Obituary of Lanna Henson

(nee Dase)

November 11, 1955 - June 24, 2012

On the afternoon on June 24, 2012 Lanna passed away peacefully at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer.

Lanna owned the Kootenay Treehouse with her husband John for 14 years and worked for Golden Life for 11 years managing the Garden View Senior Community in Kimberley until March 2010. She always enjoyed working with the seniors and staff there.

Lanna was a kind, compassionate and generous lady, who always saw the best in everyone. Her courage over the last few months was an inspiration to all who knew her. Her passions were reading and her garden, with poppies and sunflowers everywhere in the summer.

At Lanna's request, there will be no funeral. There will be an informal Celebration Of Life on Friday, June 29, 2012 between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm at McPherson Funeral Home in Cranbrook.

Lanna's Thank You's

I can't say how much I have appreciated all the lunches and visits from my friends over the past few months, especially my girls from Garden View. A special thank you to Dr. Pieterse for all his care and compassion - an outstanding man and doctor - and to his wonderful staff at the Tamarack Medical Centre.....Roxanne, Susan, Sheilah, Pat and Leah for being so thoughtful, and Christina from palliative care for doing more than I ever asked for. Thanks to Jennifer for always being just a phone call away whenever we needed you. To Johnny, what can I say, you always believed in me, even when I doubted myself, thank you for 20 years of adventure; it was never boring with you. Goodbye Brat. I Love You. Lanna

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

Condolences for the family can be offered at:

www.mcphersonfh.com