Our beloved husband, father and Papa passed away peacefully in his sleep after many years of health challenges.  Matt was born in Yugoslavia and came to Canada in 1949.  Matt worked in construction for many years and in 1974 started working for BC Hydro.  In 1986 he began working at Mica Creek until 1994 when he was able to come back to Kamloops. He retired in 2008 after 34 years.  Matt’s wife Sharon, daughter Shelly(Neal) Aronowski and grandson Bradley are left to cherish the many memories of him. He was pre-deceased by his son Martin in 1986, and survived by his oldest sister Kay Berker.  He loved camping and fishing and was proud to talk construction with Bradley and show him the ropes. He will be missed dearly by family and friends. Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Cattaneo and the many doctors who looked after him and Tim at Kamloops Funeral home for your help. Words cannot express our gratitude.

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Earl John Speer, 65, passed away after a short battle with cancer on June 2, 2021 at 4:20am at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, BC. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta to Gerald Ensley and Jeannie Davie Bell (Stevenson) Speer on September 18, 1955.

Earl was raised in Lillooet, BC from a newborn and was a proud lifelong resident of Lillooet. A few years after graduation from Lillooet Secondary School, Earl met Deborah-Ann Yvonne Miller in 1977 and they were married in April 1979. Though they divorced just a few years later, they remained life-long friends and continued to raise their children together.

Earl was predeceased by both his parents. He is survived by his children, Lindsey (Shawn), Amber, and William (Michelle) and his bonus child Kathleen (Derek), as well as by his many grandchildren, Ethan, Natalie, Raegan, Logan, Hoss, Zacarias and Odin.

Earl enjoyed a long career with BC Rail. Over the years he made many friends working on the rock gang, before transitioning to a position as a patrolman running the rail line in his trusty speeder. After the acquisition of BC Rail by CN, Earl enjoyed the life of early retirement. He spent his days with his family, making his weekly rounds to see each loved one in turn. He built his homes from the bottom up and enjoyed working on classic cars, as well as making his infamous homemade wine. Later in life he began work for Interior Health where he put his skills to use caring for and maintaining the local hospital and its grounds.

Earl was an avid supporter of his family, and of the community. He was a member of the Lillooet Curling Club for many years, and frequented other local organizations and events, never hesitating to stop in with a hello and a smile for people he may know.

Earl was well-known in Lillooet, enjoying the company of many friends. Although Earl’s life ended before we were ready, the time that he spent in our lives created memories of joy and love to all who knew him. He will be greatly missed.Read More & Leave Condolences »

It is with profound sadness we announce the sudden and tragic passing of Erick Fryer on May 10, 2021.Erick was born on June 17, 1991 and raised in Kamloops, BC. He attended AE Perry Elementary where he won the Athlete of the Year award in Grade 7 and then attended NorKam Secondary.

Erick was quiet, gentle, and generous. He excelled at all sports, but was especially fond of basketball. His love of family, basketball, and WWE Pro-Wrestling was well known, he attended live wrestling events as often as possible even meeting Mick Foley.

Erick loved all his siblings and “tortured” them with wrestling moves as often as possible but he was particularly close to CJ.

Left to mourn his unfortunate passing is his father and stepmother Gord (Dawn) Fryer, mother Jane Dela Paz and her partner Ray. Siblings Nathan (Sandy), Kyra (Jake) and baby Alesana, Shyla (Cavan) and baby Bonnie, Michael, Cyperuz-Jade, Matt (Maggie), Korreena and Freedom, and niece Lady Malea. Grandparents Ken Fryer (Flo), Nanette Corbin, Larry and Judi March. Aunties/Uncles Mary (Mike) McKenzie, Tina Fryer, Kenny (Casey) Fryer, Karen (Darryl) Janzen, Sylvette (Claude) Julien, Grace (Zaldy) Dela Vega in Philippines, Gary March, Gerry (Tracy) Leonard, Ken (Mary) Laroque, Mike Leonard, Great-Aunties/Uncles Jim Howard, Roy Holland, Carina Dela Paz, and Enrique Dela Paz of Philippines.Read More & Leave Condolences »

Service to be held at a later date.

It is with profound sadness we announce the sudden and tragic passing of Carlo Fryer on May 10, 2021.

Carlo was born on November 6, 1989 and raised in Kamloops, BC where he attended AE Perry and NorKam Secondary. Carlo was kind, sweet, and friendly with a great sense of humor.

Carlo married his first love Kaylee in 2017, the couple had a beautiful daughter in 2019. Malea was his whole world and he loved her endlessly. Although the couple had separated, they were working hard on co-parenting.

Carlo’s love of sports was evident with his presence on the ballfields throughout Kamloops. Carlo began playing at a young age, playing hardball into his early teens where he switched over to play slo-pitch all over BC, Carlo played with Mayhem Fireballs, Rezmerized, and of course Bare Naked Base Runners.

Carlo was close with his siblings, bringing his best friend Nathan home to become his brother. He helped his siblings and many friends learning to play ball. He always made them laugh and watched them play whenever he could. He “beat them up” as often as possible, they all loved to play fight with him.Read More & Leave Condolences »

It is with great sadness that the family of Roland Paul Ernst Gothe announces his passing in Kamloops, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at the age of 90 years.

Roland will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Lucy and his children, Ronald, Monica, Melinda, and Marlo. Roland is also survived by his eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Born on April 23, 1931, in Stettin Germany, Roland eagerly immigrated to Canada in May 1952; and lived in Kamloops since 1964. Roland very much enjoyed his long career of carpentry and construction.Read More & Leave Condolences »