December 6, 1943 – December 10, 2020
Gurdev Kaur Chahil, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother of Kamloops BC, passed away unexpectedly on December 10, 2020 at the age of 77.
Gurdev is survived by her husband of 56 years Tara Singh Chahil; her children, Harjinder (Balwinder) Chahal of Dalla, India, Sukhjeevan (Jaspreet) Chahal of Kamloops, Ravdip (Bhupinder) Gill of Surrey and Rajdeep (Jagraj) Gill of Calgary. Also survived by her sister Prittam (Jagdish) Chahal of Kamloops BC and Sukhminder (Balwinder) Singh India. Predeceased by brothers; Dalwara (Sukhdev) Singh and Gulzara (Jaswant) Singh and little sister Ranjit (Gamdhoor) Kaur. Gurdev will be lovingly missed by her grandchildren; Harmeet (Ranbir), Harmanpreet, Harjeet, Paul, Shawn, Davina, Chandan, Shania, Karmveer, Simran, Amrit and the entire Chahal family.
Gurdev was born in Bhaini, India on December 6, 1943 to late Hazoor Singh and late Chand Kaur Dhaliwal. She married and moved to Dhalla, India. Gurdev immigrated to Canada in 1995 to be with her children who were the most important part of her life.
Gurdev was a devoted member of the Kamloops Sikh Cultural Society where she enjoyed performing Seva. She was a social woman involved in many cultural and social activities, including preparing langar for the congregation. She also could be found gardening and cooking for her family. She will be deeply missed by her friends, family and all the lives she touched in her gentle presence.
Due to COVID restrictions a private funeral service is scheduled for family for 11:00 am on December 19, 2020 at the Kamloops Funeral Home followed by Sehaj Path. Livestream of funeral service is available for all. Akhand Path and Memorial Service will be scheduled in honour of her memory post Covid.
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