This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Vivien Ordinario Oropel, 50 years old, born on June 20, 1973, and passed away on November 8, 2023. We will remember her forever.
Please leave a tribute to Vivien (scroll down), share memories under "Stories", post a photo or video under "Gallery" , recall fond memories under "Life" .
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Monday, November 13, 2023, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pmA visitation for Vivien will be held at Glenhaven Memorial Chapel, 1835 E Hastings St,
Vancouver, British Columbia. It can be watched
online by following this
link: https://funeraweb.tv/en/diffusions/82001Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at
10:30 amA
funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Michael's Parish, 9387 Holmes Street, Burnaby, British
Columbia. Reception to follow after the mass.
Memorial contributions (abuloy) to the family can be made c/o stevenoropel@gmail.com
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OBITUARYVivien "Ingkie" Ordinario Oropel passed away at Burnaby Hospital on November 8, 2023 at 5:45 AM. She is survived by her husband Teddy and her children, Vincent, Sean, John, and Justin. She is also survived by her mother, Nanay Elsa, her beloved siblings and in-laws, Nestor (Perna), Jane (Paco), Helen, Erel (Genevieve), Joffrey (Nancy), Juean (Jachyl), Nie-ann and Ernesto Jr. (Diana), and her many nieces and nephews. Vivien is preceded in death by her father Ernesto Sr. and her brother Ronald.
Vivien’s childhood and younger years were spent in Cotabato. She studied high school at Notre Dame of Kidapawan for Girls, after which she went to Davao to take up B.S. in Nursing at the Davao Doctors College. She passed the nursing licensure exams in 1995 and was employed as a school nurse in the Department of Education in 1996.
Like many thousands of Filipino women before her, Vivien left for Canada in 2001 and worked in Vancouver as a live-in caregiver to support her family.
It was painful to leave her two young sons behind in the care of her husband Teddy (Panoy) and her family. When she completed her caregiver program, she was reunited with her family and was blessed with two more sons born in Canada.
Vivien was always generous with her time in the community. She would become a core member of the Filipino Nurses Support Group. In 2009, she helped launch the grassroots and community-based group Migrante BC as one of its founding members and was active in the many programs and activities of Migrante BC. At its first assembly in 2011, she was acclaimed as one of the Migrante BC's seven member- coordinating collective: Vivien Oropel together with Florchita Bautista, Ana Cagas-Tabella, Leo
Alejandria, Juliet Rivada, Marjorie Eda, and Jane
Ordinario.
Vivien served as one of the many frontline and essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, working as a nurse during this difficult period at the Three Links Care Society. She was a union member of the BC Nurses Union (BCNU).
As a nurse, Vivien also worked on-call and casual basis at the Willingdon Care Center, Dania Home,
Normanna Nursing, Chartwell Carlton Retirement Home, and Threelinks Care Center until she became a full-time worker at Three Links.
In February 2022, Vivien was diagnosed with Stage 4 bile duct cancer. She went through a series of chemotherapy which she said helped with her appetite and also lessened the pain. She appreciated the love and support of her family and friends and embraced hope in prayer.
Vivien, you are forever missed. Rest in peace. Thank you for everything.
