Obituary of Lorelei Jamie Sampson (nee Bell)

February 10, 1966 - October 12, 2024

Lorelei Sampson passed away peacefully at St. Boniface Hospital on October 12, 2024 with her family by her side.

Lorelei was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She adored her children and grandchildren and they in turn adored her. They were her source of greatest joy.

She could always been seen with a smile on her face and she loved to laugh.

She enjoyed all of our family get-togethers. Especially at Christmas, she enjoyed helping her mother-in-law Barbara prepare an abundance of the most delicious dinners for all to enjoy.

For part of her working life, she was a hairstylist until her health no longer allowed her to continue. She thoroughly enjoyed her work, loved her customers and they loved her.

She displayed tremendous courage and strength during her illness and was an inspiration to those around her.  She will be greatly missed by her family and loved ones.

Lorelei is survived by her husband Kester. They would have celebrated 38 years of marriage on October 18th of this year.  She is also survived by son Kyle; daughter Kayla (Arnie); grandchildren, Yazmin, Michael and Vida; mother-in-law Barbara; brothers-in-law, Keith (Debbie), Kirk (Heather), Kerry (Sandra), Kordel, Kyle (Kim); her nieces and nephews, Korbin (Jenny), Kyra (Kyle), Kasandra (Aaron), Terrell, Kayne, Kareem, Kory, Tyler, Terrence (Ainsley), Taylor, Kollin (Katie) and Matthew, Noah, Owen and Jorja; as well as her many great-nieces, great-nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.  She was predeceased by her father-in-law Len Sampson.

Her family in BC, her mother (late) Dorothy, her father Harry Bell, step-mother Cheri Noble; (late) Huck Moon, his son (late) Bert Johnson, Bert’s daughters, Lakeisha, Adrianna, and Kylie; Herb Bell and partner Roxanne Walkus, his children, (late) Chantelle Coon, Chantelle’s sons, Quinten, Jerome, Kohen, and Archie Walkus; Lily Bell and partner Fred Wilson, their children, Tiffany and husband Garnet Johnson, Tiffany’s children, Nevaeh, Natalia, Nickolas, Nolen and Nova; Frederick and Jean; Lainie Bell, her sons, Dustin and Tyler Schram; (late) Janet Paul, her children, (late) Lisa Paul, her four children, (late) Bertha Mitchell,  Johnny Mitchell, Jerry Mitchell and Aaron Brown.

Cremation has taken place. Funeral service will be held at St. John's Anglican Cathedral, 135 Anderson Avenue on Saturday, October 26th at 11:00 a.m.

                                                                              Forever in our hearts!