Ron Gibbs sadly passed away on March 22, 2015. He was born in Gainsbrough, England on February 23, 1932 and emigrated to Kamloops in 1968. Dearly loved husband of the late Barbara Gibbs, loving father to Simon Gibbs and partner Michelle of Kamloops BC, beloved brother-in-law of Marion Maureen Val of the U.K. and Joyce of South Africa, uncle to Sarah and family in the United Kingdom, good friend to Ken and Stephen of Kamloops and all the guys and ladies he met up with at McDonald’s on the North Shore Kamloops. Ron will be sadly missed by family and friends in Kamloops, Alberta, and the U.K. Many thanks to the Ponderosa Lodge and Kamloops Senior Centre for the excellent care and attention shown to Ron during his time there. The Funeral Service will take place at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in the Kamloops Funeral Home Chapel, 285 Fortune Dr. Public viewing will take place from 12:00 to 2:00 pm in the Rosewood Room at Kamloops Funeral Home. Family flowers only please. Donations in memory of Ron may be sent to Kamloops Funeral Home or placed in a donation box at the end of the service for the SPCA in Kamloops, as this was a charity close to Ron’s heart.

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.