John Kenneth Schellenberg passed away in is 87th year on February 21, 2015 at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House in Kamloops. John was born near Nipawin, Saskatchewan on January 9, 1929, three years after his parents, Abram and Anna Schellenberg, had immigrated from Russia. He moved to the Okanagan Valley in 1947 and resided in Penticton, Vernon and Kamloops, in the decades that followed. John had extensive contacts in the region through his work in the industrial supply and financial services sectors and his membership in the First Baptist and Alliance Churches.

He was predeceased by his parents and siblings, and by Lydia Schellenberg, his first wife of 52 years. In 2006, John married Jean Burke and together they continued to pursue his love of photography and travel. John is survived by Jean, by his three children Anne(David) Bozek, David (Deb) Schellenberg, and Grant (Diane) Schellenberg; and by seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, three step-children and seven step-grandchildren. A family gathering will be held at a later date. Memorial donations in John’s name may be made to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home, 72 Whiteshield Cr., South, Kamloops BC V2E 2S9.