It is with great love and sadness that we announce the passing of Diane Margaret Kope . Diane passed peacefully in Surrey B.C. on April 30 , 2025 .<\/p>\n
Diane is predeceased by her son Jason Kope , her parents Peter and Mary Ketler and her brother Mark Ketler.<\/p>\n
Survived by her son Greg and her extended family .<\/p>\n
Diane had a lot of good memories which were made throughout her lifetime with family , friends , coworkers , neighbours and acquaintances . Throughout her life , some good friends were made . It was in the Kennedy Heights area of Delta B.C. where she started elementary school and attended Strawberry Hill Church with her family . Most of her extended family lived within a few blocks from her , which made family gatherings easier.<\/p>\n
When Diane was 13 years old , her family moved to Burnaby B.C. near Kingsway and Stride . She attended and graduated from Burnaby South Secondary.<\/p>\n
After post secondary schooling , between the years of 1972 and 2014 , she met and enjoyed working with a lot of people in the Lumber Industry and the Hot Tub Industry . She had lots of good memories of company functions like : potlucks , BBQ’s , golf tournaments and Christmas parties.<\/p>\n
As for hobbies and pass times , just to name a few, she always had a N.Y.T. crossword puzzle on the go which she liked to share with others. Cooking and hosting dinner parties was something she really enjoyed and so did we . A few people received sets of embroidered tea towels as embroidery was another pass time of hers . Gardening , reading and listening to music were also on the list of activities . At an early age , Diane learned how to play the piano and enjoyed listening to other pianists. She admired a professional pianist by the name of Victor Borge because he was able to combine some comedy with his professional piano playing , which gave her some good laughs . She listened to a wide range of music and found music to be quite powerful in the way that it can make you laugh or cry. <\/p>\n
In retirement , Diane continued enjoying her pass times . As mobility issues started developing , she added Amazon and Facebook to her activities . She also took up colouring beautiful butterflies and flowers which would , occasionally , end up framed and on her “Wall of Fame” beside her bed . Even with mobility issues she seemed to be in a good mood and quite content . <\/p>\n
We are thankful for all of the people who helped and cared for Diane and made her life a better place .<\/p>\n
There is far more to her life than the words that can be read in her obituary . She will be loved and remembered always. <\/p>\n
A few weeks before passing she had found a poem which she wanted people to remember her by. The poem is : <\/p>\n
“When I’m Gone”<\/p>\n
When I come to the end of my journey<\/p>\n
and I travel my last weary mile<\/p>\n
Just forget if you can ,<\/p>\n
that I ever frowned<\/p>\n
And remember only the smile <\/p>\n
Forget unkind words I have spoken<\/p>\n
Remember some good I have done<\/p>\n
Forget that I ever had heartache<\/p>\n
And remember I’ve had loads of fun<\/p>\n
Forget that I’ve stumbled and blundered<\/p>\n
And sometimes fell by the way<\/p>\n
Remember I have fought some hard battles<\/p>\n
And won , ere the close of the day<\/p>\n
Then forget to grieve for my going<\/p>\n
I would not have you sad for a day<\/p>\n
But in summer just gather some flowers<\/p>\n
And remember the place where I lay<\/p>\n
And come in the shade of evening<\/p>\n
When the sun paints the sky in the west<\/p>\n
Stand for a few moments beside me<\/p>\n
And remember only my best .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is with great love and sadness that we announce the passing of Diane Margaret Kope . Diane…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":688180,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,55],"class_list":["post-688179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/688180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}