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Nin Marion Gasner

January 22, 2004

Passed away on January 22, 2004 in Campbell River, B.C. Nina was born in Nelson, B.C. on August 21, 1922 and attended Crofton House School from grades seven through eleven. When her family moved from Nelson to Vancouver in 1938 she attended and graduated from Magee High School in Kerrisdale. She attended U.B.C., graduated in 1944 and was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority. After granduating, she continued her education in Boston Massachusetts and became an Orthoptist. She practiced in Vancouver and Los Angeles for a number of years, subsequently retiring in White Rock, B.C. She suffered from emphysema in her later years and moved to Campbell River in 2001 to have her medical care and general affairs overseen by her nephew James and wife Myra. The family wishes to thank Dr. Walker and 3 North Hospital Staff, especially Barbara Boniface and Pat Hayhurst. Deep gratitude is also extended to Anna, Marian and the Care Aids at Sunshine Manor, and to Reverend S. Ray Brandon of Comox and her three beloved nephews and their families - Jim and Myra and their children John, Paula, James and Nina; John and Linda and son Brenden; Michael and Valerie and son Ryan. A Celebration of Life will beheld for the family at 2:30 pm on January 31, 2004 at 1139 Moore Road, in Comox with the Reverend S. Ray Brandon officiating.