Edna was born in Melford, Saskatchewan. At the age of 20 she moved to Kamloops, BC where she worked at the Tranquille Sanitorium.  In 1948 she met her one true love, Joe Maurer, who also worked at Tranquille as a building service worker.  They married on April 12th, 1950.  Edna was well known as the manager of the Woodwards Food Counter and was famous for her amazing strawberry pie. Edna had many interests and hobbies. She loved to go up north with Joe to fish for Steelhead and Spring Salmon. She enjoyed travelling to visit her family and friends. She had a passion for quilting and was always on the lookout for Phentex Wool to make her signature slippers.  She leaves behind an amazing collection of family photo albums as she always had her camera handy.  She was a terrific hostess and loved cooking, canning, and baking food for family and guests. Edna really enjoyed doing word search puzzles but one of her absolute favorite things to do was to ‎play crib with Joe. Edna is survived by her loving husband Joe, their 5 children and their spouses: Gerry (Judy) Maurer of Smithers, Elaine (Richard) Horning, Marie (Rod) McCaskill, Wayne Maurer, David (Andria) Maurer and their 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. There are not enough words to describe Edna but a few would be: loving, caring, supportive, patient, devoted and wise. Edna came from a very large family of twelve brothers and sisters. She is predeceased by one sister and three brothers. Edna passed peacefully surrounded by her family.  Read More & Leave Condolences »

We are sad to announce the peaceful passing of Hatsue Yabuki on March 23, 2015 at the age of 94. She will be dearly missed by her children: Roy, Ed (Wendy), Kathy, and Jane (Kent); her grandchildren Tatia, Travis, Jodie, Jenny (Atlin) and Abby and her great-grandchidren: Ashley and Isaac, her brother: Mitch Nishimura. Predeceased by husband Takayoshi in 1980, brother Tad and sister Marge.                                                   We will remember mom for her kindness of spirit, generosity and infectious smile. As well, she will be remembered for her love of family and her tenderness with her grandchildren. Hatsue was born on October 10, 1920 in Vancouver, BC. She attended dressmaking school and started a dry cleaning and alteration business with her mother. During the evacuation of the Japanese Canadians from the BC coast, Hatsue and her family were relocated to Sandon Interment camp. There she met Takayoshi and married him in 1944. After the war the family moved to North Kamloops and were active members in the Buddhist Church. A Memorial Service will be held at the Kamloops Buddhist Church, 361 Poplar Street, Kamloops, BC on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 11:00 am. The family would like to extend their deep gratitude to Ridgeview Lodge staff for their loving care and compassion. If friends desire, in lieu of flowers or koden, please make a donation to the Kamloops Buddhist Temple, or the Kamloops Japanese Canadian Association,

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ray “Rheal” Turgeon on March 28th. Ray was born and raised in Kirkland Lake and spent the last 35 years in BC and Alberta working as a pipefitter. Ray is survived by his loving wife Pam, daughters Tasha(Danny), Rebecca (Travis), grandchildren Rayven, Angel and Hunter. He is also survived by his sister Helen, stepfather Alex Sheaves, Pam’s daughter Courtney, in-laws Vic and Helen Brown, and step-sons David and Cory. Ray was predeceased by his father Onile, mother Patricia and brothers Paul and Donald. No service by request. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice, 72 Whiteshield Cr., South, Kamloops BC V2E 2S9. Heartfelt gratitude from the family to all the medical professionals and friends involved in Ray’s care in the last year.

A Celebration of life for Nicolaas Verloop will take place at 11 AM on Saturday, March 28, 2015 in the Moose Lodge, 730 Cottonwood Ave. He is survived by his four daughters, Tracey (Al) Verloop, Susan (Bob) Christie, Debbie Robson, and Linda Bain, sons Dale Huston and Robert Verloop, and grandsons, Ryan and Justin. He was predeceased by his wife Patricia. Memorial donations in Nicolaas’ memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

August 18, 1982 – March 19, 2015

Brandon was a young man filled with love and passion for life. He was a soft spoken and quiet person, but when he smiled and laughed, he filled the room with his energy. If he did anything, he did it with commitment and dedication. He worked for Appnovation in Vancouver as a lead developer. Gone too soon on March 19th, 2015, Brandon died tragically doing what he loved best, riding his motorcycle. Survived by many of his loving family members, Brandon will be missed most by his daughter Asha. Father to his greatest love, Asha brought out the best in her dad. His memories will be cherished and carried forward by his daughter Asha, his life partner Stephanie, his parents, Teresa and Charlie, his sister Michelle, grandmothers, aunts and uncles and cousins. The Funeral service will take place at 11:.00 am on Saturday, March 28th, 2015 at Kamloops Funeral Home, 285 Fortune Drive. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating on Brandon’s behalf of the Heart and Stroke Foundation