Doris Skiboff passed away peacefully on February 15, 2011 at Talarico Place where she lived for almost 14 years.
In Pass Creek in 1920 Doris was born to William and Polly Holoboff. Their parents moved Doris and her sisters Mary, Vera, Margaret and Lucha (who died at a young age) to Shoreacres.
She met and married Pete Skiboff and they raised their family on the banks of the Slocan River
She will be missed by her children; Lillian Astra (Serge) of Revelstoke, Peter (Pam), Lloyd (Ann) and Roy all of South Slocan. Doris has 5 grandchildren; Ken, Collin, Shane, Cory and Blake and 2 great grandchildren Tyler and Caleb. Doris is also survived by her older sister Margaret from Creston, with whom she had a special bond, they shared a lot of wonderful memories together.
Doris was pre-deceased by her husband Pete Skiboff (1981), grand daughter Desiree (1999) and son-in-law Serge Astra (2004) of Revelstoke
A service for Doris was held on February 21, 2011. The pallbearers were Doris’s three sons and three of her grandsons. She was laid to rest next to Pete and Desiree in the Castlegar Cemetery