Christine Blum

CHRISTINE BLUM (MCKECHNIE)
February 11 - 1939 - February 6 - 2025 

It is with hearts full of love and gratitude for a life we were blessed to share, that we sadly announce the passing of our beloved Mom, Grandma and friend.

Predeceased by husband Carl in 2003:father Duncan (1969), mother Luella (1986), brother Donald (2014), along with countless extended family.

She leaves to cherish her memory, daughters Heather (Bob): Cheryl: Lori: Lisa (Chris): and son, Mark.Treasured grandchildren Holly: Adam: Kane: Blake: Luke and Mason."Chewy".. the light of her life. Mom's loyal, fierce protector, whom provided her unconditional love and companionship.

There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in our hearts. Your infinite, unconditional love, support and acceptance helped guide us through life's storm's, with unwavering strength.. the Pillar of our lives.Loved beyond words, missed beyond measure.    

The Mother 
The most beautiful word on the lips of mankind is the word “Mother,”
and the most beautiful call is the call of “My mother.”
It is a word full of hope and love, a sweet and kind word coming 
from the depths of the heart.
The mother is everything – she is our consolation in sorrow, our hope in misery, and our strength in weakness.
She is the source of love, mercy, sympathy, and forgiveness….
Everything in nature bespeaks the mother.
The sun is the mother of earth and gives it its nourishment of heart;
it never leaves the universe at night until it has put the earth to sleep to the song of the sea 
and the hymn of birds and brooks.
And this earth is the mother of trees and flowers. 
It produces them, nurses them, and weans them.
The trees and flowers become kind mothers of their great fruits and seeds.
And the mother, the prototype of all existence, is the eternal spirit, 
full of beauty and love. 

~ KAHLIL GIBRAN