Muriel A. L. Wood died at Hillside Village, Salmon Arm, on the evening of Friday, October 24, 2008 at the age of 93 years.
A celebration of life service was held from the chapel of Bowers
Funeral Home, Salmon Arm, on Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. with Jack Bowers, Celebrant. Words of remembrance and prayers were shared by family and friends. A reception followed in the Mountainside Room, allowing the family and friends to continue sharing memories.
Cremation with interment to follow at a later date in the family plot at Mt. Ida Cemetery.
Born in Strasbourg, Saskatchewan on September 8, 1915, Muriel had been a resident of Salmon Arm since 1951. She was a longtime Registered Nurse in Salmon Arm, having worked at the old hospital as well as the current hospital. She enjoyed visiting with her former co-workers, sharing many fond memories. Muriel is well remembered for her love of animals.
Predeceased by her husband, Albert Edward (Bert) in 1991, she leaves her loving family; daughters, Marjorie (Jack) Phillips of Edmonton and Betty Wood of Abbotsford; five grandsons, Ron, Edward, Daryl, Brian and Kevin; four great grandchildren, William, Madison, Steele and Robert; sister, Dorothy Connelly of Vernon and brother, William Graves of Washington.
Email condolences may be sent to sympathy@bowersfuneralservice.com
If friends wish, memorial donations may be sent to the Women’s Emergency Shelter (Shuswap Area Family Emergency Society), PO Box 1463, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P6.
Arrangements were in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.