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 »
Vinko Bozanich passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017 at 79 years of age. He is survived by his loving-family; wife Edith, children Kathy, Glen, Lana , his brother Dragan (Bozena) and their daughters who will miss him greatly but are happy for all his love and guidance. Vinko was born in Komiza, Croatia. He came to Canada on October 17, 1956 and arrived in Halifax Canada at Pier 21 on April 29, 1957. He was the best and happiest at being a husband, father and friend. His brother, Dragan and his family followed a few years later. Dragan arrived September 21/77 and his wife Bozena, daughters Jolana and little Kathy following later.
Vinko worked at Weyerhaeuser for over 30 years. The picture in the newspaper shows Vinko grabbing the first bale coming off the conveyor belt. He and Edith drove across the country when he retired at 60. They loaded up the trailer and off they went for 3 months! Vinko loved hunting, fishing, his garden, working on cars and playing cards regularly while having coffee with “the boys” after he retired. He was phenomenal with remembering dates and figures. He could tell you exactly what date and year he would catch a moose/deer. Vinko was always willing to help others and fix your car. He really knew his stuff and had enough tools to put your garage mechanic to shame!Read More & Leave Condolences »