Obituary of Dipti Batabyal

<h1>Dipti Batabyal</h1> DIPTI BATABYAL 1942-2008 PHOTO Passed away peacefully, on Friday, November 21, 2008, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Kitchener, Dipti Batabyal, of Waterloo, in her 66th year. Dearly loved mother of Dipali, Ashish (d. in infancy), and Jayanta (d. 2005). She was a loving and deeply devoted grandmother to Asha, Jason, and Justin. Dear mother-in-law of Taposhi, cherished sister of Bela Banerjee and aunt of Samiran and Janet Banerjee and family. Dipti will also be lovingly remembered by family and relatives in Kolkata, India. She fought illness with grace and courage, and her life was an inspiration to her family and friends. Dipti was a familiar, cheerful face at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital where she worked for many years before retiring in 2000. She had a generous, compassionate, and loving heart, loved to laugh, to cook, and to travel, and was a woman of remarkable faith, strength, and resilience. She will always be loved and remembered by everyone who had the privilege of knowing her. Friends are invited to share their memories of Dipti her family during visitation at the Erb &amp; Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo, on Monday, November 24 (today), from 4 - 6 p.m. The funeral service will follow at 6:30 p.m. in the chapel of the funeral home. Cremation to follow. Condolences for the family and donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or St. Mary’s Cardiac Care may be arranged through the funeral home, 519.745.8445 or www.erbgood.com. In living memory of Dipti, a donation will be made to the Trees for Learning Program by the funeral home. The family would like to thank doctors, nurses, and staff at St. Mary’s Hospital, especially in ICU, for their care of Dipti. From the unreal, lead me to the real; From darkness, lead me to light; From death, lead me to immortality. (Brihadaranyka Upanishad, 800-500 BCE)