| On Saturday, August 12, 2017, Nell Charkos passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family at the age of 91. She will be lovingly remembered by her sons, Mike (Cheryl), Bill (Lana), daughter Karen St Pierre (Peter Tomczyk), grandchildren Nicholas (Jenn), Mitchell (Vicky Morris), Taylor St Pierre (Krista Sweder), Michael, Matthew, Megan Charkos (Cody Burns), Kyle, Luke (Jenna LeBlanc), Jennifer Charkos, Great Grandchildren Kyla, Mya, Michael, Elizabeth, Emma-Leigh, Avery, Sonya, sister Margaret, brothers Bill and Ed, and many relatives. She is predeceased by her husband Michael, son Ron, Grandson Ryan, Great Grandson Ryan, parents Anne and Frederick Spelay, three sisters and five brothers. Nell was born in Regina, SK on June 8, 1926. Her family moved to BC and she had a happy childhood growing up in Enderby. As a teenager, she ventured to Kamloops to work at the Tranquille Sanatorium. Of all her various jobs, her favourite employment was as a nanny for families in Vancouver and Vernon, including the O’Keefe family. After a four year courtship, Nell and Michael married in Vancouver in October 1958. They resided in Kamloops and began their own family. She was a devoted mother to her children, a doting Grandmother to her grandchildren and a delighted Great Grandmother to her Great Grandchildren. Having family around made her happy. Nell was strong willed and always there for everyone. Her legacy of strength for enduring family bond will continue on in all of our hearts. “To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child…to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived – that is to have succeeded.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Thank you to the staff of Kamloops Seniors Village for all the care you gave our Mom. At her request, there will be no funeral service. “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.” – 23rd Psalm |