Geraldine (Gerri) Steele aged 81 of Coquitlam BC died peacefully on January 9th, 2019 at Eagle Ridge Hospital with her much loved family at her bedside. Gerri is survived by her sister June Carragher and sister Alana Haimes. She is preceded in death by her brother Frank Malone of Port Moody and her sister Maureen Donald of New Brunswick. Gerri is also survived by her three children Tony, Dan and Kelly, her grandchildren Ryan and Sean Steele, Kayli Coy (Jesse) and Lou Steele (Jolene), Taylor and Cheyanne Edgren, as well as her many well loved nieces and nephews and many extended family members. She had five great grandchildren, Avary and Fender, Easton, Hazel and Bo. Alex, Hailey and Meaghan Ross were also very special to Gerri.
Gerri was born on Prince Edward Island March 24,1937 to Aubrey John Malone and Noreen Malone (McKelvey). Her children and their partners, Tony and Catherine, Dan and Angie, Kelly and Tim will miss her dearly. Gerri married Kenneth Steele in 1956 and started a family in 1958 with the birth of Tony, followed by Dan in 1962 and their daughter Kelly in 1969. The family moved from Nova Scotia to North Vancouver in 1965. She spent many years caring for children and became a special part of many families and their children along the way. Her volunteer work with the Lions Coquitlam chapter was very important to her and she enjoyed the work very much. She will also be missed by the many many friends she met along the way who know who they are but are too numerous to name! Gerri had a great love of life, and will be remembered as the life of the party. There is never going to be another person like our Mom.
A memorial service is scheduled for February 9th, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Boal Chapel – 1505 Lillooet Road in North Vancouver with a reception to follow. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Gerri’s life.
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