With great sadness, the family of Oscar Sparks announces his passing on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in Kamloops. He is survived by his loving wife Margaret, children Robert Sparks, Angie (Bret) Mavety, Candace Mavety (all of Kamloops) and Clinton Mavety, of Burnaby, 11 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and his brother, Dave Sparks of Surrey. Oscar was predeceased by his daughter Evonne, his parents, Benjamin and Jean, and two siblings.

Oscar was born on May 26, 1939 in New Westminster. He was a Longshoreman for 42 years. Oscar and Margaret were married on June 20, 2009. He enloyed visiting close friends, walking, movies, and dinners with the family.

A Celebration of Oscar’s life will be held at a later date.

The family of Lee Douglas Stalker are deeply saddened to announce his sudden and unexpected passing on March 30, 2020. Born in Stoughton/Heward, SK on November 1, 1944 to James Stalker and Violett May Stalker. He was predeceased by his father in 1986 and an infant nephew. He will be forever mourned by his wife Patricia Stalker; daughters Lisa (Randall Jonasson) Steiger (her mother Ann Stalker), Christine (Dustin) Savage, of Kamloops, BC; son James Stalker of Sun Peaks, BC; grandson Juaren Lee Steiger (and his father Marius Steiger of Kamloops) of Kingston, ON; and four granddaughters Ivy James Savage, Clementine Marie Savage, Estelle Katherine Savage, and baby Marigold Lee Savage. Also his granddog Tucker Stalker as well as his little dog Chiquita. Also left to mourn are his mother Violett Stalker of Saskatoon, SK who recently celebrated her 100^th birthday; sisters Patricia (Gerry) Bader of High River AB, Lynn (Stan) Ward of Oak Lake Beach Resort, MB, Vonne (Bob) Macpherson of Aberdeen, SK, Dr. Penny Stalker (Ken) Coutu of Saskatoon, SK; his sisters-in-law Glenda Schiiler of Sorrento, BC, and Roberta (Bob) Melander of Kamloops, BC; and his numerous nieces, nephews and cousins he kept in touch with via Facebook. He dearly loved and was proud of all of his family. He was also predeceased by his in-laws Robert and Doreen Kilgore of Yak, BC and his BFF Clayton Russell of Heward, SK.

As a youth Lee loved horses. He would often spend the days riding with his sisters to neighbouring farms, and in the spring and fall enjoyed riding his horse “Prince” to school. His sister Lynn recalls how Prince was known to lull Lee into believing he would behave and would then proceed to toss him off – some swearing ensued!

Lee also loved cars. His first one was a Model A, but his pride and joy was a blue Chevelle Malibu. 

After leaving school in 1963 Lee worked for a drywall company for the summer. He lived in Estevan for a while and attended STI to study Air Conditioning and Refrigeration.  

In his younger years Lee was a skilled athlete and won many championships. He was the Provincial Pole Vaulting Champion of Arcola, SK in 1963, and participated in track and field, hockey, curling, football, etc. As a young man he became an adventurous downhill skier at a variety of resorts with Sun Peaks as his main hill. Lee worked hard all summer and enjoyed skiing with the family for some winter recreation.  He had the best set of golf clubs money could buy (and a wicked slice). Lee and Patricia were season ticket holders to the Kamloops Blazers for 15+ years and he always had an opinion about the refs.   

In 1986 Lee obtained his private pilot’s licence for light aircraft and later obtained his commercial pilot’s licence. He was active in the Kamloops Flying Club, Kamloops Air Search and Rescue,and PEP Air Kamloops. If there are any other flying organizations then he was probably a part of those as well. He loved flying his Cessna 172 ‘Fox Indy Yankee Bravo’ second only to his family, we believe. 

Also left to mourn are the members of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church where he served in music ministry, as a council member, relief bible study teacher and lay preacher, and he was even known to lend a hand in the kitchen making pancakes and egg-in-a-hole.  He had a strong Christian faith and was always eager to share. 

He enjoyed his winter vacations down South – especially in Puerto Vallarta. He got a kick out of saying, “Oh you got your wife chocolates for Valentines? I bring mine to Mexico every year…that’s pretty good, right?”

He will be missed by many in the community as the owner/operator of Advanced Air Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration Inc. and previously with J Walsh & Sons. He worked in the trade for 56 years and many clients became friends. 

In lieu of flowers please donate to the Kamloops Food Bank, Salvation Army, or the charity of your choice. 

His family would love to hear your stories or memories about Lee. Please email them to: leestalkerstories@gmail.com . 

A celebration of life will be held summer 2020.  

It is with great sadness that the family of Jim (James) Walter LINNEN announces his passing after a year-long fight with Cancer, on Thursday, March 26^th , 2020, at the age of 68. Jim will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 40 years, Rhonda and his children Jeff (Janna) and Amanda (Vance). Jim will also be fondly remembered by his 6 grandchildren Jenna, Lily, Mary Kate, Jayde, Siera and Kennedy. Jim was predeceased by his parents Roy and Jean LINNEN and his brother Wayne LINNEN.

