Sharon Sidoruk

September 17, 2023

Sharon Heather Sidoruk of Abbotsford passed away on September 17, 2023. Sharon was a loving wife, sister, auntie and friend to many. Born on December 1, 1948 to Enid Martin and Gordon McIvor, in Edmonton Alberta. Sharon was predeceased by her husband Darcy Sidoruk, her parents Gordon McIvor, Enid Martin, her stepfather Christian Chatron, her sister Holly Chatron, and her nephew Darrel Hamilton.

As the eldest of 10, Sharon was a role model and caretaker to all of her siblings and she felt compelled to always put her siblings' needs first. Her siblings are Elaine Logan of Chilliwack, Gord (Jean) McIvor of Chilliwack, Catherine “Foag” (Bob Eidick) McIvor of Howser, Brian “Lick”McIvor of Howser, Daniel “Lanio” Chatron of Trail, Tim Chatron of Aldergrove, Marty (Sue) Chatron of Barriere, and Loyd (Sarah) Chatron of Swan Hills. She had half siblings from her father’s second marriage in Vicky Chapman of Saskatoon, Jim McIvor of Nipawin, and Gordie McIvor of White Fox. She had step siblings with Angelica Chatron of Burnaby and Johnny Chatron of Qualicum Bay.

When Sharon was 6 years old her parents separated. Enid met Chris Chatron in Edmonton and moved with her 5 children to British Columbia to start a new life. Chris Chatron and Enid would have 5 more children together over the years.

Sharon left home at the young age of 15 and fully supported herself from that day forward.

After working at BC Tel for 2 years, Sharon saved enough money to travel across 3 continents, visiting multiple countries all the way to Afghanistan and back. Upon return, Sharon worked hard and  gravitated towards mental health, social and altruistic work. She had a life skills teaching certificate and always wanted to help. In both her personal and professional life, she lovingly supported those around her.

In her work, Sharon found her soulmate, Darcy Edward Sidoruk and got married. They were married for over 30 years.

Sharon was always proverbially a student of health until the day she passed. She was always seeking out various forms of physical therapies and kept herself as healthy, fit, mobile and pain free as she possibly could. She understood the importance of a healthy body contributing to a healthy heart and mind. 

“Shiny” as many of her loved ones called her, was a light in our lives. She was the kind of person whose heart was open to all around her, often saying “I love you” as a greeting. She had a smile as beautiful and big as her heart and her laugh was so joyful and contagious. 

Shiny was her own person as much as anyone could be. She stood up for what she believed in and did not care about popular opinions and societal expectations. She followed her heart and honoured her truth. She was a strong, independent, and adventurous woman.

As family was always an important pillar in Shiny’s life she always stayed in touch with and made a point of bringing her family members closer together. She was surrounded by a large family and spent a lot of time with nieces Suzanne and Julie and a large family with Rhonda, Craig, Jesse,  Janine, Travis, April, Jeff, Nathan, and  various children of nephews and nieces. Once reunited with her nieces and nephews who were brought up in foster care or raised by grandparents; Jeff, Darrel, Brandon, Marina and Sherri she quickly became an important part of their lives. One of Sharon’s many gifts was making a point of letting everyone know how much she loved them and how special they were to her. Though Sharon never had any children of her own, she was like a mother to all of us.

She was an amazing, spiritual, loving and charismatic woman. She will be ever loved and sorely missed.

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