Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin has lost his mom, just six months after his dad Norm died.
June Daykin died of cancer on March 3 at age 86, following Norm Daykin’s death last fall.
She was born in Edmonton then after high school, moved to attend the Northwest Bible School in Port Moody.
The two married in 1950 and are survived by five kids, Ernie, Helen, Roy, Gord, and Ken and raised their family at the Daykin home on York Street and Dewdney Trunk Road.
“There was always a pot of soup on the stove, canning to be done or clothes to launder but there was also always time and space for guests,” says June’s obituary.
“Right up until a few months ago visitors always knew there was a bed and a good home-cooked meal to be had at the ‘Daykin Hotel,’ “ said the obituary.
The family thanked staff at Ridge Meadows Hospital for the care and Nurse Next Door for allowing their mom to stay at home as long as possible.
A funeral service takes place March 18 at Burnett Fellowship Baptist Church at 206th Street and 123rd Avenue.
Norm Daykin, also spent his final days, weeks and months in his home on York Street, where he had lived since 1966.