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ELSIE HELEN HUBERT

ELSIE HELEN HUBERT

Born In: Coaldale, Alberta, Canada

Passed in: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

Elsie was born the last of nine children to Isaac and Susie Voth, in Coaldale, in sunny southern Alberta, and her childhood in a loving family was sunny. In 1965 she married her high school sweetheart, Henry Hubert. After the wedding, the young couple immediately left for a year in Germany, where Elsie worked for two university researchers while Henry studied at the University of Goettingen. They then returned to Burnaby, where she enjoyed library work at Simon Fraser University while Henry continued his studies, and where their first son Mark was born. A year in New York followed, then a year back in White Rock. In 1971 they relocated to Kamloops, to the newly established Cariboo College. In 1973, their second son Stephen arrived.

After further work with the Thompson Nicola Library System and the Cariboo College library, Elsie found her calling as a Nursing Service Aide at Ponderosa Lodge. She loved her residents, and even years later she was often hugged by children of parents she had cared for. However, after nearly twenty years there she was shocked by ovarian cancer in 2003. But even with continuous treatment in the following decade, she and Henry travelled widely, seeing Stephen married in Tokyo and Mark, in Ottawa. In addition, their travels took them to eastern and western Europe, to the Middle East and to South America, and to frequent interludes in Mexico. During this time she also enjoyed ushering for the local theatre company, the symphony, and the community orchestra, as well as for other community events.

However, after struggling with health issues in the past few months, on November 8th she passed away peacefully, with her husband and sons at her side.

She is survived by her husband and her two sons with their families: Mark and Natalie, with Jacob, Sophia and Eva, and Stephen and Chizuko, with Mila and by all of her siblings: John (Lydia), Abe (Erika), Mary (Peter), Henry, Neil (Edna), Dave (Mary), Erna (John, deceased), and Lora (Jack).

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 15, at Mt. Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum Street, with Rev. LeAnn Blackert officiating. For everyone's consideration, Mount Paul United Church is a scent free facility.

Should friends wish, donations can be made to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home in Kamloops (www.kamloopshospicecom).

For those that wish, condolences may be expressed to the family at the Schoening website.

 

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