lady.
We offer our sincere condolences to her family, we know that she will be greatly missed, RIP Sheila. X
From all of the Standland family xxxxxxxx
Sheila was a beautiful person inside and out. It’s such a shock to us that she passed so suddenly. We never got to do one of her bucket list items of going up in a hot air balloon here in Napa/Sonoma. My kitties loved her so much when she came to visit us. She was a special cousin who we will miss terribly.
Rick, Marika, Danielle and family.
So Sorry to hear this Sheila was a fabulous person, so very friendly, warm and caring. She had a great memory for someone whom absorbed conversations, peoples faces and names very easily and made everyone feel instantly part of her family. Over her few trips or so over to England were seperated each time by quite a while, it was like no time had parted inbetween and she remembered anything she had learnt so there was no need to restart any friendship, everyone just picked up where travel distance had left them apart. Loved her colour and her love of cats and people was exceptional. Going to miss that never got another opportunity to see her and her smile again. Much Love from Vivienne and Richard and Peter. (England). xxx