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Embury, Katherine Justina Penner ( 1955-2002)
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persistent girl. As a |
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clear goals. Her working career started in |
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married Don Embury June 2, 1978. After 2 |
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years in Richmond, B.C., they moved to |
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| − | Kelowna, B.C. Helping people was her |
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| − | + | for service in church and enthusiastically volunteered to meet any challenge. She was involved with Victim Services, and served as a |
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911 dispatcher. She packed as much as she |
911 dispatcher. She packed as much as she |
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could into every day. She is mourned by Don |
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Latest revision as of 12:24, 29 August 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2003 Jan 17 p.28
Birth date: 1955 May 14
text of obituary:
KATHERINE JUSTINA EMBURY
Katherine Justina Embury passed away Oct. 21. She was born May 14, 1955 to the Penner family in Vancouver. She was a high energy, persistent girl. As a young lady, she developed strong values and clear goals. Her working career started in 1973 with BC Tel, where she showed strong leadership and helped develop policies. She married Don Embury June 2, 1978. After 2 years in Richmond, B.C., they moved to Kelowna, B.C. Helping people was her greatest desire. She worked hard to develop skills for service in church and enthusiastically volunteered to meet any challenge. She was involved with Victim Services, and served as a 911 dispatcher. She packed as much as she could into every day. She is mourned by Don and daughters, Taya, Jessica and Caitlin. The funeral was Oct. 26 in Willow Park Church, Kelowna, with Mark Burtch, Arnie Peters and Tim Van Brummelen ministering.
