BABB, Elaine Dorothy (nee Varah)
Elaine Babb, 83, died peacefully April 16, 2019 at
North Shore Hospice in North Vancouver, B.C.
after a lengthy struggle with chronic leukemia.
Elaine was born in Vancouver November 4th, 1935
to Leslie and Dorothy Varah, graduated from West
Vancouver High School in 1953, attended UBC,
and received her R.N. from Vancouver General in
1958. Elaine married Alan Babb at West Vancouver’s
St Francis-in-the-Wood Anglican Church in
September, 1958. The first 30 years of their marriage
were spent in the U.S. in Minneapolis, where she
worked in a hospital maternity ward, Davis,
California, Pullman, Wa, and the Seattle area. Elaine
and Alan lived in West Vancouver the last 31 years
after their return to Canada in 1988. Elaine was
predeceased by her parents and son Jeffrey, and
survived by her husband Alan of 60 years,
daughter Susan (Howard), grandsons Cameron
and Nicholas, brother Jim (Carolyn) and her
extended family in Canada and the U.S.
Elaine’s priorities were always directed to family
and friends. She was especially talented in
transforming our many residences (both rented
and owned) into loving family homes. She loved
shopping (fortunately a long time was usually
required for a purchase), designing gardens, and
planning international travels, including Europe,
Australia, and China. Many thanks to Drs Scott and
Denegri, the Palliative Care staff at both Lions Gate
Hospital and North Shore Hospice, and Elaine’s
long-time friend and retired R.N. Ann Bonham, for
their professional guidance and loving care. Elaine
requested no service, but a celebration of Elaine’s
life will be held at a later date.
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