Tribute

Jennifer Mary (Batter) Feldhaus was born in Surrey England Jan 17, 1946. She passed away Friday Feb 20, 2015 at Royal Columbian Hospital.  She will be deeply missed by her husband of 48 years Hubert (Bert) Feldhaus, her brother Craig Batter, her 6 children: David, Linda, Robert, Kim, Virginia (Husband Jason Jocko), and Mary-Elizabeth (Husband Farhan Lalji) and her 9 grandchildren.   Nicholas 16, Jonas 6, Mark 21, Noah 16, Joshua and Nicholas 14, Jasmine 4, Lukas 6 and Nora 2.
Jennifer came to Canada with her war-bride mother Lilian (Heginbotham) Batter to join her Father trooper No. 136897 Frank George Alexander Batter in Piapot Saskatchewan on the family farm. At three years old she moved to Medicine Hat so her Mum could work as a head nurse in the hospital and her father as a mechanic.  Jennifer grew up with her brother Craig and spent many weekends as her dad’s wingman on hunting trips in the surrounding prairies collecting grouse, wild ducks and deer.  Jennifer played piano and completed her grade 12 year in a Catholic boarding school in Edmonton. The following year she attended Mount Royal College in Calgary where she met the love of her life at a Catholic Youth Association dance.  They married in June 1967 and became parents with David arriving on the scene. After 1 year in Calgary they moved out west and eventually found a nice plot of agricultural land in Surrey to settle on and raise animals and more children. Once Mary-Elizabeth, the youngest was 3, Jennifer went back to school and completed her Psychiatric Nursing degree at BCIT. She nursed for 10 years in Riverview Hospital spending many night shifts making her patients extra comfortable. Her later years were filled sharing her love with many foster children and advocating for their welfare. Eventually both Jennifer and Bert retired into rewarding volunteer Prison Ministry work under the careful guidance of Father Mako Watanabe and Maureen Donegan. Jennifer would often return from prison visits commenting on how wonderful Father’s homily was for all the volunteers.   Prayers to be offered  7:00 pm, Thursday, February 26, 2015, Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11:00 am, Friday, February 27, 2015 both held at Precious Blood Catholic Church 17475 – 59 Ave, Surrey, BC.  Reception to follow in the parish hall. Burial will be at 2:30pm at Gardens of Gethsemani 15800-32 Ave. Surrey BC. All are welcome to attend.     Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.bakerviewcrematorium.com