January 4, 1954 - August 19, 2024
In loving memory ~
Cindy Dayneswood made her final transition in the early hours of August 19th, 2024, after a long & courageous battle with cancer.
Cindy is known for her kind, caring & humorous personality whose life was filled with her love & devotion to God, her family & friends. She had a tremendous passion for the service towards others & always made the time to assist when needed. Most of all she will be remembered for her gift of listening & understanding other perspectives without judgement or recrimination.
Cindy is survived by her loving husband Ian, her four children Rachel, Hannah, Daniel & Naomi and their spouses, her ten grandchildren, Alice, Toby, Nico, Aidan. Isaiah, Oliver, Shana, Mathias, Ezra, Asher & her sister Penny Shillingford. Cindy was an integral part of her family's lives & although those close to her knew the inevitable outcome of her illness, her passing still remains an unbelievable shock! She & her husband had recently moved to the Comox Valley & had many plans for exploring Vancouver Island, meeting new friends, welcoming out of town guests, & happily residing in their new home.
Cindy was born on January 4th, 1954 in Whitehorse, Yukon to Gordon & Blanche McIntyre & lived there until her family permanently moved to Vancouver in 1959 when Cindy was just 5 . years of age. There she attended various elementary schools & graduated from Burnaby Central High School in 1971. Soon after she follower her inherent compassionate nature & attained her license as a Practical Nurse (LPN) at Vancouver General Hospital. She then went on holiday to England & decided to stay on to enter the Registered Nurses training program offered at St. Richard's General Hospital in Chichester. It was there she met her future husband Ian & after she graduated they wed & had four children, all born in Sussex, England.
After 14 years Cindy returned to Canada with her family in 1988 & resided in Âé¶¹AV, BC where she busily continued to raise her children as well as contribute to her community & Church. On March 5, 2002 she was ordained Reverend Cindy Dayneswood under the spiritual leadership of the Âé¶¹AV Christian Center. At last she had successfully achieved both of her early childhood goals of becoming a medical professional and a church pastor.
After fifteen years in the Okanagan, Cindy & Ian relocated to Gibsons BC on the Sunshine Coast where they enjoyed life by the sea until they decided to downsize & move to Comox Valley in 2021. Cindy loved music, the theatre, liked to write short stories, skits (the sillier the better), plan events, spend time with her beloved grand-children, travelling with Ian & was happiest at home in her kitchen baking. We shall miss her treats, her creative energy, her talent for finding joy in absurdity & her love of the simple pleasure in life.
Death ends a life, not a relationship. All the love you
created is still there. All the memories are still there,
You live on - in the hearts of everyone you have
touched & nurtured while you were here. - Mitch Albom
A Celebration of Life will be held at West Coast Christian Fellowship at 3198 E. Georgia St. in East Vancouver on Saturday October 26th at 1pm. Refreshments to follow.
Service Details
1:00 PM