Elizabeth Anne Sherrington

Elizabeth Anne Sherrington was born to Winifred and Wallace Sherrington on December 9, 1933.  She died, at the age of 90, on August 11, 2024 at Peaks To Pines Seniors Lodge, Coleman, AB. 

Liz loved to travel, so after her nursing training at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury, Kent, England, she travelled to Australia to work at Kangaroo Island Hospital.  During one holiday, she and a friend drove across the Great Australian Desert, a trip then considered very dangerous.

After her time in Australia, Liz returned to England and continued her nursing career at Seabathing Hospital before moving on the orthopaedic ward of the Oxford Hospital.  In 1964, she resumed her travels, this time in Canada.  Her first job was at Niagara Falls General Hospital, but the bitter cold of a Niagara winter tempted her to seek a warmer climate, so her she and her travel companion journeyed by train across Canada to the wonderfully warm province of British Columbia where daffodils and other spring flowers were in full-bloom.  A search for a hospital led her to St. George’s Hospital in Alert Bay on Cormorant Island, a small island off the coast of Vancouver Island.  She spent a happy year there meeting the indigenous peoples and learning about their culture, and enjoying new modes of travel such as water taxis and float planes.  Her next stops were Nanaimo, BC and Peace River, AB before travel called again and she arrived in Crowsnest Pass, AB.  Of the five towns that comprise the municipality, she chose Coleman to buy a home and finally settle down with her friend, Rene Rinaldi.  They spent many happy years together until Rene’s death in 1991.

Liz was a people person.  She gave her gifts of laughter, caring, kindness and compassion to everyone she met on her travels, and many were proud to call Liz their friend.  Liz donated her body to science, her last act of unselfishness for those left behind.  She will remain forever in the hearts and memories of all those whose lives she touched.

A special thank you goes to the staff at Peaks To Pines Senior Lodge for their exceptional care of Liz.  It was a great comfort to her friends and family to see how lovingly she was cared for in her final days.

Left to mourn her passing and celebrate her life is her brother, John (Delva) of England; her niece, Alison; her cousins, Peter, Andrew and their families; and countless friends in Canada, Australia and England.

She was predeceased by her sister, Janet and her brother, Richard.

With respect for Liz’s wishes, no funeral service will be held.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations will be gratefully accepted by the Crowsnest Pass SPCA (PO Box 725 Blairmore, AB T0K 0E0), the Peaks To Pines Residents’ Association (PO Box 580 Coleman, AB T0K 0M0), or by Oneday Dreams (www.onedaydreams.ca).  Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca. 

Fantin’s Funeral Chapel assisting the family. (403) 562-8555

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