Longtime Kamloops Resident, Chanan Kaur Bagri, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the age of 90 years old.

Chanan was born in the small village of Sidhma in India on March 1, 1926. She was the eldest of seven children and helped raise each of them. On June 9, 1941, she married Sucha Singh Bagri and together they had five children. With her husband mainly working in Canada, she showed strength, love and devotion by raising her children, brother and running a farm all on her own. In May of 1967, she was able to bring her family to join her and her husband in Canada; first in Kitimat and then a year later settling in Kamloops. As the years went by and her family expanded to include grandchildren and great-grandchildren, her commitment and dedication to her family only increased and flourished. Her loving nature set the foundation for all generations of the family.

Chanan will always be remembered for the love and devotion she had to her family and for the generosity she showed to all she knew. She is survived by her five children Tarsame (Erica) Bagri, Gurmej (Kashmir) Janda, Baxsho (Bahader) Johal, Gurmail (Kewaljit) Bagri and Surinder (Parmjit) Bagri; fifteen grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brothers Sohan (Gurdev) Sidhu and Swarn (Salinder) Sidhu and numerous close family members. She was preceded in death by her longtime loving husband of 74 years, Sucha “Bob” Bagri.

A special thank you to all the care aids, nurses and doctors that have helped in the care of Chanan over the years.

A gathering to Celebrate Chanan’s Life will be held at 1:30 pm on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Schoening Funeral Service Ltd., 513 Seymour St., Kamloops. Bhog Ceremony and Prayer to follow at the Sikh Temple, 700 Cambridge Crescent, Kamloops.

On-line condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

• Date : 2016-04-12
• Location : Kamloops, B.C.