We Remember
BLOWER, Christina Anna
August 8, 1944 — July 10, 2025
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Christina Anna Blower on July 10, 2025, at the age of 80. Born on August 8, 1944, in Austria, Christina immigrated to Canada and attended St. Paul’s Hospital, where she pursued a career in nursing. She graduated in 1962, forming lifelong friendships with a remarkable group of peers who remained close to her throughout her life.
Christina married her beloved husband Stephen Blower in 1965, with whom she shared many cherished memories and adventures. After retirement, they travelled the world together, exploring the British Virgin Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Costa Rica, with particularly fond memories of Hawaii and the Cook Islands.
Her love for adventure extended to her personal hobbies, including sailing, fishing, and snorkelling in tropical waters. Living at Shuswap Lake, she found joy in the sunsets, beach time, and the quiet beauty of the natural surroundings.
Christina was an incredibly proud wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She built a beautiful family and maintained close relationships with lifelong friends, some of whom she had known for more than fifty years. Her warmth and loving presence will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
She was predeceased by her loving husband, Stephen Blower; her sister, Anna Schulte; and her parents, Maria and Josef Neumeyer.
Christina leaves behind her legacy through her loving family, including her children: Jeff Blower (Dee Hendrix), Kathy Johnson (Jeff Ellerton), and James Blower (Kim Hindle). She will be dearly missed by her grandchildren: Steevy Blower, Kassidy Blower (Coady Ruberry), Connor Johnson, Jessica Johnson, Kirsten Coleman (Steve Coleman), Brandon Hendrix (Kristin Bartosik), Kelton Blower, and Adria Blower; her great-grandchildren, Scarlett Ruberry, Lilah Ruberry, Sophie Coleman, Jack Coleman, and Walker Hondas; and her niece Karin Schulte and nephew William Schulte.
A celebration for Christina will take place in the fall, when friends and family will gather to honour her amazing and adventurous life.
If you wish to send a condolence, post photos, or share a memory, please scroll down the page to the area call “Condolences”.


To Chris’s family,
It’s with great sorrow that I may on my deepest condolences to you. I went to school with Chris and played volleyball with her. We have kept in touch with our school reunions and our luncheons.
Just had lunch with her a month ago, and she looked beautiful in her new wig. It’s hard to believe she’s gone.
All the best!
Lynn Armeneau
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Sending my care and sympathy to Chris’ family whom she loved so much and was so proud of. My childhood memories are full of her presence as our families visited together. She will always be Auntie Chris. ♥️
Dear Jeff, Jamie, Kathy, and all extended family: we have all suffered a great loss of a very special person in our lives. No loss is greater than yours but we her friends will miss our special relationships with her. She treated us with such great affection and always spoke of her immense gratitude for her many friends. I am fortunate to have known her and Steve for almost 60 years as good family friends and also Chris on her own as a treasured friend and confidante. She is greatly missed.
In our 44 year long friendship what I cherished most about Christina (aka Crystal), was her artistry, love of the outdoors, especially water sports and fishing.
Chris also enjoyed cooking, writing, traveling and spending time with friends. Above all else Chris never failed to show her love of family. Her devotion to Steve, Jeff, Kathy and James as well as her grandchildren and great grandchildren will forever inspire me to become a better wife, mother and grandmother..
Remembering SPH days, and a few wonderful swims in my Mum’, Jenny’s. pool with you.. Glad we got together in last reunion. Much love Jane.
I have known Chris since 1962 and she will always have a special place in my heart. Family was so important to Chris and she spoke of them every time we chatted. My condolences to all the family, you were so special to her.
Chris was a classmate in nursing school in Vancouver., demonstrating her kindness and intelligence. She was very involved in our class reunions, and will be sadly missed.
Louise Avery Class of 65
I was sad to hear about Christina’s passing. My heartfelt condolences are extended to her family. I was her classmate at Saint Paul’s hospital and always enjoyed her. She tenderly cared for everyone around her, as I remember so fondly.
The world won’t be the same without Chris. We met in Nursing School. I recently moved to Kelowna with my family from Los Angeles area and didn’t know a soul. Chris had a heart of gold and was a good friend and nurse.
Chris and I were classmates while attending nursing school at St. Paul’s Hospital. I am very sorry and saddened to hear of her passing. The many years of keeping in touch are precious and so important. with fond memories of those days. My condolences go out to her family.
I was in nurses training with her. She was a wonderful person.
I was in Chris’s class of 65 at St Paul’s Nursing school. She was a wonderful nurse. I got to know her better at nursing reunions. She shared her trips and travels. Wonderful sense of humour and a great smile. My condolences to her family. She will be missed.
Dear Jeffrey and family
I was sorry to hear of Christina’s passing. I did wondered if something was up when after nudging her a few times in ‘words with friends’ she didn’t get back to me. She was usually so quick at returning my word, I thought she must have had the iPad very close at hand.
I had told her that Bobbi and I were coming up to visit with her and she replied that she was looking forward to it.
The photo was spot on and evoked her exuberance for life.
Dear Jeff, Kathy and Jamie. I was so sorry to hear of Chris’s passing. We first met while nursing at RIH in Kamloops and have remained good friends ever since. I have fond memories of our fun times at her home on Shuswap Lake and our recent get togethers reminiscing the good old days. She was a marvelous caring nurse and friend and will be greatly missed.
My condolences to Chris’s family. I know she will be deeply missed by you. She will also be very missed by those of us who were her close school friends in Kelowna, a friendship that lasted life long and into our senior years. She was an exemplary student in school, always receiving awards for outstanding achievements both scholastically and in sports. Along with her partner, Steve, this dedication to high performance in her nursing career, while raising their family well with plenty of love, warmth and laughter, and to maintaining close relationships with her lifelong friends was a pattern throughout her life that never faltered. She was so much fun to be with and I will miss her.