May 10, 1936 - January 30, 2023
In Loving Memory ~
Adrian Franck (n茅e Hill), 86, of Courtenay, British Columbia, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2023, at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria.
Adrian was born on May 10, 1936, in Edinburg, Scotland. Her formative years were spent in South Africa in the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Cape Town.
Adrian attended nursing college in Oxford, England and emigrated to Canada in 1959 to take a nursing position in Ottawa, where she met J眉rgen Franck, who would become her husband in 1962.
Adrian and J眉rgen would later move to Alberta, where they settled first on an acreage just outside of Sherwood Park, and soon after on a quarter-section near the Village of New Sarepta. Adrian took well to farm life, supported by her love for nature and her ability to figure things out she had never done before (without Google).
Shortly after J眉rgen's passing in 2002, Adrian moved to the Courtenay, BC area, where she stayed until her passing.
Adrian will be remembered for her strong desire for social interaction and ability to maintain meaningful and long-lasting friendships wherever she happened to be. Her adventurous spirit would eventually lead her to every continent (yes, even Antarctica). She was a great lover of animals, especially dogs and horses, and had a tolerance for cats.
She had a strong volunteer spirit in every community that was lucky enough to have her. She loved games, music, and theatre, and anything that seemed like it would be a fun time.
Adrian was predeceased by J眉rgen, her husband of forty years. She is survived by her three sons, Jens (Nicole Boudreau), Ian (Mary De Paoli), and Peter (Leila Kelleher); her five grandchildren, Noah, Esm茅, Christian, Thistle, and Emmett; and her brother, Robert.
A Celebration of Life will be held on July 26th, at Comox United Church beginning at 11 a.m.
Donations may be made to the Open Heart Society of British Columbia, 1580 Pembroke Street, Victoria, BC V8R 1W2.