It is with great sadness we announce that, on January 1, 2021, Chattan Singh Serown passed away peacefully at the age of 67 at Royal Inland Hospital. Dad was predeceased by his parents Laiq Singh and Gurbachan Kaur of Lahora, Chandigarh, India. Along with his brother Gurdev Singh (survived by Surinder Kaur) of Calgary, sister Labh Kaur and BIL Balbir Singh Ollek of Kamloops, sister Gurdev Kaur and BIL Kartar Singh Madray of India. Dad is survived by his wife of 46 years Surjit Kaur Serown, his children Harpreet (Susan), Pritpal and Balraj (Jagdeep) Serown all of Kamloops. Dad will be greatly missed by his grandchildren Harjun and Armaan. Along with his granddog Kody. Also, survived by his brothers Ajaib Singh (Surinder) of Kamloops, Gulzar Singh (Harpinder) Serown of Surrey, sisters Mohinder Kaur (Joginder) Madray and Sant Kaur (Baljinder) Bachhal of Kamloops. Dad was born on May 1, 1953 in Lahora, Chandigarh, India and immigrated to Canada in his early teens. He worked at Weyerhaeuser Kamloops until his retirement in 2008. As a young man dad enjoyed an active and healthy lifestyle, sparking his interest in Kung-Fu and running. He enjoyed visiting the local YMCA and was a regular at the farmers market as well as having his own garden. He loved to be in nature and could be seen most days walking the Aberdeen Loop or talking to Kody as he walked by. Dad loved attending his grandsons’s hockey and soccer games. Dad was a family man and enjoyed being surrounded by his family. The loss of our dad has left a huge void not just in our family but in our community as well. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him and loved him. Rest in peace. Due to current events a private funeral will be held on January 8 at 10am at the Kamloops Funeral Home. Livestream of service is available for anyone who is interested. Sehaj Paath will be scheduled post pandemic.
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Our sincere condolences to the entire Serown family. May he Rest In Peace.
Chattan was a wonderful person, with whom I had many fantastic conversations. He was a joy to work with, and I’m sorry to hear of his passing. My condolences to his family.
Har and Susan and family, I am sorry to hear your dad passed away. I can imagine your hearts are sad right now and I am sending prayers for your time of grief. Lots of love to you all.
The staff and members at the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA will miss Mr. Serown as he was a very valued long term member. Condolences to his friends and family. RIP