Obituary of Evelyn Eunice Ford

Lyn Ford (Nee Birch) was born in Bristol, England on Jan 15th, 1932.

She trained as an RN at Southmead Hospital, Bristol. It was here she met Peter Ford, also an RN. They were married at St. Michaels & All Angels church on June 6th, 1953. The early part of her nursing career was spent in Cornwall, England, which was Lyn's love.

In 1967 they emigrated to Canada together with their 4 children. After a short time in Brandon, Manitoba they settled in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Lyn continued part-time work in various positions at Cranbrook Hopital, while Peter was full time Head Nurse of the OR & Recovery room there.

Lyn passed away at Joseph Creek Care Facility in Cranbrook on Christmas Day 2012. She is survived by her husband Peter; children Kathryn (Garth), Simon (Dee), Martin, and Elizabeth (Dwight); her grandchildren Shawna, Cassie, Corey, Nathan and Aaron and her brother Dennis Birch in Bristol.

Special thanks to Dr. Chesney and all the staff at Cranbrook Hospital, also the staff at Joseph Creek Care Facility.

A Service will be held on Monday December 31, 2012 at 1:00 pm at McPherson Funeral Service in Cranbrook, British Columbia.