Obituaries

Emma Maida It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother and Nonna on December 23, 2012 at Kootenay Lake hospital at the age of 72.  Surrounded by her side, were her beloved husband, sons and siblings. Emma was born on November 11, 1940 in Malito Italy.  She came to Canada in 1961 with her mother,...

Shirley Dianne Lipsack October 09, 1942 – December 18, 2012 Shirley Dianne Lipsack (Traxel) of Kaslo, British Columbia passed away at the Victorian Community Health Center in Kaslo on December 18, 2012 due to complications from ovarian cancer. Shirley came to Kaslo from Calgary in the mid 2000’s to be with Kurt Patalla, who...

Joyce Lillian Fraser April 18, 1927 - December 24, 2012 Born to William and Edith Isherwood in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Joyce spent her childhood in that city before her family came west during the Depression and settled in Aldergrove, BC. Joyce left high school to take a job in Vancouver during the war years.  It was while working...

Muriel Ruth Amy Thompson (Pepin) Born: February 16, 1925 Passed: December 23, 2012   Muriel Ruth Amy Thompson (Pepin) born February 16, 1925 in Moosomin Saskatchewan, died December 23 2012 at Mountain Lake Retirement Community in Nelson. Muriel is fondly remembered by her children, Barry (Pat), Robert, and Joan Baines (Ron),...

               Alfred (Sonny) Roy McGregor         Born: May 9, 1925         Residence: Nelson, BC         Passed: Dec 18, 2012      Sonny passed away peacefully on Dec 18, 2012  at Kootenay Lake Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He  was born and raised  in Crawford Bay to Roy and Dorothy McGregor, one of the pioneer...

Walter Greavison, of Nelson, passed away at his home on December 15, 2012 .  He was born on March 25, 1920 in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England to parents Ernest Henry and Ina Olive Greavison.  When he was seven years old his family immigrated to Canada and settled on a small farm in Slocan Park.  At the height of the...

  Bill Seafoot passed away December 10, 2012 in the presence of loving family and friends in the Palliative Care room at the Kaslo Victorian Hospital. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Dad was born in East End, Saskatchewan and moved to Trail, BC in 1941 and then to Kaslo in 1959 to work for T & ...

Feddersen, Beatrice Louise passed away peacefully on December 10th, 2012 at the age of 86.  Bea was predeceased by her husband Bill and her sons Larry and Doug. Bea was born to Charles and Pearl Flood in Owen Sound, ON on October 29th, 1926. She would argue the fact that her birth certificate was wrong and she was a year...

      The community of Procter is sad to announce the passing of Joseph “Lionel” Carmenon December 6th, 2012 at the age of 77 years. Born in Quebec March 4, 1935 and raised in an orphanage until the age of 14.  Lionel taught himself to read, write and speak English.  He worked on ships in the Panama Canal until eventually...

Brown, Robert Edgar (1912-2012)   It is with heavy hearts that the family of Robert Edgar Brown announce his passing on November 30th, 2012 at Jubilee Manor, one month shy of his 100thBirthday. Bob was born in Nelson on December 29, 1912 to George and Lillian Brown.  He was raised in the brick house on the corner of Silica ...