We Remember

WALDEN, Patricia

August 2, 1928 — June 14, 2025

Patricia Veronica Walden, beloved mother, wife, and friend, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2025, at the age of 96 in Kelowna, BC. She wanted to live to be 100, and came close. Good for you, Mom!

She was mentally and physically active, enjoyed life, and was surrounded by her loving family. She and our family played thousands of card games, she won her last game a couple of days before her passing.

She was born in Fort Frances, Ontario on August 2, 1928, and was the daughter of Nellie and Hubert Medhurst.

She married Harry Walden and lived in Atikokan, Ontario for many years, raising their 3 children Albert, Shelly, and Thomas there. Atikokan in the 1950s was a frontier town in many ways, with their water coming via hand pump. When the iron ore mines in Atikokan closed in 1980, she and Harry moved to Sparwood, BC, where Harry worked at a nearby coal mine. Upon retirement, they moved to West Kelowna, BC, where they lived for a number of years, and later Patricia moved across the lake to Kelowna, where she made many friends and increased her social circle.

Mom was a loving gentle soul who dedicated her life to her family, always providing love and hugs, and a warm meal.

Patricia enjoyed travelling with family to a number of foreign countries and found joy in reading, movies, playing cards, live entertainment and being with family and friends. Summers from 1967 until they moved to BC in 1980 were spent at the family cottage on Perch Lake (near Atikokan), prior to that, summer vacations were at her parent’s cottage at Bear’s Pass (near Fort Frances). As a family, we drove west across Canada from Ontario to the Calgary Stampede, Banff, and east to Toronto and other vacation spots of the era.

Patricia is survived by her three loving children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, her brother Doug Medhurst, and numerous extended family members.

Her love and gentle kindness are deeply missed.

Service Information: A Memorial and Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 10:00 AM, at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Rd, Kelowna, BC.

Special Messages: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Patricia’s name to a charity that helps kids.

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Service
Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 10:00 am

Location
Springfield Funeral Home

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