Mrs. Diane Marie Matthews

May 25, 1931 - August 9, 2018

Diane loved to gather her husband Dick, their 5

children and spouses and her grandchildren to

share delicious meals prepared with hard work and

love. Diane was born and raised in Vancouver with

her sister Beverley by their parents, Harry and

Agnes Dixon. Harry, Agnes and Beverley predeceased

Diane. She attended elementary school,

junior high (where she met Dick), high school and

university in Vancouver. Diane was a Gamma Phi

Beta and the gold medallist of the UBC Home

Economics graduating class of 1952. She and Dick

were married in 1957. They built their family home

in West Vancouver where they raised their

children. In 1970, Diane and Dick bought property

on Salt Spring Island where the Matthews spent

many happy summers. Diane loved to entertain

their good friends and family at the Tinhut: gin and

tonics at 5 pm and dinner sometime much later.

Diane volunteered at her children’s schools, at her

church, at the Aquarium and for service organizations.

She and Dick enjoyed golf, socializing with the

Bridge Club, vacations in Hawaii and Palm Springs

and trips farther afield. Dick passed away in 2013;

Diane missed him every day. Her health made her

last years hard, but she always found reasons to

smile and to give her children the “eye”. Thanks to

Juliet, Audrey, Vangie, Victorina and the homecare

providers who made her comfortable. Mum’s

passing has broken the hearts of Dana (Greig),

Leslie (Paul), Gordon (Barb), Nancy and Sharon

(Rob). She will be missed by her grand- children

Matthews, Gordon, Hayden, Larissa, Christopher,

Nicole, Natasha, Cruize, Mariah, sister-in-law Carol,

her nephew and her nieces.

A service will be held on August 23, 2018 at 10:30

am at St. Christopher’s Church, 1068 Inglewood

Avenue West Vancouver. In lieu of flowers, please

consider a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.