Sybil E Gavins

We are deeply sorry for your loss ~ Gunderson Funeral Home - Madison

Sybil was a fascinating and wonderful lady. We shared many memories about her and her husband’s and her roller skating. She shared many healing experiences. We enjoyed doing puzzles together. She will will be truly missed by all.

Sybil & I shared many moments of laughter, memories of her Dear Husband Ken, and all the activities we could do together for about 5 years. Syb was like a 2nd Mom to me all those years. She shared a few of her “secret” recipes with me too! We would go shopping, get lottery tickets weekly & then a breakfast or lunch out together. Such a Sweet endearing person, with a bit of spunk & truly fun times. We danced one night in her living room to one of Ken & Sybs favorite songs. We reminisced quite a bit. I will cherish all the times I had w/she & Ken. They were a few of my close & cherished Friends! Love you Syb!

For My Dearest Sister Sybil I was only six years old when Sybil left England to make her home in Canada. I cried for an entire week after she sailed away – for the sister who had taught me to love reading, who would gently correct me: “Don’t drop those ‘H’s!”; who took me ice skating every single Saturday, and who would never let me say “ain’t”! When my heart ached so much, my eldest sister Selina would comfort me, usually with toys and sweets! – but nothing could truly fill the space Sybil had left. Then came the weekly ritual: that little blue airmail letter slipping through our letterbox, and I would run to it– she wrote every single week, without fail. As the years passed, we found ways to be together again. We visited often when she and Ken lived in Ohio; and later, when Terry and I ran our business in Sarasota, Florida, we were blessed to be just a short distance from them. Those were days filled with such joy, such precious time we will never forget. Sybil and I shared so much: our spiritual belief, our love of crafts, our love of books, our soft spot for dogs – and a glass of wine shared over a good talk! She always supported me through the good, the bad and the crazy times. When I came home to England, we turned to weekly video calls – and it was almost as if we were sitting side by side. She was witty, kind, and sharp of mind; she lived a wonderful, full ninety five years right to the very end. I am so deeply grateful to Laura and Paul for the devoted love and care they gave her once she moved to Wisconsin – how happy she was to be close to her son and his family at last. I know how truly privileged I was to call her my sister. I miss her every single day – but I know she has gone home, and that one day we will be together once more. Until then, my wonderful Sybil – you will live in my heart, always.