1931 – 2017

Myrtle Nelson passed away peacefully into the arms of her Saviour, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at the age of 85 years.

Myrtle Jacqueline Work was born November 22, 1931 in Vancouver, B. C. and grew up in White Rock, B.C. She was received into the Kingdom of God through the waters of Holy Baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Myrtle trained as a nurse in Victoria and worked in the Royal Jubilee Hospital. She met the love of her life, Lawrence Nelson, a sailor in the Royal Canadian Navy, and they were married in February 1953. Together they shared 46 years of Holy Matrimony and were blessed with three boys: John; Jim; and Ray. They lived in Victoria where Larry was based and raised their family there. Later they made their home in various places in the British Columbia interior and on Vancouver Island.

A consummate homemaker and mother, Myrtle sewed clothing and made quilts for her family, was a good cook and made preserves every year. She was blessed with a beautiful voice and loved to sing in choirs and as a soloist, often singing sacred pieces.

In 1999 she became a widow upon the death of her husband Larry. She moved to Kamloops in 2004 buying a home in the Dallas area. She subsequently attended Lord of Life Lutheran Church and became a member by the rite of Profession of Christian Faith. She was active in the choir and a regular attendee of Bible Studies.

Myrtle will be missed by her beloved children John and Daisy, Jim, and Ray, along with fellow members of Lord of Life Lutheran Church and many friends.

Myrtle had a strong faith in her Saviour Jesus Christ and was ready to “walk through the valley of the shadow of death” and so to “dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” (Psalm 23) Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.

A memorial service was held at Lord of Life Lutheran Church on Monday June 26, 2017

The Lord gives and the Lord takes away; blessed be the name of the Lord. We give thanks to God our Father through Jesus Christ, our Lord, for our dear sister in Christ, Myrtle Nelson.

Condolences may be expressed at www.myalternatives.ca

• Date : 2017-06-20
• Location : Kamloops, B.C.