Born in Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, B. C.

Predeceased by her younger sister, Ingrid, Auntie Joey Williams, Grandparents Eva and Hans Frandsen and Aileen and Carl Reimer.

Survived by her parents, Terry and Nadia Einarson, Aunts and Uncles Pat (Tracy) Einarson, Sandra (Bill Wilby) Einarson, Cheryl (Max) Starr, and Reid (Lise Ouellette) Einarson, and Rick Williams.

Cousins include Dan, Leif, Jordan, Stefan, Laura, Ann, Jesse, Lindsey, Morgan and Colin.  Special long-time friends are Yvonne Ferguson and Elizabeth Hecimovic.

Due to the nature of Terry’s job, the family lived in many communities – Langley, Courtenay, Comox, Stewart, Pouce Coupe, and Prince George (where both girls graduated from Gr. 12).  Kristine moved to Vancouver to attend UBC and lived with Nadia’s cousin, Sonia (Ken) Wicken and their family (Michael and Tania).  When Ingrid graduated, she also moved to attend UBC and both girls lived together for about two years, then each followed their own goals.  Kristine lived in 2 or 3 different places while she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995.  She particularly enjoyed her psychology courses.

Since Kristine was always a thoughtful, caring person, she volunteered at Student Services which was Students Helping Students with orientation, navigation, info about clubs, etc.  She was recognized as being the ‘most supportive on and off shift’.  Kris had also previously volunteered as a candy striper and worked on the Crisis Line.

She followed her interest in psychology and earned her Master of Education degree in Counselling Psychology in Nov., 2002.  By that time, she had developed some physical and emotional challenges.  She worked at Vancouver-Coastal Health in a group home, but found the shift work very tiring.

When she learned that her parents were planning to move to the South Okanagan for their retirement, she got a job with the Boys and Girls Club in Oliver for a short time.  She looked forward to that and rented a house in Okanagan Falls for a couple of years before moving to an apartment in Penticton where she lived for about 7 years.  That was followed by a move to a condo where she lived for approximately 10 years.  During that time, she volunteered for several self-help groups when she had the extra energy to do so.  The Pandemic restrictions forced her to become skilled at using Zoom to communicate.

Her plans to move to Edmonton didn’t materialize, so she came to Oliver to be with her parents before her sudden passing.

She will be greatly missed by those who knew and appreciated her kind, sensitive nature.  A memorial will be planned at a later date and the format will depend on covid regulations.  An announcement will be in the local paper.