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December 16, 1920 - October 16, 2024

In Loving Memory ~

Nell Richards was born on Dec 16, 1920, in Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan and passed away peacefully in her room in the Stanford Senior Villages Care Home in Parksville, BC on Oct 16, 2024 at the age of 103. She was the seventh of 16 children of parents Paul and Pauline Borisenko.

Nell is survived by her son Doug, plus her youngest 2 sisters and 2 brothers and many relatives in the Borisenko family.

She moved to Toronto in 1941 after graduating from high school in 1940. In 1946, Nell met Jim Richards shortly after he returned from WWII and they married on July 26, 1947. In 1961 Nell and Jim adopted their only son Doug, who was 4 years old at the time. They remained in Toronto till after Jim passed away on April 5, 1987. Nell and Doug moved to Vancouver Island in 1990 and remained in Parksville, BC until her death.

Nell dedicated her life to raising and supporting her son Doug, plus was the main family care supporter for her brother Willie and her sisters Dorothy, Ann and Kay in their final years.

Nell and Doug opened a second-hand store in 2000 and they worked together there until her health declined and she was admitted into the Stanford Care Home in 2022 where she resided until her death.

Doug and all of us thank the caregivers at the Stanford Senior Villages Care Home for their efforts, care and dedication.



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