1938
Bernice
2021
Bernice Moen
March 14, 1938 — August 13, 2021
Port Coquitlam — Bernice Elizabeth Moen, 83, died Friday, August 13, 2021 at the Cross Roads Hospice Facility in Port Moody, following a short battle with Pancreatic Cancer.
She was a very special matriarch of our family, who continues to be dearly loved, and is greatly missed.
She is survived by her son Dennis Moen, and his wife Laurie, and their daughters Ashley (Moen) Edgington, her husband Ryan Edgington, and their son Nolan and daughter Mia, Robyn Moen and her husband to be Brian Fox, Bernices’s daughter Penny (Raynor) Elstrom, her husband Rick Elstrom, and their daughter Sara Raynor and her husband to be Christopher Blinkman.
Bernice was born in Nokomis Saskatchewan, on March 14, 1938. She was born to Menno and Edna Schmidt. She was the middle and only daughter of three children.
Bernice was born with a cleft pallet, which was not operated on to fix until later 1956. However, in March of 1956, Bernice was set up on a blind date with Gerald Moen. Gerald was not told about Bernice’s cleft pallet, but being the stellar man that Gerald was, true love blossomed, and they married on July 19,1957. Penny was born in 1958, and Dennis was born in 1959.
Bernice was an extremely dedicated and passionate family woman. She held her very strong spiritual faith that guided her throughout her entire life. There’s nothing she wouldn’t do, for family and friends. In 1959/1960, she helped Gerald build their first home in Surrey, with the help of her dad Menno Schmidt. She was definitely a Tom Boy at heart.
In 1974, Gerald and Bernice packed up their family and moved them to spend the next five years in Kelowna. In 1979, they returned to the lower mainland to reunite with their children who were then full grown, marrying, and later having families of their own.
Bernice achieved her certification as a seamstress when she was 18, which allowed her to contribute to many family costumes, wedding dresses, children clothes, business clothes, drapes, or upholstery. There was no job too big or small for her. Her work was beautiful. And it developed into very large embroidery projects in her final years to the benefit of all of her girls.
Per Bernice’s request, there will be no funeral service.
The family is requesting no flowers please, however, if desired, it would be appreciated that donations be sent to the BC Cancer Foundation www.bccancerfoundation.com at 600-686 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1G1 or Cross Roads Hospice Society at #209-2773 Barnet Hwy, Coquitlam,
She was a very special matriarch of our family, who continues to be dearly loved, and is greatly missed.
She is survived by her son Dennis Moen, and his wife Laurie, and their daughters Ashley (Moen) Edgington, her husband Ryan Edgington, and their son Nolan and daughter Mia, Robyn Moen and her husband to be Brian Fox, Bernices’s daughter Penny (Raynor) Elstrom, her husband Rick Elstrom, and their daughter Sara Raynor and her husband to be Christopher Blinkman.
Bernice was born in Nokomis Saskatchewan, on March 14, 1938. She was born to Menno and Edna Schmidt. She was the middle and only daughter of three children.
Bernice was born with a cleft pallet, which was not operated on to fix until later 1956. However, in March of 1956, Bernice was set up on a blind date with Gerald Moen. Gerald was not told about Bernice’s cleft pallet, but being the stellar man that Gerald was, true love blossomed, and they married on July 19,1957. Penny was born in 1958, and Dennis was born in 1959.
Bernice was an extremely dedicated and passionate family woman. She held her very strong spiritual faith that guided her throughout her entire life. There’s nothing she wouldn’t do, for family and friends. In 1959/1960, she helped Gerald build their first home in Surrey, with the help of her dad Menno Schmidt. She was definitely a Tom Boy at heart.
In 1974, Gerald and Bernice packed up their family and moved them to spend the next five years in Kelowna. In 1979, they returned to the lower mainland to reunite with their children who were then full grown, marrying, and later having families of their own.
Bernice achieved her certification as a seamstress when she was 18, which allowed her to contribute to many family costumes, wedding dresses, children clothes, business clothes, drapes, or upholstery. There was no job too big or small for her. Her work was beautiful. And it developed into very large embroidery projects in her final years to the benefit of all of her girls.
Per Bernice’s request, there will be no funeral service.
The family is requesting no flowers please, however, if desired, it would be appreciated that donations be sent to the BC Cancer Foundation www.bccancerfoundation.com at 600-686 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1G1 or Cross Roads Hospice Society at #209-2773 Barnet Hwy, Coquitlam,
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