Helen Payie — 1926 - 2012

Helen was born on August 15, 1926, at Mt. Cartier near Revelstoke to John and Stella Ozero (nee Soberlac).

She came to Vancouver as a young woman in the 1940s joining her cousin Anne Skrypnyk and working at Kelly Douglas.  Helen always enjoyed dancing and going out with friends.  She married Douglas Payie in 1955 and sadly was widowed in 1962.  Helen worked at Eaton’s  Brentwood for many years and later enjoyed frequenting the mall and seeing many friendly neighbours and staff, particularly at Zellers.  Helen had a gift for getting to know people and remembering names.

Helen, w died on January 21, 2012, was predeceased by her  brother, Adam (Edie), and cousin Anne Collier (nee Skyrpnyk).  She leaves many Ozero and Soberlac cousins around B.C. and Ontario, as well as her aunt Ann Young in the Cowichan valley, her sister-in-law Pat Chapman in Kamloops, and the Collier family Ken (Marj King), Maureen (Jim LeMaistre) and Sharon (Peter Crawford) and Lauren Collier Crawford.

Helen is fondly remembered for her sweet smile and kind disposition.

Please join us for a celebration of Helen’s life at St.Timothy, Burnaby, 4550 Kitchener st, corner of Willingdon on Sat.Feb.11 at 11:00 a.m. followed by refreshments.

Another celebration of Helen’s life will be held in Revelstoke in the spring; further information to follow.

Shirley was born near Elgin, Manitoba,

Shirley Leona Good 1932 - 2012

on March 14, 1932.  As a young woman, she worked as a Telephone Operator at the Elgin & Boissevain Exchanges.  Shirley married Lloyd Good in January 1950.  They lived in Kenora, Ontario, until moving to Revelstoke in 1971.  Shirley will be fondly remembered by many for “Big Eddy Ceramics.”  She was also a volunteer with the Ladies Auxiliary at the Thrift Shop.  Shirley loved gardening, cooking and was very creative with many kinds of crafts.

Shirley was predeceased by her parents.  She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Lloyd of Revelstoke; four children: Teresa Elsom of Revelstoke, Darleen (Stewart) McCartney of Revelstoke, Ivan Good of Victoria and Loran (Wayne) Lilwall; grandchildren: Samantha (Jason) Mathie of Calgary, Jeff Stoddart of Revelstoke, Eric Stoddart of Revelstoke and Edward McCartney of Revelstoke; two great grandchildren: Eliza and James Mathie of Calgary; sister Donelda (Bruce) McLean of Forrest, Manitoba as well as many nieces and nephews.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by viewing Shirley’s obituary at:  www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com.

Cremation arrangements are in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke.

Rory McGillivray 1955 - 2011

Rory was born in Port Alberni, BC, on November 19, 1955, where he worked as an engineer in the logging industry. In 1993, he moved his family to Revelstoke, BC where he continued to work in forestry until a knee injury forced him to re-train as an electrician. Working as an electrician in Victoria and throughout the province, Rory made many friends.  He was friendly, kind-hearted, and tremendously generous.  He loved spending time in the outdoors and there was nothing he wouldn’t do for his children and grandchildren.

Rory died on December 11, 2011, and was predeceased by his father Archie McGillivray. He is survived by his three children: Heather (Dave) Manson of Revelstoke, Evan McGillivray and Darrell McGillivray of Kamloops; his three grandchildren Axel, Ari, and Seyja; his mother Elsie McGillivray of Port Alberni; his brothers Chris  (Barbara) McGillivray of Fort Saskatchewan Alberta, Mark (Carol) McGillivray of Palmerston North New Zealand; his sisters Gaylene (Dave) Mawhinney of Pace, Florida, Bonnie (Ian) Hall of Campbell River BC, and Myrna (Rick) Driscoll of Sackville, New Brunswick; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.  A memorial service will be held in the summer in Port Alberni, B.C.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting Rory’s obituary notice at: www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com.

Cremation arrangements were in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home,  Revelstoke.

Friends and others who knew and liked Rick are all invited to attend.

Jason Arthur Ross 1943 - 2012

Jason Arthur Ross passed away in Queen Victoria Hospital, Revelstoke, BC on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at the age of 68 years.

A celebration of life service and reception will be held at the Revelstoke Seniors Centre on the afternoon of Saturday, February 18, between 1 and 4 p.m., with sharing of memories at 1:30 p.m.

