Longtime resident and business man Allan Halliday, passes away peacefully after a short illness, on October 27 surrounded by family. Allan moved to Kamloops in 1967 from Winnipeg with his wife Agnes and two children; Sheena and Allan, a few years after immigrating from Scotland. In 1968 he started (AB) Halliday Air Conditioning & Refrigeration with only one truck and a passion for problem solving. Halliday Refrigeration is still operated by his son. Allan’s passion for Scottish music led him to become a talented musician, spending hours playing and inspiring his children’s and grandchildren’s love for music. He enjoyed badminton and camping when time permitted and in his latter years, Allan enjoyed gardening and baking and time with family. Allan was known as the friendly but opinionated Scotsman who happily serviced Kamloops and surrounding areas for more than half his life.Read More & Leave Condolences »
Born in a snow storm;
she left us in a snow storm.
It is with tremendous sorrow that we announce the passing of Gwen Abley on Friday, November 3, 2017 at the age of 69. Gwen was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She will be remembered by all who knew her for her incredible generosity, tireless advocacy, deep faith in the Lord and her endless devotion to her family, friends, and students. Gwen was predeceased by her parents Wilfred and Hilda (Coxson) Angell, and her brother, Paul Angell. She is survived by her loving husband of 49 years, William (Bill) Abley of Kamloops as well as her three children: Bill (Nicole) Abley of Prince George, Jayne (Michael) Latta of Kamloops and Andrew (Lisa) Abley of Kamloops and her sister, Gail Muliner-Ovington of Kamloops and niece Brenda Muliner (Dmytro Antonovych) of Kamloops. She is also survived by five grandchildren: Christopher and Nicholas (Prince George), Isaac and Hannah (Kamloops) and Kenzie (Kamloops). Gwen also leaves behind sister-in-law Linda Angell, brother-in-lawsAlun (Alison) and Stephen Abley; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.Read More & Leave Condolences »
Teja Singh Basran of Kamloops passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 84 years of age. He is survived by his children Kuldeep (Jagdeep) Sangra of Kamloops, Dial (Jasvinder) Basran of Kamloops, Kulbeer (Jasbir) Khabra of Kamloops, and Slinder (Inderjit) Upple of Toronto; grandchildren Harp, Harm, Sunny, Sandy, Mike, Gavin, Preeti, Raman, Bobby, Ilisha, Daniel and Ryan; nephews, nieces, brother, sisters, and many more relatives and friends. He was predeceased by his wife Gurdev Kaur Basran on February 19, 2013.Read More & Leave Condolences »
It is with sad hearts we announce the passing on Nov. 1st 2017, of a loving wife, mother and good friend to all that knew her. Lillian was born on February 05, 1926 in Drumheller, Alberta Lillian moved from Drumheller to Kamloops when she was 2 years of age. She graduated from Kamloops Highschool.Read More & Leave Condolences »
It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our Nana, Eunice Sauer on October 25th, 2017 in Kamloops BC at the age of 98 years.Eunice was predeceased by her first husband William Constable (WWII), her brother Eldon (WWII), her second husband Sam Sauer, and her daughter Sharon.Nana was born October 24th 1919 in Calgary Alberta to her parents Russell and Hattie Lind.Whether one knew Nana as a friend, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, or great-great-grandmother, all were deeply touched by her hospitality, care, love, and kindness.Nana loved cooking, gardening, golfing, playing Bingo, and baking. For many years, her great-grandchildren looked forward to her Christmas baking of ornately decorated gingerbread houses and gingerbread men. Her home was always a hub of hospitality, embracing family and friends alike with welcoming hugs, delicious meals, and unconditional love.Read More & Leave Condolences »