Rose Marie (Brown) Stevenson long-term resident of Burnaby died on December 7, 2017 at the age of 87. Marie was predeceased by her devoted husband Hiram “Steve”, her parents Grace (Brewer) Hayball and Edgar Brown, her brothers Bert, Scott, Edgar and Lorne Brown and sisters Ruby Miller and Florence Warner. She is also predeceased by her birth mother Alice (Marr) Agnew of Massachusetts. Marie is survived by her loving daughters Ann and Susan and son-in-law Minh Truong of Vancouver. She is also survived by numerous nephews and nieces and their families from New Brunswick to Vancouver Island, Maine to California.
Marie born in New Brunswick, was vivacious and athletic and enjoyed many active pursuits including gardening, ocean swimming, dancing, and she was an avid recreational and successful competitive curler, mainly out of the Burnaby Winter Club. Marie and Hiram spent their summers building and maintaining the family cabin at Eastbourne, Keats Island. She was active in the community, often canvasing for various charities.
A memorial service will be held for Marie at the Ocean View Funeral Home, 4000 Imperial Street, Burnaby at 11 am on Saturday January 13, 2018. The family suggests donations in memory of Marie can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC.
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