Obituary of Bertha Margaret Askew

Bertha Margaret Askew (nee Murdoch) 1922 - 2018 Bertha Askew passed away peacefully at the F. W. Green Memorial Home in Cranbrook on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at the age of 96. Bertha was born at St. Eugene Hospital in Cranbrook on September 15, 1922. She lived in Bull River, Canal Flats, Yahk, Kimberley, Edmonton and finally in Cranbrook since 1948 when she married. Bertha was predeceased by her husband Verne (1991), her daughter Sue, her parents, her brothers Jack and Bob, and sisters Jean and Marie. Bertha will be lovingly remembered by her brother Bill, her sons Patrick (Dana), Michael (Shelley), Gordon (Leigh), Paul (Betty), David (Sara) and many nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A funeral mass for Bertha will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Christ The Servant Catholic Church in Cranbrook at 11:00 am. Donations in honour of Bertha can be made to the: Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon, Okanagan/Kootenays Area Office, #4, 1551 - Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 9M9 of the: BC Canadian Lung Association, 2675 - Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 2K2. Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service. Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com