August 13, 1942 - March 5, 2015
It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Lillian "Ann" MacFarlane at the West Coast General Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Ann was predeceased by her parents Velda and Earle Hogg. She leaves behind Garth, her devoted husband of 50 years. She also leaves her children, Lisa (Brian), Scott (Michelle) and 4 adoring grandchildren, Peter, Mitchell, Sydney and Nolan.
Ann was born and raised on a potato farm in Wilmot Valley, P.E.I. She graduated as a registered nurse from Prince County General in Summerside and married her high school sweetheart Garth in 1965. After living 5 years in Kennebecasis Park, New Brunswick, the family moved west to Powell River where she worked as a nurse part-time and taught a Homemakers course at Malaspina College. Moving to Sproat Lake, Port Alberni in 1982, Ann worked as the nurse for Woodwards store. For several years, she was also a director of the Port Alberni SPCA and a Hospice volunteer. Ann loved to spend time outdoors, walking her dog Xena, hiking with friends, going on rockhounding trips and just relaxing on the dock at Sproat Lake. She also loved to travel including many recent trips with her husband and friends to Hawaii, Europe, Southern USA and South America. She was a great cook and loved to entertain friends and family for her dinner parties. Family was the most important thing in her life and she was loved very deeply by both friends and family. She was especially proud of all the accomplishments of her children and grandchildren. Her passing leaves a huge void in our family and we know we were truly blessed to have this special person in our lives.
A celebration of Ann’s life will be held at 1:30 on Saturday, March 14, at the Echo Centre, 4255 Wallace Street, Port Alberni. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ann’s memory may be made to the Alberni Clayoquot SPCA, 4936 Broughton Street, Port Alberni, B.C., V9Y 7L9.

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