August 31, 1943 –April 10, 2021  It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and Grandpa.  Survived by his wife Phyllis, daughter Cathy, son Wes (Leigh) and grandchildren Chase, Gavin and Laney, brothers Terry, Lyle and Glen (predeceased by Dwight), sisters Betty and Fern and many wonderful friends.  He was a kind, hard working... Continue Reading »

Michiye (Mich) SawadaApril 5, 1944 – April 7, 2021 It is with heavy heart that we announce the passing of Michiye (Mich) Sawada on April 7, 2021.  She will be greatly missed by her sisters Tomi Wakabayashi of Kamloops, Kaz Kitamura (Tak) of Quesnel, Fumiye (Hisao) Yamada of Japan and sister-in-law Kathy Yamada as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins... Continue Reading »

RIPLEY, Hedley E.November 5, 1935 – March 23, 2021Survived by son Michael, daughters Betty (Cliff) and Holly, Grandchildren Amanda (Todd), Nathan (Nicola) and great grandchildren Emily, Adrian, Zachary and Gabe; brother Ian and sisters Luella and Jeanne, and sister’s in law Barbara, Judy and Bonnie as well as many many wonderful nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his wife Lois (Priest),... Continue Reading »

Mom left us peacefully on April 1, 2021 after fighting a short battle with lung cancer or as mom called it “The Big C”.  She will be sadly missed by her 5 children; Terry (Joanne), Doug (Kathy), David (Glenna), Luanne (Jeff) and Cheryl, her 10 grandchildren; Michael, Lindsay (Matt), Cory (Sam), Sara (Chris), Danny, Kate (Russ), Christopher (Sara), Amanda, Todd... Continue Reading »

Date of birth : August 9, 1939 Ron was born in a small town called Sheila, New Brunswick in August of 1939.    His parents were Donat and Marie-Anne (Robichaud) Sonier.  He  came from a unique family of 12 siblings. As a young man, Ron worked as  a brick layer and went on to join the army in his early twenties.  ... Continue Reading »

May 10 1944 – March 22, 2021 Tyler was born in Fernie, BC to Tyler and Ida Lindberg. He went to school in Waldo before taking a heavy duty mechanic apprenticeship with BCFS Mechanical. During his years with FS he was transferred throughout the province from 1963 – 1975 at which time he left them while living in Smithers, BC.... Continue Reading »

June 15, 1936 – March 27, 2021 Denise departed her loving family in Kamloops, BC on March 27, 2021 at the age of 84 years after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.  Just because she is no longer here does not mean she lost the fight.   Denise was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec on June 15, 1936 one of twelve children... Continue Reading »

Willem (Bill) Wouters, 88, of Kamloops, B.C. passed away on March 22, 2021, with his beloved wife and daughter at his bedside. He was born to parents Cornelius and Neeltje Wouters on March 11, 1933 in Hilversum, Netherlands. He was married to Teunisje (Tina) Visschers on March 12, 1958. For their honeymoon, they immigrated to Canada where they resided in... Continue Reading »

Bernice Constance Gertrude Milne (nee Ditchfield), April 4, 1926 – March 19, 2021 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother on Friday, March 19, 2021 at the age of 94 years. Bernice passed away peacefully in her sleep at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, BC. She was predeceased by her... Continue Reading »

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jeannette Gornik on March 28, 2021. She was born in Domremy Saskatchewan on August 15, 1932.  Jeanette will be missed by her daughter Valerie Quesnel and son Robert (Judy) Gornik, granddaughters Monique (Andrew) Cross and Jade Gornik. Jeannette was predeceased by her husband Michael in 1992 and son-in-law Alvin... Continue Reading »