In memory of

Shobha Rana

November 25, 1942 -  October 10, 2022

It is with heavy hearts that we announce our loving Mother Shobha Rana tragically and unexpectedly passed away on Monday October 10, 2022 at the age of seventy-nine in a Hospital in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada due to complications following a hip fracture. Through our sadness we are comforted that she lived a full life filled with love, friends and family.

Shobha is best known for her joyful spirit, perservering through many health challenges and finding the best in every situation, to live life to the fullest. To those that knew and loved her, she was a ray of sunshine.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband Shazi and now is reunited with him. They shared many loving and happy years together before he left this world in 1988. She is survived by her children Tina (Neil) Stokes and Ken/Tap (Rima), two grandchildren Julia and Rachael and three great grandchildren, Lillian, Shyiem and Jasiah. She will be especially missed by her greatest joy, her dog Chanel. She is also survived by her two sisters in India, Indra and Nimo, one sister in Denmark, Guddi and she was predeceased by three brothers: Kumar, Raju, and Toshi. She shared her gift of humour with those around her and loved playing games and being surrounded by those that were near and dear to her.

A Celebration of her life will be held at a Pine Hills Funeral Centre, 625 Birchmount Rd, Scarborough on Saturday, July 16th from 2-4pm.

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Tina Stokes (Daughter)

Entered June 27, 2023 from Niagara Region

My Dear Sweet Mother,

You are the place I come from. You were my first home. You were my first love, and my first friend. You gave me life as I took my very first breath and I was by your side as you took your last breath. The last time I would ever hold you near.

Everything I did was with you in mind. Every step I took, every plan I made included you. I called you my mother, my friend, my sister and even my child after we lost dad. You stood alone for 34 years after dad passed on and God knows the inner strength you had to find to go on.

You are finally reunited with dad now where you have longed to be, peaceful together for eternity in God’s hands. Your absence has left such an enormous emptiness in my life but you will live on forever in my heart. This is the hardest Goodbye. Until we meet again mom, I will love you forever.

Your loving daugther,
Tina

Dhruv Dhawan (Nephew)

Entered July 4, 2023

My most wonderful and beautiful Nani Masi - you live on in our hearts and the fond memories of the times we spent together. Sending you love and hugs from every landscape on earth.

Kenneth Rana (Son)

Entered July 5, 2023 from Pine Hills Birchmount

To my loving and beautiful Mother Shobhi,

Ma, When you left us I cannot fully describe all of the empty feelings , sadness pain of realizing over and over again till now that you will not ever come home to us and your dearly loved and sweet home for which I know you could never leave as long as you could have managed with your loved independence ,but none of us ever thought you would leave us suddenly as you did.
Over the majority of your life you lived with and overcame so many health issues and we were set for this new challenge but our All mighty God had called for you and I wish for you to be blessed and safe in this new home with Dad and so many other Family and friends that entered this new home. I know we will again meet there to carry on.

It really feels like there is a hole in my heart without you in my/our lives.

I miss hearing you tell me as you always did and whether in person or telephone/text that you love me and I miss saying it back. I love you Ma!!
I miss our chats and cups of tea together.
I miss you asking me to give you a call when I am home safe and sound. I miss hearing your voice on speaker phone in my home while you and Rima talked at length throughout the day and my jumping into some of your chats.
I miss hugging you and holding your hand.
I miss your radiating, beautiful and comforting smile.
I miss seeing the excitement in your eyes lighting up for so many simple things for which you were so very seemingly thrilled and always grateful.
I miss your sweet naive and even child/baby like ways only you could do so acceptably and even laugh at yourself for some of them in your care free way.
I miss serving you more than one drink at a time.
I miss doing things for you while you made sure you supervised me to ensure I did it right.
I miss you telling me of how some things I did and times where I reminded you of Dad .

There are so many more memories and times over the years of my life for which I am so blessed and grateful that you and Dad brought me into this world and always taught and showed me your beautiful loving ways. I am so thankful for our Love, loyalty and the many precious memories that I will always hold and recall to try and fill the hole in my heart left , without you being here. I know that one day, we will again meet in heaven.

I love you and miss you so much Mom. Tap

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