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Shirley Huczel
April 10, 1936 - July 31, 2015
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<div itemprop="description">Huczel, Shirley Alice (Bowden) Born on April 10th, 1936 in Halifax Nova Scotia, the third of ten children. She married the love of her life Carl Huczel in 1958, with the first of her five children, Carl Jr., born in 1959, followed by Cathleen, Kevin, Carolyn, and Claire. In her second year of marriage in 1960 she lost her mother, leading to her taking in four of her younger siblings and father, all while raising her own young family. During this time she also worked as a decoder for the Armed Forces. <br /> <br />The family moved to New Brunswick in the late 1970&rsquo;s, then onto Kelowna in the 1980&rsquo;s and finally relocating to the beautiful West Coast of British Columbia in the mid 1980&rsquo;s, where she resided until her passing. Mom spent many of these years creating the beautiful gardens she loved, being Nana and sharing the happy retirement years with Dad. <br /> <br />Even though the last few years were a battle with Alzheimer&rsquo;s and cancer, she was always ready with a smile, never seeming sick or frail. <br /> <br />Shirley leaves behind her loving husband Carl, her five children Carl (&amp; Janice, Branchton, ON), Cathleen (&amp; Charles Barrett, Delta, BC), Kevin (&amp; Johnna, Delta, BC), Carolyn (Yellowknife, NT) and Claire (&amp; Patrick Smith, Vancouver, BC). She was the beloved Nana to Christopher, John, Lindsay, Nicholas and Great Nana to Jackson, Cole and Ivan. She is survived by her brothers and sisters, Jim, Jack, Gerald, Joan, Mary, Joseph and Daniel and predeceased by her loving parents Margaret &amp; Edward, brother Edward and sister Linda. <br /> <br />She passed away peacefully on the morning of Friday, July 31st, 2015, after a lifetime spent happily caring for others. She will be dearly missed. <br /> <br /></div>