A new star entered the galaxy on February 24, 2023 when Amber Bole’s spirit joined Cyberspace after a brief illness.
Amber will be greatly missed by her loving parents, Mary and Jim Bole; her brother J.J (John James); sister-in-law Stacey; nephew James – he will need a new Lego designer and assistance reimaging the Harry Potter and Star Wars fantasies; aunts and uncles who will miss her love and care, Billy and Belle Kovach from Alberta, Marg Clair from Saskatchewan, Bob Bole and Jean Walsh from The Barbados and Quebec; great aunt Rena Marcolin from Toronto, ON; along with numerous relatives and friends. Her cousins will miss her humor and snarky Facebook post. Luddites everywhere may never get their computers rebooted or webpages redesigned.
Amber was educated in Vienna, Austria, Lethbridge, AB, Burnaby, BC, Morden and Winnipeg MB. She had excellent training at the U of M Computer Science Co-op program, leading to a successful career in IT with IBM.
Amber recently stated she was excited about her new adventure and would check in from time to time to ensure we were all having fun.
Amber appreciated the love and best wishes from her craft buddies at the Burr House Spinners and Weavers Guild in Richmond Hills, ON. Her co-workers and friends at IBM, Markham ON, have been generous with their praise, prayers and assistance during her illness. She was fortunate to have a world full of great friends (real and virtual).
Amber and her family were appreciative of the exceptional heath care she received from Concordia Hospital, Health Science Centre, CancerCare Manitoba. St. Boniface Palliative Care Unit made her final weeks comfortable.
Amber helped plan a simple family ceremony in the Rockies for this summer.
26 thoughts on “Amber Alisa Bole”
Amber,
Your smile, your positive attitude, your caring to your team will always be remembered!
Amber was an amazing person and a wonderful friend. I feel very blessed to have been friends with her for over 30 years, enjoying travel, music, crafting and Raptors basketball with her. I will forever be thankful for the visits we were able to have these last 2 months. Amber, you will forever be missed and loved. Until me meet again…
Dear Amber! Thank you for being such a great friend! We will forever miss your great sense of humour, kindness and compassion. Days at work will never be the same without you. We are heartbroken to see you leave us so soon. Rest in peace! Your friends forever,
Amber is a friend from my knitting group in Toronto, and she didn’t hesitate to keep us together during the pandemic with Zoom knit nights and outside in a local park. She has always been someone who lifts you up in a million small ways and I will miss her sorely.
My condolences to her family and friends
Amber is an exceptionally kind and helpful person. It was wonderful to work with her. She always had a cheer that can lighten up any stressful situations. She will be missed a lot but her memories will remain forever in our hearts. Our deepest condolences to her family, loved ones and friends.
Dear Amber,
I feel your peace on the other side and I am grateful that you now get to rest and be filled with the powerful light and pure love that awaits us all one day. Please come visit us in spirit as we craft, as we play with children and as we laugh. Your journey was an important one on this earth as it touched the lives of so many. Love you.
Courtney
Amber, you will be missed by many but not forgotten by any. You put smiles on many people’s faces and always brightening their days. It was a pleasure to work with you over the years. My condolences to all of Amber’s family and friends.
I am very sorry for your loss. I met Amber because she was a friend of my daughter. May you find some peace, comfort and courage as you grieve her. She was a loving and friendly person.
Staci and I, along with Amber and a few others made up a group we called the Halloween Crew. Amber was always focused on making that night as much fun for kids as possible…and she never failed to deliver. Whenever Amber was involved there were smiles to be seen on every face. We both hope she finds peace and adventure on her new journey, and hope her family finds comfort in knowing how many lives she became a beautiful part of during hers. She will continue to be thought of in the best ways.
Although we did not know Amber, we are feeling your loss through our son, Andrew. Sending you and your whole family our condolences.
Our deepest condolences to the entire family. We know that Amber’s light will continue to shine on all of you. May your memories comfort you. Please know you are all in our prayers.
Barbara and Curt Davenport and family
Thinking back on Amber’s life has been humbling. I started with the little “Austrian” in the red & white dirndl, to the young adventurer who guided my family through Expo, to Grandpa’s triplet that got an allergy reaction rather than not ride horses, and many more recent memories. We should have all realized back then what an accomplished professional woman she would become. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Dear Jim and Mary
It is with great sadness that we learned today from the obituaries in the Winnipeg Free Press of Amber’s passing. Please accept our profound sympathy. We are so very sorry to learn of this unexpected and heartbreaking event. We also extend our sympathy to her brother J.J. and all family members.
