Mary Anne Desmond
On January 4th, 2010 Mary Anne Desmond passed away peacefully at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home at the age of 71 years.
She was the 2nd eldest of four children born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan. The family moved from McKague, Saskatchewan to Savona, BC in 1951.
After raising four children she took the long term care aid course and started her career at Ponderosa Lodge. She worked there for 20 years until her retirement in 1999. She touched the lives of the residents and staff at Ponderosa during her many years of service. She enjoyed being outdoors and gardening.
Mary is survived by her loving children, daughter Carla (Carey Wonfor), son Kane (Kathy), daughter Trina and her son Chaz, daughter Arlana (Ken) Cochran and their children Alexa and Keysha.
Also left to cherish her memory are her sister Margaret (Maggie) Golanowski and her brother Don Drozda.
She was predeceased by her husband Timothy on December 23, 2009, her son Kerry and her sister Agnes Drozda.
The family would like to sincerely thank the staff at hospice for their compassionate care, it was greatly appreciated.
Prayers will be recited on Friday, January 8, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 255 Nicola Street. The Reverend Father Derrick Cameron will celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial at the Cathedral on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery.
Should friends desire, donations to the BC Cancer Foundation, 399 Royal Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 5L3 or online http: //www.conquercancer.ca/goto/cdesmond in memory of Mary would be appreciated.
Trina, Arlana, Kane, Carla, their spouses and children, I will not be at the funeral but my thoughts are with you today.
Dear Kane, Carla, Trina, Chaz & Arlanna
We’re so sorry to hear about your Mom.
Our love and prayers are with you all.
If you need anything please call us.
We love you all.
Darla, Linden, Lyssa, Sean, Dayna, Dave, Danika, Dean and June
To the family of Mary Desmond, my deepest sympathy with her passing. I worked with Mary at Ponderosa Lodge for many years. She was alway fun to work with and what a good worker she was!She was dependable,pleasant to have around and wonderful with the residents. I always remember the time a group of us went out for a few suds and appies at a local pub. They served breaded zuchinni fries,which is the first time Mary had them. She kept saying,” these are sure strange fries, don’t taste like french fries at all”. When it was explained they weren’t potatoes, we all had a good laugh. It seemed funny at the time and I guess you had to be there to understand the humor. We always use to kid her and when we were going out for an after work break, we’d always look for Mary and say, “It’s zuchinni time again.” What a great person she was. Sorry I couldn’t be at her service, but I want you to know I will miss her. from Eleanor Beaton RPN/RN and co-worker,