Obituaries

Arnold Bruce McLeod 1929-2014 Arnold Bruce McLeod died on the morning of February 24th, 2014, at Kootenay Lake Hospital, surrounded by family in Nelson, British Columbia. Born on April 4th, 1929, and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Arnold attended Daniel McIntyre Collegiate and the University of Manitoba before securing a job...

Patricia Agnes Popham 1945 - 2014 Patricia Agnes Popham (Pearson) of Nelson, BC passed away on February 24th, 2014 at Kootenay Lake Hospital. She was 68 years old. She is predeceased by her husband George Popham. She is survived by her daughter Deborah Boehne (James) of Wethersfield, CT, John and Lini Boehne of Nanaimo, BC ...

Gordon Kleef 1940 – 2014 Gordon Kleef passed away suddenly Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital. He was born January 22, 1940 in the Old Nelson Hospital, the youngest of seven. He lived in Salmo until the age of seven. His family moved to the North Shore where he grew up on Heddle Road on the ...

Mauro Centrone 1930 – 2014 It is with sadness we share the news of the passing of our dear Dad, Mauro Centrone. Born, February 13, 1930 in Caporetto, Italy, he had an extraordinary life. His mother, Eva, raised him and his four siblings, Mara, Enzo, Ducci and Elsa. They were brought up to love family, music, and she helped ...

Jessie Lorraine Hyssop November 5, 1929 – January 28, 2014 Lorraine Hyssop of Nelson passed away peacefully at Jubilee Manor on January 28th, 2014 after a short illness. She was predeceased by her loving husband Lee Hyssop in 1996. Lorraine is survived by her son Alan, Whitehorse, daughter Laurie Sirak (Joe) of Nelson, son ...

Scot Sinclair, generous uncle, adventurous traveller, lover of God, entered Heaven on January 29th, 2014. Born in Nelson on December 15th, 1972, Scot was a true Kootenay kid. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Kootenay Christian Fellowship, 520 Fall Street on Saturday, February 8th, 2014 at 1:00pm Followed by lunch. ...

Gerda Fleing March 20, 1943 - February 1, 2014 Gerda passed away peacefully at the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon...

It is with heavy hearts and great sadness the family of Jim Heslip announces his peaceful passing, on the morning of January 29th, 2014 at home. His quiet strength was our family’s greatest gift. Born to Thera and Wilgress Heslip on April 24th, 1923 in Duff, Saskatchewan. Jim married the love of his life Myrtle Hufty on...

Glackin, David Eugene Born to Charlie and Effie Glackin, Dave was the youngest of 4 children. He was an athlete and musician during his school years and at Colorado State College (now University of Northern Colorado). He taught band and choir music at many schools through-out northern Colorado. Concert band, marching band, ...

Phyllis Mikalene Nance February 9th, 1943 – January 21st, 2014 It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of Phyllis Nance on Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 at Kootenay Lake Hospital after a 16 month battle with Cancer at the age of 70. Phyllis was born February 9th, 1943 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA to parents Mike and ...