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Dehnel, Walter Kurt

Walter Kurt Dehnel died Tuesday) August 12, 2014, in Nelson, BC. Walter was born in Berlin, Germany April 19, 1936, to parents Olga and Rudolph. His early childhood years were marked by serious traumas of war, yet he was fortunate to have been raised in a loving and caring family where the merits of humour were appreciated....

Funeral Notice: Dehnel, Walter Kurt

Walter Kurt Dehnel, born April 19, 1936 in Berlin, Germany, died (Tuesday) August 12, 2014 in Nelson, BC. Funeral Service will be at the Thompson Funeral Service Chapel, 613 Ward Street, on Monday, August 18, 2014, at 11 a.m.. There will be a public viewing at 10 a.m. The Dehnel family asks friends to please join them for...

Mary Mildred Skidmore

Mary Skidmore December 6, 1919 ~ August 4, 2014 Mary was born to Cecil and Elsie Sisson in beautiful Peterborough, Ontario, where she grew up and worked at Westclox Time Co and JJ Turners, a manufacturer and retailer of quality leather and canvas goods. Widowed in 1982 after 39 years as a devoted wife to the late Donald Menzies...

Carl Charles Leslie Wellington

Carl Charles Leslie Wellington April 28, 1946 ~ July 31, 2014 Always loved and missed by family and friends. Carl is survived by wife Shirley and children, Mike, Joe, Donna, Sherry and Carl Jr.  15 grandkids and 6 great grandkids as well as many nieces, nephews and friends. You will always be in our hearts. Online condolences...

Carl Charles Leslie Wellington

In Passing Carl Charles Leslie Wellington April 28, 1946 ~ July 31, 2014   On July 31st, 2014 Mr. Carl Wellington of Nelson, BC passed away peacefully at Kootenay Lake Hospital at the age of 68. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service ...

Aysia Larissa Peters

Aysia Larissa Peters January 9th, 1997 ~ July 20th, 2014   Please join us to celebrate the life of Aysia Larissa Peters on Friday August 1st at 11:00am at the chapel of Thompson Funeral Service, 613 Ward Street, Nelson BC. Reception to follow and will be announced. Aysia left us suddenly on Sunday, July 20th 2014. Aysia Larissa...

Nick (Werther Niklaus) Schwabe

Obituary Nick (Werther Niklaus) Schwabe 1918 – 2014 After a rich and fulfilled life, our dear friend in the Swiss Society of Vancouver, our father, father-in-law, grand and great grandfather, brother-in-law and uncle passed away consciously, painless and drug free in the early hours of July 20th in Nelson, British Columbia. ...

Kenny Alfred Earl St. Thomas

ST THOMAS, Ken July 23, 1961 - July 17, 2014 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ken St. Thomas who died suddenly while jogging in Nelson, British Columbia. Ken was born in Nelson, BC July 23, 1961  He is only son of Mary and Jim St. Thomas.  He lived in Slocan, BC with his parents and his sister, Debbie...

Nick Elasoff

Nick Elasoff died suddenly on June 30, 2014 at the age of 78 at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital. Nick was born to Pete & Emma Elasoff in Salmo, British Columbia. In 1956 he married Vera Terekoff and they started their journey that lasted 57 years and produced three children, Monte, Joe, and Selene, five grandsons and...

Mitchell Edwin McElree

Mitch McElree September 20th, 1959 – July 8th, 2014   Mitch was born in Regina September 20th, 1959. He was the middle child of three. He moved to Fruitvale in 1972 at the age of 14. He also lived in Nelson, Fernie and Ymir and the Kootenays haven’t been the same since. Mitch was predeceased by his Mother Linda, his Father ...

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