Passed away peacefully in her home. Born in Vancouver, the daughter of William and Ruth Woodward, predeceased by her brother, Chunky and sister, Mary Twigg White. She leaves five daughters, Beckie Stewart (Grant), Rusty Petzing (Stephen d.), Debbie Bailey (Bruce), Pippa Cassidy (Damian), Nicky Morgan (Donald Gunn); 2 stepchildren, Charles Russ and Elizabeth Buxton (Bill); 11 grandchildren, Jeremy Petzing (Meghan Filgate), Thomas Petzing (Kelly Huot), Rachel Parris (Neil), Chelsea, Georgia, Oliver Bailey, Sophie, Wynn, Simon Tupper, Siobhan, Freya Cassidy and 5 great grandchildren, Ava, Hazel, Oscar Parris, Theodore and Charlie Ruth Petzing, as well as many nieces and nephews.
She loved gardening, knitting and reading and had a strong involvement and commitment to numerous charities. She truly was one of a kind and will be missed.
Memorial Service will take place at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Saanichton on Thursday, April 28 at 1.00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Victoria Foundation or charity of your choice.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall’s Funeral Home
www.mccallbros.com
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Aileen Headen
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Christine St. Peter Fifi Russ had an extraordinary understanding of, and compassion for, the struggles of single parents. She showed this generosity in many ways but most spectacularly in her purchase of a heritage house (602 Gorge Road East) for 1UP Victoria Single Parent Resource Centre which has been the home of the agency for the last 25 years. With this gift she helped make the lives of thousands of single parents easier and more hopeful. Everyone at 1UP cherished her and mourns her passing.
Christine St. Peter
Board Chair
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Winnie Egan we will all miss Fifi, and all the knitting she did for many single parents at the Single parent Resouce Centre. She also donated the building to us on Gorge Rd. East. I remember chatting with her and spending time together when I first started working at the Centre. I treasure those times and her wonderful gifts. Winnie Egan, Counsellor(retired)
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alison partridge Thinking of you Rusty. Will be back in Victoria next Saturday and will see you then. XX
Your love of gardening and kindness to many will be remembered.
I had the pleasure of shopping with you when you visited Elk Lake Garden
Centre. We shared the love of different plants and shared many laughs over the years.
Your family will miss you.
Aileen Headen