Bhanu Saklikar passed away on September 14, 2022.
Bhanu is survived by her two daughters, and her brother, Yusuf Patel and his family and her brother-in-law, Arvind Saklikar and family. Her youngest sister, Zeb and Zeb’s husband, Umar, perished on Air India Flight 182.
Bhanu was born and raised in Gujarat, India. Her Canadian journey began when she married her late husband, the Rev. Dr. Vasant Saklikar. They met at the University of Bombay where Bhanu studied political science and history.
Bhanu accompanied Vasant to Newfoundland with their young daughter, Renée. The Saklikars moved to Northern Quebec, and then to Montreal, where Bhanu supported her husband as he studied theology at McGill University. The family moved to Saskatchewan and then New Westminster, B.C. where Bhanu joined her husband in his charge of Sixth Avenue United Church.
She taught a popular Indian cookery class at New Westminster Senior Secondary and worked as a baker at Century House where she served on the Scholarship Committee. A member of the University Women’s Club, she loved reading The Economist and discussing politics.
Bhanu will be dearly missed by her family and many friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Bhanu’s memory can be made to School District #40 in New Westminster, care of msherwood@sd40.bc.ca
A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, October 30, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Centennial Lodge, Queen’s Park, New Westminster.
Inquiries can be made attention to Renée Saklikar on behalf of the family, care of Kearney Funeral Services in New Westminster.