Mabel Honsinger
1919 - 2012
With sorrow we announce the passing of Mabel Honsinger on January 7, 2012 at Royal Inland Hospital after a short illness. Mabel leaves to mourn her beloved daughters Shirley Allan (Vic Van Hoeck and children Cynthia and David Van Hoeck) of Kamloops, and Betty Honsinger (Brian McKee) of Victoria and their son Alastair McKee of Vancouver. She is also survived by her dear sister Evelyn Jones of Cochrane, Alberta and family in Canada, the UK and USA. Mabel was predeceased by husband Don in 1975, a Royal Canadian Air Force veteran. Growing up during the Depression in Durban, Manitoba and eventually settling in Kamloops, Mabel was a hard worker all of her life. While raising a family and managing an office, she volunteered extensively in the community she loved: most notably the Royal Canadian Legion and Desert Gardens Community Centre. In retirement she worked hard at living independently, eating sensibly and hiking every day. A memorial service will be held on February 4, 2012 at St. George’s Anglican Church, 308 Royal Avenue at 2:00. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Heart & Stroke Fund or Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund in her memory.