All Obituaries

Dorothy “Dot” Renaud passed away peacefully on Thursday September 21st, 2023 at the age of 89 years. She will be remembered and sadly missed by her sons Brett (Bonnie), and Scott (Michelle); two grandchildren; Abbey and Hannah; as well as many other relatives and friends. Brett and Scott would like to thank the Mount Cartier Court staff for looking after her for the last 15 months. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband John Renaud. Over the years Dorothy lived for golfing, had...

Tish as she was known to family and friends passed away peacefully in Salmon Arm, BC at the age of 89. Survived and sorely missed by her 3 daughters, Janice (Craig) Lovell; Clarissa (Jay) Taylor; and Daphne Ferguson. 3 granddaughters, Kathie, Toni, Cheyanne and 1 grandson, Chase. 4 great-grandsons, Korbin, Kristofer, Jordan and Gage and 1 great-great grandson Kaden and 1 great -great-granddaughter Mia. Predeceased by her parents John and Edith Bent and her beloved husband Ernest Ferguson....

  Long time resident of Sicamous. Sylvia passed away quietly leaving behind family and friends who loved her and will miss her.

After a valiant fight with cancer, Gerald (Gerry) Cecil Porritt (74) passed away peacefully on September 15th, 2023 with his family by his side. Born July 13, 1949 to Charles and Doris Porritt, Gerry lived his younger years in Vancouver and Burnaby with his two siblings Beverly and Melvin along with many friends nearby. Many adventures, including chasing the petting zoo animals at Stanley Park after they escaped their enclosure, dotted the landscape of his youth. From sharing a love of VWs...

Shirley Honor DeBoer passed away peacefully on September 8th, 2023 at the age of 83 years. She will be remembered and sadly missed by her loving husband Edward DeBoer; children Calvin (Kristine), Tracy, Curt (LeeAnn) and Sherri; as well as 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren; and siblings John, Ted (Margret), Don (Dianne), Marianne (Doug), Glen (Cindy) and Peter (Yulanda). Shirley is predeceased by her parents Don and Verna; siblings June, Bill and Tink; and granddaughter...

The family of Dianne Popplewell regrets to announce the passing of Dianne 18 days short of her 71st birthday. Diane was born at Revelstoke Queen Victoria Hospital. She attended schools and graduated Revelstoke Secondary School in 1970. Dianne lived in Revelstoke for 45 years before moving to Calgary, to continue working as a clerk for CP Rail in 1997 when the company moved their offices from Revelstoke to centralize their operations. In all, Dianne’s career spanned 42 years until her...

Born December 29, 1939 in St Boniface, Manitoba and died September 3, 2023 in Kamloops, BC.  Bob was a proud member of the RCMP for over 25 years having served at many detachments across B.C. and Alberta, as well as at RCMP Headquarters in Ottawa where he trained in Forensic Identification. Retiring as Sergeant, he served in Police Victim Services out of the Chase detachment for 22 years. Bob is survived by Anita his wife of 56 years, sons Grant (Bonnie) and Byron (Laurelee), and...

Sunday, September 3rd, Tony Beeftink peacefully passed away after a series of health struggles. Wife Alana, children Jon (Tara), Cara (Jordan), and Kimberly (Todd) and ten grandchildren Shayla, Ethan, and Lauren, Parker and Kenzie, and Ty, Tria, Ari, Rio, and Kiva all live on in his legacy. Tony was born on Vancouver Island in 1951 to Herman and Alida Beeftink. He spent his childhood combing the beaches for treasures and playing sports. His younger sisters, Anne and Helen joined the family...

Who passed away peacefully on September 3rd, 2023 at the age of 80 years old. Wanda was born September 11th 1942 in Pierceland, Saskatchewan. As a young girl, she along with her parents and two older brothers moved to British Columbia where she spent most of her early years in Vernon. Wanda was a strong, quiet woman who gave her love and devotion to her family. She loved spending time in the summers at their cabin on the Shuswap with Rolly; her living room window where she watched the...

Lawrence “Gerard” Turner was born March 1, 1955, in Dawson Creek where his family farmed a small holding in Arras.  The family moved to Sicamous in 1970 when his father went to work at Mica Dam.  After graduating, he worked for many years at Federated Coop Plywood and in retirement, moved on to a second career on the grounds crew at Shuswap Lake Estates Golf Course where he loved the outdoors and the game of golf.  In his youth, he enjoyed curling, hockey and...