LAURIE KERKHOFF

1925 - 2012

On Monday, November 12, 2012, Laurie Jean Isabel Kerkhoff of Osoyoos, British Columbia passed away peacefully at the Penticton Regional Hospital at the age of 87 years.
The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Osoyoos, British Columbia on Saturday, November 17, 2012 with Reverend Dave DeSouza, Celebrant.
The Burial Service was held at the Taber Memorial Garden, one kilometre north of 64 Avenue on 50 Street, Taber on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. in the Kerkhoff family plot. A reception followed at the Royal Canadian Legion, 5205 - 48 Avenue, Taber.
Laurie will be fondly remembered by her loving family including her husband Leonard Frank Kerkhoff; sons Larry, Lanny (Wendy) and Lindsay; daughter Laraine (Edward); grandchildren Spencer, Lauren, Steven, Morgan, Byron (Brielle), Alex and by Lindsay’s stepson, Nicholas.
She was predeceased by her sisters Kay, Lillian and Margaret; her brother Bob and her niece Barb.
Laurie trained and worked as a nurse at the Calgary General Hospital and the Taber General Hospital. She loved to travel and enjoyed trips with her husband Len to Hawaii, Pakistan (Islamabad), Spain, Italy, Ireland, Bolivia, Japan and Singapore. She loved music (piano and singing) and often composed various skits she coordinated through the years. Laurie loved to golf and was a past member of the Osoyoos Golf Club, the San Vicente Golf Club in Ramona, California and the Earl Grey Golf Club in Calgary. She was a member of the Oil Wives in Calgary for many years. Laurie was Protestant until she was baptized and confirmed Catholic on November 18, 2009.
If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Laurie’s name may be made directly to the Canadian Diabetes Association, 204, 2323 - 32 Avenue NE, Calgary, Alberta T2E 6Z3 or to the Canadian Cancer Society, 317 - 10 Street South, Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 2M7.