Due to the current situation with COVID-19 a celebration of life for Jim will be held at a later date which is to be determined. In lieu of flowers those who so desire may make memorial donations in memory of Jim to the Kamloops Hospice Association can do so by visiting the following link:https://www.kamloopshospice.com/index.php/contribute/donate/

Evelyn Emily Jean McBride was born on May 15th, 1932 in Coe Hill, Ontario, and was the second oldest of Clarence and Emma Master’s four children. She was known as Ev, Grandma, and Nana.

In October 1951, Nana met Poppa (Willis) and in August 1952 they were married. They had the greatest honour of spending the next 67 years together and raising five amazing children: Brian, Steve, Doug, Charlene, and Cathy. They were blessed with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Nana always said there was nothing more important than family, and she meant it – everyone was always welcome without notice, and the door was rarely locked. 

Nana and Poppa and their kids were the first official family of Logan Lake after moving from across the country to work at Lornex Mine. She loved to knit, sew, crochet, paint, cook, bake and craft, and was a tireless volunteer with the ladies auxiliary to the church and at most organizations in Logan Lake. She enjoyed travelling to Palm Springs, Arizona, and Mexico, and loved to go camping in the camper. She was an accomplished curler and was the President of the Logan Lake Seniors for years. She also worked for the Pioneer Newspaper, was Assistant Postmaster, and did Home Support. Nana loved Jesus, musicals, movies, hummingbirds, the Blue Jays and Leonard Cohen.

Over the course of her life, Nana overcame many obstacles, including surviving polio as a young teenager in the 1940s against all odds. She later beat cancer multiple times and lived with arthritis, vision loss, and in later years dementia, but you never knew a more kind, funny, or genuine person.

On Saturday, March 7th at 8:20pm after a beautiful sunset, Nana peacefully finished her race surrounded by family and went to be with Jesus. 

Nana will be greatly missed by her devoted and loving husband, Willis, along with her brothers-in-law Russell and Laurie, her sisters-in-law Pearl and Doreen, and her beloved children Brian, Steve (Linda), Doug (Cindy), Charlene, and Mike. Her grandchildren Michelle (Pete), Jer (Tammy), Sandie (Stu), Ding Ding (Vicki), Hez (Jonathan), DD, Buckaroonie (Angie), Little Jon, Tick (Derek), Tinkerbell (Andy), Sprout, Tuffy, Foo Foo, and Kat will forever miss her, and so will her great-grandchildren Holly, Zack, Sierra, Brady, Carter, Corrine, Declan, Haylie, Kaytlin, Doug, Brooklynn, Cooper, Emma-Lee, Matty, Haye, Zao, Moss, Jasper and her little dog Lexi. Poppa says “the greater the family the greater the joy, the greater the family the greater the sorrow.”

While we are grieving for our immense loss and will never be the same, we are so thankful that she has no more pain or confusion and we know we will see her again. We are confident that when Nana left her earthly body she was overjoyed to be reunited with those who have gone before her, including Grandma and Grandpa Masters, her brothers Ronnie and Addam, her sister Grace, her brother-in-law Bud, her sister-in-law Val, her grandson baby Brian, her daughter-in-law Corrine, her son-in-law Chris, and most especially her beloved daughter Cathy. 

We would like to thank Dr. Jas Kambo and Dr. Gabra, along with the nursing staff on 5 South, especially Montana, Amanda, Logan, Brandy, and Jessica. You treated Nana with such love and care and helped her pass with dignity and without pain. We will be forever thankful for what you did for her, and us. We also would like to thank Dr. Krueger, Dr. Hutchinson, Dr. Stabler and Dr. Stinson for their great care over the years along with Dr. Hopp who she loved dearly and who kept her vision the best he could.

Nana and Poppa were supporters of many charities including March of Dimes, The Canadian Cancer Society, The Red Cross, Royal Inland Hospital, and The Mustard Seed. We would be honoured if you would make a donation in her name to one of these organizations in lieu of flowers. 

We will celebrate Nana’s life, on the 16^th of May, at the Meadow Creek Golf Course in Logan Lake, when family and friends can travel easier. We look forward to seeing many of you at her celebration then. Nana will rest with the family and friends gone before her in the Whispering Pines Cemetery in Logan Lake. 

Every time we see a hummingbird we will think of you. 

“You are my sunshine. Love you more.”

Robert was born in Vancouver, B.C. Dec. 4 , 1924 and passed away Mar.3,2020 in Kamloops B.C. Robert was  predeceased by wife Gloria of 67 years, youngest daughter Janice Maureen,great grand daughter Janice Margaret Destiny Ann. Brothers Joe, Frank, Dick, oldest sister Marguerite.

Survived by oldest daughter Carol(Dale)son Robert Jr.(Allana) grand children Yolanda(Kelly, great grand daughters Olivia, Ava) ; Michael; Tanya(great grand daughters Abbygail, Madeline. Youngest sister Lillian(Shag) nephew Ryan, nieces Becky,Cathy,Cheryl,Julie.

Dad enlisted in Nisei Division for Pacific duty while his family were sent to internment camp. After the war his family moved to Montreal, Quebec. Dad returned to Kamloops to be a logger. He started at Douglas Lake Ranch, briefly ran Yoshy Lumber in Lillooet & drove his own logging truck. He then went to Adams Lake Lumber where he retired from.

We would like to thank the Staff at Pine Grove Care Home for their wonderful care.

As request there is no service.

Koden or donations to Kamloops Japanese Cultural Center or charity of choice.