Florence Jean Fisher
(née Wiggins)
Florence Jean Fisher of Parksville, BC, died peacefully Monday, August 31st, 2015 at the age of 93. Jean, as she preferred to be called, was born to parents William Alfred and Annie Wiggins on August 4th, 1922 in Bedworth, England. She was the youngest of two children.
During the second world war she met and married Felix Fisher. They has 56 years together until his passing in 1997. In 1955, Jean and Felix and their four oldest children, Stefan, Teressa, Theo, and Tim, immigrated to Canada, settling in Sarnia, Ontario. They had two more children, Annette and Michael born after the move to Canada.
Jean lived in various communities on the Island including Victoria, Campbell River, Port Alberni, and Parksville. Jean loved and cared dearly for her children, grands and great grands.
Jean is survived by five of her six children, sons, Stefan, Tim, and Michael; daughters, Teressa and Annette; fourteen grandchildren; and fifteen great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sister, Mavis; her husband Felix; son, Theo; son-in-law, Harold; and daughter-in-law, Carol.
Jean will greatly be missed by her friends and family.
Friends and family are invited to a Celebration of Life to be held in Jean’s honour at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 26th at Yates Funeral Chapel, 1000 Allsbrook Road in Parksville.
To send a condolence to the
family please visit www.atesfuneral.ca
YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM
(250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.