In loving memory ~
January 1932 - July 2024
Fran died peacefully, at home in her 93rd year. Born in Edmonton AB her family moved to Lake Cowichan in 1945 when her father returned from WWII. A nursing graduate (Royal Jubilee Hospital 1954) she married in 1955 and lived first in North Vancouver, then Saanich (circa 1963) and then Nanaimo (1971) where she and husband Ross operated a small business until both retired in 1993. With that freedom she travelled a little, volunteered at a kindergarten, watched her grandchildren grow, attended many great family and nursing reunions, kept in touch with old friends and met many new ones.
Predeceased by parents Leonel and Lydia Carpentier and husband Ross (2021). She leaves son Doug (Janet), brother Bill (Willie) and family, brother Gary (Sharron) and family, grandchildren Steven (Danielle) and Kathryn and great grandson Everett.
Fran was a great story teller and family historian, always positive, supportive, and laughing. She was loved and she will be missed. In her words - "I had a good life".
No service by request, in lieu of flowers please consider a donation to a library or the Canadian Cancer Society.