April 28, 1938 – July 31, 2022

Darlyne Rodgers, nee Meckling.

Born: Lipton, Sk, April 28, 1938    Passed: Kamloops, BC, July 31, 2022

Darlyne Rodgers passed away peacefully at Overlander Extended Care, July 31, 2022. Born in 1938, she was Lillian Neff and Bill Meckling’s only child. She grew up in Lipton, SK, and later moved to Fort Qu’Appelle, SK, with then husband, Rene Simoneau. The couple had one child, Debora Simoneau, of Kamloops, BC.

After moving to Kamloops in 1968, mom worked as a Homemaker for Kamloops Home Support Services and later became Director of KHSS. Her “hands on” approach made her a favorite among the many Homemakers who worked under her leadership. Mom was a feisty, take charge person who always had to be doing something. At various times, she campaigned for the Kamloops Liberal Party, helped sandbag during the floods of ’72, and volunteered at Desert Gardens Senior Center, Canada Games and various Curling bonspiels. She was President of the 5th Wheelers Club and also headed her condo complex’s Strata Council for several years.

Baseball and curling were mom’s favorite sports. She skipped a rink in the Kamloops Business Women’s League in the 80s and was a staunch Blue Jays fan.

Mom loved to travel and we enjoyed numerous cruises, RV, and land trips, from Alaska to Hawaii, across Canada, Mexico to Central and South America, and throughout the Caribbean.  Cannon Beach, Oregon was her favorite place and she enjoyed road trips up and down the west coast with her husband Bob (deceased) and myself.

In later years, mom rarely missed morning coffee at Tim’s with her dear friends, Sandra (deceased) and Wes Palmer. At Tim’s, she could be found chatting away with friends and acquaintances.

I will miss her terribly and so will our cousins in SK and BC, and her friends, including her closest, Daphne Pease of Barrie, ON.

Mom is predeceased by her mother, Lillian Neff; father, Bill Meckling; step-dad, Jim Neff; and husband, Bob Rodgers.

I am grateful to Patrick, Frances, Audrey and the other wonderful nurses and care aides in Overlander’s Orchard Grove and Blueberry units who loved my mom and took great care of her under difficult circumstances. Thank you Drs. Doug Hamilton and Cristina Liciu. Special thanks to family friends, Patricia Schneider, Lisa Bragg, Kathy Dahl, and Wes Palmer. who spent time with mom and offered me their help during her final days.

No Funeral by request. Donations to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada (Lewy Body Dementia focus) much appreciated.

Messages of condolence may be expressed at First Memorial Funeral Services.

• Date : 2022-07-31
• Location : Kamloops