September 30th, 1920 ~ March 13th, 2011
Passed away suddenly from a stroke. Born and raised in Ventspils, Latvia; fled to Sweden in 1944, immigrating to Canada in 1949. Predeceased by her loving husband, Andrejs Karlis (1995) and her beloved parents, Captain Janis Gross (1980) and mother Lina (1967). Survived by her loving daughter, Dzintra Smales and her family in Latvia and the United States. She will be terribly missed by her friends in Australia, Latvia, Sweden, the US and Eastern Canada. A Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel of Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 3789 Royal Oak Avenue, Burnaby, BC on Monday, March 21st, 2011 at 1:30 pm. Interment to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A reception will follow in the Tea Lounge of the Funeral Home.