Andy and Ruby
To all of Amber’s family and friends ❤️We’re so sorry for your loss. We have so many memories of Amber in her earlier years. She was such a beautiful person.
Our deepest sympathy goes out to all of you.
Sincerely,
Terry and Loy Belanger
A talented young lady, called to soon. “Rest in peace, Amber”.
We had fin timed with Amber & enjoyed many lunches and visits with her and Auntie Rena. She always had such a positive uplifting personality! She has so many gifts. Her beautiful cm voice and performances in the theatre. We enjoyed viewing her beautiful wool weaving creations posted via Facebook and also when we visited the Burr House Guild where her creative work was in progress and the actual looms she worked on displayed! We had so many enjoyable conversations and visits with her and Auntie Rena at Il Fornello Restaurant Bayview Village for lunch many times over the past years! She was also so caring and helpful sending Patrick and I info for locations to get our covid shots. So concerned for our well being. And of course her special loving care she gave to Auntie Rena was never ending. She certainly was a special caring person! We introduced her to our side of the family at a backyard bbq. Such a pleasant personality who will be missed beyond words by our family too! Love and our condolences to her mother, Mary, family, relatives and friends here and back home in Winnipeg.
Love Patrick & Barbara Duco & Family. ♥️🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻
Patrick & Barbara Duco & Family. ♥️♥️🙏🏻🙏🏻
We had fun times with Amber & enjoyed many lunches and visits with her and Auntie Rena. She always had such a positive uplifting personality! She had so many gifts. Her beautiful singing voice and performances in the theatre. We enjoyed viewing her beautiful wool weaving creations posted via Facebook and also when we visited the Burr House Guild where her creative work was in progress and the actual looms she worked on displayed! We had so many enjoyable conversations and visits with her and Auntie Rena at Il Fornello Restaurant Bayview Village for lunch many times over the past years! She was also so caring and helpful sending Patrick and I info for locations to get our covid shots. So concerned for our well being. And of course her special loving care she gave to Auntie Rena was never ending. She certainly was a special caring person! We introduced her to our side of the family at a backyard bbq. Such a pleasant personality who will be missed beyond words by our family too! Love and our condolences to her mother, Mary, family, relatives and friends here and back home in Winnipeg.
Love Patrick & Barbara Duco & Family. ♥️🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻
Patrick & Barbara Duco & Family. ♥️♥️🙏🏻🙏🏻
Our hearts go out to Amber’s mother, Mary, on her daughter, Amber’s transition to the heavenly realm. Patrick and I spent lovely times with Amber and Auntie Rena at il Fornello’s and at family gatherings at our home too enjoying Amber’s bubbly personality! Amber’s loving and caring personality was ever so present in her daily life. We will never forget her and her many gifts she demonstrated with the choir singing at the theatre and her creative works of weaving at the Burr House Guild where the looms she worked on and her beautiful colourful weaving creations were displayed. She would spin and dye her own wool to create amazing works of art resulting in capes, blankets and accessories galore. She was such a lovely presence in our family
and will be deeply missed! She will be sadly missed. Love and prayers ro her mother, Mary, family and friends. Healing hugs, Patrick & Barbara Duco
I’ll be forever thankful for the joy Amber brought to my life, and will miss her dearly.
Amber will be greatly missed and our sympathies are sent to Mary and Jim, Stacy, JJ and James and all the other family members! While we had few opportunities to know Amber face to face, when talking with her she was always so full of joy and life and so willing to help when asked.
Rest in peace Amber.
My deepest condolences for the family. I did not know Amber personally but I know what loss is. My thoughts and prayers for her family and the ones who deeply cared about her. Rest in peace.
Amber, may your bright light continue to shine on in the hearts of all your family and friends!
Amber will definitely be missed by the whole IBM team. My deepest condolences to all her family, I am very sorry for your loss. I hope she rests in peace.
Amber was an important member of the community at work and she will be missed.
Even in the short time I knew Amber, she left an indelible impression! She was always warm and positive. I remember in a workshop, she was the one who made sure everyone felt heard and included. She will truly be missed!
My sincere condolences to Mary, Jim, JJ and her extended family.
I always thought Amber was cool, she was digital way before digital was a thing. I remember her talking about using Logo’s Turtle at school and how she and her friends actually read the hecking manual and learned how to program sounds into the procedures. She said the teachers were freaking out because they thought the computer was broken. And the first time I ever heard about Harry Potter was from Amber, she was way ahead of the game on that trend! I’ll miss her but I also like to think Amber’s still out there somewhere, like a cosmic being from Star Trek.