Randi Solveig Darras

Randi Solveig Darras, 1935 – 2015 Randi Solveig Darras (née Jacobsen), passed away peacefully early on December 17, 2015, at Humber River Hospital, her children by her side. Born in Norway on January 8, 1935, Randi immigrated to Canada in 1956, married, and settled in Toronto. She proudly became a Canadian citizen in the centennial year 1967, and went on to work in the offices of Sears and CIBC from the late 1970’s to 1990’s. An independent woman with many interests, she loved travel, history and culture. Randi crossed the Atlantic several times by ship and the US twice by train, and visited many places in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. True to her Nordic roots, she taught her children to skate and cross-country ski. She was an expert dessert maker, cream puffs being a favourite of family and friends. She had an appreciation for arts and crafts and loved to knit, sew, paint, and work with stained glass. She created many treasures to remember her by, such as the wool Julenisse that decorate the family Christmas tree every year. Always a very social woman, Randi was an active member of the Scandinavian Canadian Club for many years, and after diagnosis of cognitive impairment, she enjoyed attending the senior day program at Baycrest. She truly had a love for life, which helped greatly in her surviving 12 years with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, before succumbing to pneumonia a few weeks before her 81st birthday. Predeceased by her parents, Arthur Jacobsen and Gunhild Huvestad, brother Arne and sister Gerd. Survived by sisters Kari, Agnes and Edith, and her nephews and nieces, all of Sandefjord, Norway, ex-husband Florent in Oakville, and son Glenn and daughter Linda in Toronto. Randi is remembered with love by many. Many thanks to the staff and services of Baycrest for their support in maintaining Randi’s quality of life the past 9 years, especially the Dental Clinic, the Mountainview Club, the Brain Health Centre Clinics, and Dr. Tiffany Chow. Also thank you to the staff at the Assistive Technology Clinic at Baycrest, the doctors at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, the Toronto CCAC, and the many personal support workers who have cared for Randi. Cremation took place December 21, 2015, at St. James Cemetery and Crematorium in Toronto. Family will hold private memorials in Toronto and Norway. Donations may be made to the Baycrest Foundation, www.baycrest.org/give/. Please select the “Send a Card” option if you would like to donate as a Tribute – In Memory of Randi. For Fund Allocation, there is a “Randi Darras Memorial Fund”. Your donation will be put to good use and greatly appreciated.