Ron passed away in Kamloops on Friday, December 1. He was predeceased by his father, Roy and his mother, Martha. He leaves behind his wife, Jeanette, his three sons, Rayn, Derek (Josie) and Court (Danette) sister, Lois and brother, Brian (Claire).
Born in Camrose, Alberta, Ron was the apple of his father Roy’s eye and his mother Martha’s number one son. A child of the fifties, he played hard but had to work hard too. He often told the story of coming home from school to straighten nails that he and his dad collected from discarded railway ties – nails his dad used to build their house. Money wasn’t plentiful but Ron’s childhood was happy.
The family moved to Grande Prairie when Ron was in his teens. Ron was athletic, musical and mechanically inclined. He played guitar in a local band (The Sneakers), was on the basketball team, participated in ski jumping competitions and was passionate about cars and motorcycles.
After graduation, Ron worked for NCR and Safeway. He found his niche when he was hired by Beaver Lumber and moved to Forestburg. A hands on kind of guy, Ron quickly became Manager. During this time, Ron met and married his first wife and adopted her son (Derek).
In the mid-seventies, Ron was transferred to High Level, Alberta where his two boys (Rayn and Court) were born. Life in Northern Alberta suited Ron. Active in the community he was a member of the volunteer fire department and chairman of the Alberta Housing Authority. He loved the outdoors – quading, snowmobiling, fishing and camping. Read More & Leave Condolences »
BRUCE SPENCER
February 27, 1942 – November 27, 2017
Bruce Spencer of Abbotsford BC passed away Nov. 27, 2017 at 75 years of age.
He is survived by his Common law spouse Mary Christiansen and a son Guy (Angela) Spencer of Kamloops. Bruce also leaves to cherish his memory, sisters; Darcy, Debbie and Tracy.
Bruce was predeceased by his wife Peggy and sister Karen.
He was born Feb. 27, 1942 in Morden, MB. Married Peggy on June 25, 1960 in Winnipeg, MB and they moved to BC in January 1963, first to Vancouver and later moving to Kamloops in the same year that their only son Guy was born in 1969, again moving to the Paul Lake area in 1972 where he enjoyed activities such as, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling and prospecting. His beloved Peggy passed away Sept. 4th, 1998.
Bruce met his common law spouse Mary in Kamloops, where they resided until retiring and moving to Abbotsford, BC in 2009. He will be sadly missed and forever loved by all who knew him.
There will be no formal service by his request.Read More & Leave Condolences »
Millie passed away peacefully on November 22, 2017.
She is survived by her son Donald, daughters Donna and Shelley as well as her five grandchildren Francis, Payton, Lucas, Hayley and Kieffer, her step-children Kim Short, Steve McCallum and Wayne Penno, her sister Doreen (Don) as well as many nieces and nephews. Millie was predeceased by her life partner Kim Jenkins and her son Ervin.
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With deep sorrow, we announce on November 27, 2017, Joan Maureen (McLeod) Fawcett passed away peacefully at home with her boys at her side. Joan was a loving mother, sister, daughter, auntie and friend to so many who adored and loved her.
Joan was predeceased by her parents Russell and Moreen McLeod. She is survived by her sons Jason (Pamela) and Kelly (Tracee), sisters Marilyn McLeod and Margaret Stephenson (Art), brother Barry McLeod (Linda), grandchildren Celia, Sam, Keira, Kysen and Alexis, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Joan was born on May 12, 1945 in Tisdale, Saskatchewan and grew up in Prince George. She moved to Kamloops in 1970. Joan was an entrepreneur with many successful business ventures. In 1974 she was a co-founder of McCleaners Drycleaning & Laundromats and a company that owned and managed apartment buildings. In 1982 she became the owner and operator of the A&W restaurant located in the Aberdeen Mall food court until 1996 where she won many awards for quality service and tasty burgers. Her last business was owning the Canada Post retail outlet in North Hills Mall until her retirement in 2009. In all her businesses Joan always took care of her customers and employees first by putting all of them above herself and treating them as family. Retirement allowed her time to follow two of her passions, spending time with her grandchildren and playing Bridge as often as she could. Read More & Leave Condolences »
It is with great sadness that the family announce the passing of Hedao (Al) Tomiye on November 25, 2017 at 87 years of age.
Al was predeceased by his loving wife, Mieko on July 29, 2015, brothers, Tom Tomiye, Charlie Harada, Jimmy Harada, sisters, Aya Tanemura and Tamiyo Kuroda. He is survived by his daughters Lana Tomiye and Caroline (Keven) Watt, granddaughter Sasha Watt, grandson Kai Watt, sisters Michi Dakus and Setsu Kikuchi, nephew Reggie (Donna) Tomiye, niece Diane Katz, and numerous other nieces and nephews.
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