LIVES LIVED: Chanan Kaur Bagri

Longtime Kamloops resident, Chanan Kaur Bagri, passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 12, 2016 at the age of 90 years old.

Chanan was born in the small village of Sidhma in Punjab, India on March 1, 1926. She was the eldest of seven children and helped raise each of them.

On June 9, 1941, she married Sucha Singh Bagri and together they had five children. With her husband mainly working in Canada, she showed strength, love and devotion by raising her children, brother, and running a farm all on her own.

In May of 1967, she was able to bring her family and join her husband in Canada; first in Kitimat and then a year later settling in Kamloops.

As the years went by and her family expanded to include grandchildren and great grandchildren, her commitment and dedication to her family only increased and flourished. Her loving nature set the foundation for all generations of the family. 

Chanan will always be remembered for the love and devotion she had to her family and for the generosity she showed to all she knew.

She is survived by her five children:  Tarsame (Erica) Bagri, Gurmej (Kashmir) Janda, Baxsho (Bahader) Johal, Gurmail (Kewaljit) Bagri, and Surinder (Parmjit) Bagri; fifteen grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; brothers Sohan (Gurdev) Sidhu and Swarn (Salinder) Sidhu; and numerous close family members.

She was preceded in death by her longtime loving husband of 74 years, Sucha “Bob” Bagri.

A special thank you to all the care aids, nurses, and doctors that have helped in the care of Chanan over the years.

A gathering to celebrate Chanan’s life will be held at 1:30pm on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Schoening Funeral Service Ltd., 513 Seymour St., Kamloops.
Bhog Ceremony and Prayer to follow at the Sikh Temple; 700 Cambridge Crescent, Kamloops.

 

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