La Rosa, Kathlyne

Kathlyne LaRosa was born in 1921 in Vancouver. By chance or by fate, she was born above the British Bible Society Shop. She comes from a long line of pioneers: her roots lie in England, Germany, and South Africa, and many of her ancestors settled on Cortes Island, B.C.

When Kathlyne was two months old, her South African father died, so Kathlyne and her mother moved to a logging settlement at Horne Lake, B.C. At age 12, she returned to Vancouver to complete her schooling.

In 1942, Kathlyne married, and in 1944, she gave birth to her son. By 1958 she had grown disillusioned with her marria...