September 4, 1936 – April 11, 2021

Denise Solange

Richardson, 84 passed

away peacefully on

April 11, 2021 in

Oliver, B.C. She was

born in Trois-Rivieres

on September 4,

1936. Denise worked

as a supervisor at

the Surrey Taxation

Centre for many years.

She moved to Oliver

in 1981 to own and

operate a fruit orchard farm. Denise also worked

full time at a group home caring for adults with

Down Syndrome. She enjoyed being a member

of the Red Hat Society.

Denise spent her free time volunteering at the

Oliver Hospital Thrift Shop. She donated many

blankets and dish clothes that she hand knit and

put into care baskets. She was passionate about

cooking, reading, playing bingo and spending

time with family. Denise loved to go on ocean

cruises and some of her favourite travels were to

Alaska, Mediterranean and Hawaii.

Denise is predeceased by her parents, Simone

Melenchon and Omar Lanneville and by her

husband, Roy Richardson. She is survived by her

sisters Marielle and Pierrette, her three children,

Nathalie, Rene and Steve; her four grandchildren,

Crystal, Carryanne, Kaitlin and Jenna as well as

seven great-grandchildren.

A private Catholic Memorial Mass will be held

in her memory at St Francis de Sales Church

in Burnaby. A private family Ash Scattering

Ceremony in Oliver is being held on Thursday

April 15, 2021.

Condolences and tributes may be directed to the

family by visiting www.nunes-pottinger.com