Maria Grietje (Mieke) Dubois, nee van der Wal, born July 23, 1918, died February 12, 2016. She leaves her family: children Ed (Gwen L'Hirondelle), Alida (Barry Erickson), and Yvonne (Dan Getson); grandchildren Amy (John Rhode) and Jenna (Dale Mullins); and great grandchildren Tristan, Sam, and Charlie. Mieke was born in the Netherlands, where she studied and taught art before she married Dr. Paul Dubois. They came to Canada in 1952 and lived in Edmonton, Dawson Creek, Whitehorse, Vancouver, and Chilliwack. Mieke moved to the Penticton area in 2000. Mieke’s family and friends remember her as a kind and generous woman who loved her family, fashion, fabric arts and music. A private memorial will be held when the flowers are blooming.