Obituary of Glenys Joan Leibel

1936 - 2013

It is with great sadness that the family of Glenys Joan Leibel announces her passing on Thursday, January 31, 2013 in Cranbrook, BC at the age of 76.

Glenys was born June 3, 1936 as the 6th of 7 children to Frederick and Ethel Probert in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Born and raised in Moose Jaw, Glenys enjoyed playing piano and swimming. She completed her high school education at Central Collegiate and went on to nursing training at Regina General Hospital. Graduating as an R.N. in 1957, Glenys then attended the University of Saskatchewan obtaining her teaching certificate. She married her husband Ralph in 1960 and together spent time in Ontario where Ralph attended DeVry. On a Christmas vacation home to the prairies, their good friends extolled the virtues of west coast living and soon enough they had packed their trunks and moved west. They settled in Vancouver where Glenys joined the staff of St. Paul's Hospital as a clinical nursing instructor in paediatrics prior to the birth of her children. The family moved to Abbotsford in 1974 and then to Cranbrook in 1978. She returned to nursing in 1979 when she joined the team at Cranbrook Regional Hospital and dedicated many years to the Extended Care Unit until illness forced her retirement in 1994.

Glenys is survived by her husband of 52 years, Ralph Leibel as well as daughters Gillian (Kevin) Krippes of Calgary, Alberta, Jennifer (Ron) Sargeant of Kamloops, B.C. and son Peter (Misty) Leibel of Cranbrook, B.C. She also leaves to mourn her beloved grandchildren, Connor, Avery and Sydney as well as her brother Lloyd, sister Sylvia and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and long time best friend from nursing school, Alice. She was predeceased by her infant son, grandson Jeremy, father and mother Frederick and Ethel, brother Kenneth, brother Donald, sister Katherine (Kay) and sister Ruth.

A funeral service for Glenys will be held at McPherson Funeral Home on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 2:00 pm. An afternoon tea reception will follow.

The family gratefully declines flowers. In honour of Glenys' lifelong commitment to the healthcare field, she would appreciate donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, 19 - 9th Avenue South, Cranbrook, British Columbia, V1C 2L9 or the Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon, Okanagan/Kootenays Area Office, #4, 1551 - Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 9M9.

 

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

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