Myrna Jo Hall (Harper) of White City, SK passed away peacefully in the presence of her husband and sisters-in-law on the evening of January 7, 2019 after a short stay in the Regina Pasqua Hospital Palliative Care Unit. Myrna was born March 4, 1959 in Roblin, Manitoba, she is predeceased by her mother Iris Harper and a sister in infancy. Myrna is survived by her father Gerry Harper of Yarbo, SK; brother Gerald (Marge) Harper of Churchbridge, SK; sister Shannon (Roger) Prestie of Preeceville, SK; husband Jonathan Hall of White City, SK; sisters-in-law Lisa Hall and Lori Nieto. Myrna is also very proud of her niece Rowan and nephews Jason, Billy, Carson, Jesse, Cody, and Nathan. Myrna courageously battled several forms of cancer over the last five years. The family would like to thank all of those who fought with and for her. Several special individuals and teams exceeded our expectations. The Allan Blair Cancer Clinic’s Marlene and Maitland; social workers Marlene and Terry; Dr. Tai, Dr. Nielson, Dr. Braidel, Dr. Ali, Dr. Iqbal, and Dorianne; Royal University Hospital’s Dr. Le and Chantelle; the emergency staff of both Regina General and Pasqua hospitals; Dr. Ross and Dr. Buwembo; the health care team of the Regina General Hospital Surgical Intensive Care Unit; Alex, Regina, and Chelsey of the Pasqua Hospital Palliative Care; Home Care team of Maria, Travis, and Pamela; Dr. Elendu of White City Medical; and Lisa and the pharmacy staff of White City Shoppers. Myrna would not want to be remembered just for her strength and determination with which she displayed these past five years. Instead, she would like people to remember her beautiful smile, her openness, friendship, and willingness to help anyone and everyone. She loved all animals, especially horses and cats. She was always young at heart and always maintained an optimistic outlook upon life. Myrna was always a very dedicated, hard worker. She waitressed at Smitty’s, worked at Duncan’s Computers, Millennium Tanning, and California Fitness. Although, it would be in the bakery of Extra Foods, later Mike’s Independent Grocery Store, that she worked most of her years. Across all of her jobs one thing was common, her co-workers were her friends, like her collections of decorative horses, dragons, fairies, and beanies. She gathered an eclectic collection of friends. Myrna’s free time was spent in the online game, World of Warcraft. Here she continued her love of collecting mounts, pets, achievements, and most importantly, friends. Some of whom she had the pleasure of gaming with for over a decade. She made friends from across a wide spectrum of venues, so many that I cannot recall all of the names, nor their impact upon her life. At this time I would like to acknowledge some. For those names not mentioned, please know she had a place in her heart for all. Thank you Kelly; Lynn; Bonnie; Tammy; Brie; Maria; Karen; Brooke; Alfie; Brenda; Bonny; Mathew; Rubina; Carsten; Bridgette; Jodi; Katrinia; Shelly; Misha; Jamie; Midge; Fred; Cindy; Barbara; Lisa; Lori; Gail; and Ralph. A special thank you to Mike and Bonnie of Mike’s Independent Grocery Store. Myrna would not want to leave you with sorrow - know she is at peace and can’t wait to continue her adventures with us when we meet again. An informal Come and Go Visitation to Celebrate Myrna’s life will be held at Victoria Avenue Funeral Home, 2080 Victoria Avenue East, Regina, SK, on Friday, January 11, 2019 between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
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