Our uncle Gene passed away on Dec 22 2021 in Overlander Care Home. Eugene was born in Barrhead, Alberta on May 28, 1928. He had
5 older siblings; Gayle, Barney (Ww2 VET), Gilbert (Ww2 VET), Larry, and Earl nickname (Swede).

He left home at age 14, working on farms and construction sites all over Alberta and B.C.

He met and married his wife Thelma in Alberta, they worked together building houses in Calgary for years until moving to Kamloops and opening their own construction company.

During their life together they enjoyed trophy hunting with their cougar hounds, rebuilding antique cars, his favorite being a Stanley Steamer.
He later worked for the City of Kamloops assisting with the building of the water treatment plant and the sewer system.

In later years he gave up his guns for a camera and found great joy in shooting photographs many of which he loved to paint when he took up
oil painting. He spent much of his retirement, after the passing of our aunt Thelma in 1994, fly fishing, ice fishing, camping, and tending his garden.

Many friends will remember sitting in the basement of his home drinking beer and tying flies and telling fish stories.

Many thanks to the Doctors and Nurses at the Royal Inland Hospital where he was before being transferred to the Overlander Care
Home where he received kind care until he passed. Thank you to
everyone working at Overland you are truly Angels.

No service is planned but perhaps a fishing trip to his favorite
Howard Lake.

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Growing up in Spain is the reason José loved the ocean and started working at the very young age of 14 on fishing boats and for that reason explains his favourite show is: Deadliest Catch. José went off to the Spanish Navy at the age of 19. When he returned, he started working on cargo ships, which led him to travel the world. One of José’s ships took port on Vancouver Island that’s when he fell in love with not only Canada but BC. José than started a lengthy career in the lumber industry. Besides his love of soccer, José soon fell in love with hockey.

José is survived by his caring ex-wife and friend: Carmen Insua (Kamloops), children: John (Michelle) Insua (Kamloops), Maria (Rick) Morgan (Kamloops), grandsons: Justin Insua Wouters (Kelowna),
Steven Insua (Kamloops), Dawson Morgan (Kamloops), brothers: Mannuel Insua (Spain), Francisco Insua (Spain), sister: Juana Insua (Spain), plus many nieces, nephews and cousins from Spain.

Predeceased by his mom: Manuela Martinez, father: José Insua,
son: Jaime Insua, and grandson: Jess Bray.

José passed away January 24, 2022 at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. He will be missed dearly by his family and friends,

especially for his crazy Spanish jokes that made no sense in English
and when he broke out in a Spanish tune.

A memorial service will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
on Saturday, March 5^th at 1:00pm.

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Daryl lost her battle with cancer on February 2nd, passing peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family and friends.

She was predeceased by her parents (Ruth, Clare), and her aunt (Lea). Daryl leaves behind to mourn: her husband of 50 years, Glenn; her brother Derek (Maureen); 3 children Cameron (Jamie), Kirstie and Joel (Kate); her stepson Paul (Lori) and stepdaughter Shelley; and her 5 grandchildren that she loved deeply: Elliot, Casey, Karolina, Pashabel and Manqoba. She has enriched everyone with her playfulness, love and kindness.

Daryl taught in Kamloops from 1969 until she retired in 2002. She has worked as an English teacher, a counselor, and an administrator but her real love was counseling. She saw people as individuals and she was able to find the good buried inside everyone. The world is surely better for all the broken spirits she has mended.

After retirement, Daryl went to China, to teach at universities in Beijing and Shanghai. The Chinese students loved her for her warmth and kindness and there was much sadness when she returned to Kamloops in 2008. She has continued with some of these friendships until her death.

China reignited her passion for travel and foreign cultures, a passion that has led to extended jaunts with friends and family literally all over the globe. Wherever she landed, she would leave behind a little piece of herself.

Wherever she was, she always found opportunities to lift spirits and ease burdens. Often on a crowded subway she would offer to help someone struggling with heavy bags, or she’d play peek-a-boo with a crying baby on an airplane and transform tears to smiles.

She was a loving force in our lives, one that bonded family and friends, and she will be dearly missed.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date when restrictions to gatherings will be rescinded.

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It is with a heavy heart we announce the death of Francois (Frank) Dupre on January 31st 2022, in Kamloops BC.

Frank fought a difficult battle with cancer for a few years before it took him at 81 years of age.

He was a good man. Kind and generous to a fault, and a heart full of good intentions.

Frank was born in Montreal May 21, 1940, and grew up with 5 Brothers and 3 sisters. Times were tough at that time with most families growing up poor.

After Frank made it through school he began working as a plumber at a large Hospital in Montreal. There he met and fell in love with Louise, who became his wife. They had one child, Daniel.

Frank eventually became a Pipe Fitter – Steam Fitter. He then began wanting to travel towards western Canada to follow the work. To Ontario, then to Alberta, and then to BC, where he liked it so much in Kamloops, that it became the family’s home in 1970.

Frank was a long time member of UA Local 170. He worked many industrial job plants/sites in BC and Alberta including Fort McMurray.

Frank enjoyed the outdoors and went fishing and camping and spending hours gardening. He was also very dedicated to his faith. Frank is pre deceased by his mother and father, 3 brothers, 1 sister, and his only grand son Justin.

Frank was a good father, and will be sadly missed by his family, his friends and those who knew him.

A special thank you from the family goes out to ALL the Health Care workers involved in his care from Home Care nurses to the Cancer Clinic doctors, and to the Kamloops Hospice. Thank you for your service and care.

For those wishing, a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society instead of flowers would be kind.

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We are saddened to announce the sudden passing of Helen Clark on February 1, 2022. She was predeceased by her husband Maurice; parents William and Yvonne; siblings Willy, John, and Ann; and her beloved dog Napoleon. She will be missed by her sons Chris and John, their wives Carol and Erika, her grandsons Alex, Tristan, and Benjamin, and her siblings Mary, Norah, James and Yvonne and their families. Family was very important to Helen.  She was a loving, strong mother and a very proud grandmother. She was close to her brothers and sisters, and fortunate enough to live close to many.  Numerous stories of shenanigans are remembered with joy and lots of giggles.  Helen had a zest for life and loved to dance.  Since Helen’s retirement she has been able to travel to see family, visited every province in Canada and swam in many oceans including the Caribbean Ocean in St Thomas at the age of 75.  Volunteering was a passion for Helen including: Canadian Blood Services, Sagebrush Theatre, Shopping for Seniors, Operation Red Nose, Kamloops Hospital Thrift Store, and Curling Canada.  Helen will be remembered as a kind hearted, giving, hard working, fun loving woman, loved by her family and friends.

Thank you to the staff at Royal Inland Hospital and Kelowna General Hospital for the care provided. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Helen’s name can be made to a charity of your choice.

A funeral mass was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Kamloops, BC on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 11:00 am.

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