PATRICK, Sonya Patrick

Died on November 20, 2025, surrounded by the people who loved her, at the Central Okanagan Hospice House in Kelowna, BC. The date happened to be Global Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day, which felt like the sort of detail she would have noticed, mentioned, and then laughed about because life is full of odd timings that somehow fit.

Sonya is survived by her daughter, Ella, and Ella’s father and Sonya’s longstanding friend, Duane, along with his partner, Kyra. She leaves her siblings, Les, Steven, and Debbie with brother-in-law, Neil, and a wide circle of extended family who each carry their own special version of her in their heads. The version most people shared was someone who cared fiercely, joked often, and stubbornly protected anyone who drifted into her orbit.

She was predeceased by her little dog, Sassy, who had been her shadow for years. Friends joked that Sassy had behaved less like a pet and more like a co-pilot. Now the two are together again, and it is easier to picture the pair reunited than to imagine Sonya without that small blur of fur.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to BC SPCA.

A Celebration of Life, with Pastor Andrew Porter officiating, will be held on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2025, at 10:00 AM (PST), at SPRINGFIELD FUNERAL HOME, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC. If you are unable to attend in person, please join the family online by Livestream at the time of the service, a recording will be made available to view in 3-5 days.

Interment will take place after the service at 1:00 PM, at Westbank Cemetery, 3717 Elliot Road, West Kelowna, BC.

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