Born in Vancouver, BCn on November 1, 1943, Jason has been a resident of Revelstoke since 1990, working with the Ministry of Highways and then BC Ferries south of Revelstoke until retirement at 64 years of age. He is well remembered for his social life, keeping active to the end, and love of friends and the outdoors.

He is survived by his loving children, Erin (Troy) Scott and Steve (Christina) Ross both of Kelowna; grandchildren, Morgan, Jakob, Tanner and Marcello; twin sister, Janice Byers of Kelowna and brother Mick (Inger) Ross of Pritchard.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be sent to the Revelstoke Seniors Association.

Email condolences may be sent to Jason’s obituary at www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com

Arrangements are in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke, BC.

Tracie Martel 1917 - 2011

Mrs. Tracie Martel of Revelstoke passed away at Queen Victoria Hospital on January 6, 2012 at the age of 94 years; beloved mother of Sharel Warrington of Prince George, Valery Anderson of Winnipeg and Robyn Giroux of Revelstoke.  Her pioneer family moved from Council Bluffs, Iowa to High River in 1906.

Born September 27, 1917 Tracie was the second youngest daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Guy Heywood.  Tracie was raised and completed her education in High River.  She won many honours in her accomplishments as a pianist.  She delighted in the arts and had an insatiable thirst for knowledge.

She was predeceased by her parents; her husband John Martel; eight siblings; one grandchild Howard Steven Warrington and two great grandchildren. Besides her three daughters, she is survived by one brother Ken Heywood of Kelowna, B.C.; eight grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren and two great, great grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held from the Revelstoke Alliance Church on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. with Reverend Matthew Carter officiating.  Flowers are acceptable or memorial contributions may be made to the B.C. Heart and Stroke Foundation, #201-635 Victoria Street, Kamloops, B.C. V2C 2B3 or to the Canadian Cancer Society, 1633 Pandosy Street, Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 1P6, in memory of Tracie.

Messages of Condolence may be sent to the family by visiting Tracie’s obituary notice at:  www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com

Arrangements are in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke

Dale Carlisle White 1940 - 2012

Mr. Dale Carlisle White passed away at Queen Victoria Hospital, Revelstoke on Monday, January 2, 2012 at the age of 71 years.

A celebration of Dale’s life will be held later this summer.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Revelstoke Food Bank,  P.O. Box 2880, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0 in memory of Dale.  Dale was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta on June 18, 1940 and travelled across Canada many times during his life.  In 1965 he came to British Columbia and in 1969 settled here in Revelstoke.  He had worked as an underground miner and worked on the Mica Dam.  Dale was very proud of the fact that he had just celebrated 37 years alcohol and drug free.  He was very involved with Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous and was a member of the Revelstoke Seniors Center.  Dale enjoyed playing cards and was quite ‘a crib shark’, he also enjoyed listening to music, yard saleing and swap meets, and was especially fond of collecting watches.  Dale and Lenora loved to travel and enjoyed their trips across Canada and throughout the United States.

Dale was predeceased by parents, Grace & Marion White and brother Ronnie White.  He is survived by his wife, Lenora of Revelstoke; stepchildren:  Corilynn Nikitiuk (Bruce Moorwood) of Revelstoke, Norma Jean Lockwood of Kamloops, Danny Lockwood of Vancouver, Rob (Launa) Lockwood of St. Albert,  Alberta; adopted children: Candace Lawson of Cornwall, Ontario; Vince Perrault of Fort Frances, Ontario; Monique (Dave) Patterson of Kanata,  Ontario and their daughter Marcy; Guy Morin of Ontario; Renee Morin and herfamily of Thunder Bay, Ontario; friend Myrtle Morin of Ottawa, Ontario; grandchildren: Keira, Kellen & Kasey Lockwood of St. Albert, Alberta; Christopher (Sara) Nikitiuk of Terrace, B.C.;  Steve Folden of Keremeos, B.C., great granddaughters; Alexis of Calgary and Myka Lee Nikitiuk ofTerrace; 2 brothers: George White of Spirit River, Alberta, Les (Joyce) White of Mayerthorpe, Alberta, as well as numerous nieces and nephews andmany good friends.  Dale is also survived by his little ‘grand dog’ Patches.

