July 16, 1943 – January 18, 2016
The world became a darker place when the light that was Di was extinguished. She passed peacefully at home with family and friends around her. Di, the youngest of four sisters was predeceased by her parents and oldest sister Beth (Maurer). She leaves behind her husband of 45 years, Glenn, her children Heidi Andersen (Dave) and Jason (Kana). She had three granddaughters, Zoe, Harper (Heidi and Dave), and Dawn (Jason and Kana), her sisters, Heather Northcote (Tom) and Penny Raymer (Bill), her brother-in-law Russ and sister-in-law Carol, as well as numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and many friends who were as important to her as family.
Di lived a full life and died with no regrets. She led a varied teaching career, finishing as a school counsellor. Hundreds of children, now grown up, have benefited from her dedication to her work. She enjoyed travelling throughout BC, Canada and many other places in the world, which inspired much of her water color painting. She was an active member of the Kamloops Can Go Grannies, Ducks Unlimited and the Kamloops Garden Club. Gardening was her passion. If it was possible to garden, she was out there growing flowers. Every day of our last spring, summer, and fall was spent working the soil despite her knowing that her lymphoma was out of remission and no longer treatable, but as the frosts caused the leaves to fall, she began to fail as well.
Although Di loved flowers, she preferred to grow her own. In lieu of flowers you might consider one of her charities. The family will hold a short service on February 6th, at 1 pm in the Coast Canadian Inn (Aberdeen) with refreshments at Knutsford Hall following. We will have a celebration of her life in her gardens when her flowers bloom again this summer. Condolences may be sent to the family via NTFuneral.com

• Date : 2016-01-18
• Location : Kamloops, B.C.