Expressions of Condolence may be sent to the family by visiting Dale’s obituary notice at www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com.

Cremation arrangements were in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke.

Kelly Lee Hamilton 1960 - 2011

Kelly Lee Hamilton passed away at her home in Revelstoke on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 at the age of 51 years.  There will be a Celebration of Kelly’s life held in the spring of 2012.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Revelstoke Food Bank, Box 2880, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0 or to the B.C. Children’s Hospital, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6H 3V4, in memory of Kelly.

Kelly was born in New Westminster, B.C. on March 8, 1960 and had been a resident of Revelstoke since 1980.  She enjoyed baking and cooking.  Kelly especially enjoyed taking care of kids and she was everybody’s second mom.

Kelly is survived by her husband Jim of Revelstoke; daughter Jen Hamilton of Penticton; four grandchildren: Gage, Morgan, Grace and Carsen; father, Tom Kuntz of Port Coquitlam, B.C., mother Vi Kuntz of New Westminster, B.C. three brothers: John Kuntz of Port Coquitlam, Mike Kuntz of Victoria and Randy Kuntz of Toronto; mother-in-law Irene Hamilton of Richmond, B.C., her dog Sadie, numerous nieces and nephews as well as her good friends Ruth and Linda.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting Kelly’s obituary at www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com.

The family would like to send out a special thank you to the paramedics and doctors and staff at the hospital for all your special care of Kelly.

Cremation arrangements were in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke.

Gerald Wesley Mower 1990-2011

Gerald Wesley Mower died suddenly in Hinton, Alberta on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 at the age of 21 years.  A Funeral Service will be held at the Fellowship Baptist Church, Revelstoke on Monday afternoon, December 19th at 1:30 p.m. with Pastor Rick Eby officiating.  Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, Revelstoke. Pallbearers are Dakota Martens, Levi Hantula, Ryan Bobrowski, Mitch Powers, Danny Allan and Sean Barrett.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Revelstoke Minor Hockey, in memory of Gerald.

Gerald was born in Revelstoke, B.C. on September 3, 1990 and had been a lifelong resident.  He was an avid outdoors person who loved fishing.  Gerald enjoyed playing hockey, riding his motorcycle and snowmobiling.  He loved spending time with his friends and being at Trout Lake.  Gerald was proud to be a “Big Eddy Boy.”

Gerald was predeceased by his father Milton Mower in 1994, his grandmother Beatrice Alm in July, 2001, his grandfather Lorne Mower in 2001 and his uncle Gerald Mower 25 years ago to the day of Gerald’s death.  Gerald is survived by his parents Kathy and Clayton Berlingette of Revelstoke; siblings: Toni Berlingette (Jordon Rowse) of Vancouver and Dallas Berlingette of Red Deer, Alberta; grandma Rosella Mower of Kelvington, Saskatchewan; grandma Roeliene Leemburg of Tisdale, Saskatchewan; grandpa Jack Alm of Battleford, Saskatchewan as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and good friends.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting Gerald’s obituary at:  www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke.

Craig Brian Merritt 1964 - 2011

Craig Brian Merritt died suddenly in Delta, B.C. on Monday, December 5, 2011 at the age of 47 years.  A Celebration of Life Service will be held at the Revelstoke Community Center on Sunday afternoon, December 18 at 1:30 p.m. with Reverend Ken Jones and Mr. Gary Sulz officiating.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Revelstoke Community Foundation for the Revelstoke Railway Museum Fund, P.O. Box 2398, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0, in memory of Craig.

Craig was born in Revelstoke, B.C. on June 22, 1964.  He had lived in the lower mainland for most of his adult life.  Craig was active with the Revelstoke Figure Skating Club and a member of the swim team as a young adult.  He was very friendly and a social person who loved being around others.  Craig found his niche in life when he became a long term care aide and was very compassionate and loving at his job.

Craig was predeceased by his grandparents.  He is survived by his parents, Ann & Lyle Merritt of Revelstoke; three siblings: Randy (Coleene) Merritt of Calgary, Tracey (Gord) Anton of Kelowna and Todd Merritt of Kelowna; six nieces and nephews: Mathew, Mitchell, Parker and Maddison Merritt, Amy Anton and Andrea (Dimitri) Andrich; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting Craig’s obituary at: www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com.

Cremation arrangements are in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke.