Gordon Treber

It is with heavy hearts we inform you of Gordon Treber’s passing, on March 24, 2026, after a brief illness. 

He is survived by his wife, Mona (nee Gallicano); his son, Ryan (Kristen) Treber; his daughters, Keishia (Chris) Pasceri and Nikki Treber; his brother, Bill Treber; and his adored grandchildren, Eli, Caleb, Rosa, and Enzo. 

He is also survived by his aunt and uncle, Sheryl and Yvan Rocheleau, as well as many beloved cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, John and Florence (Babs) Treber, and his sisters, Linda Jones and Janet Johnson. 

Gord was born in February 1954 in Lethbridge, Alberta. In his late 20s, he moved to Cranbrook to work for CPR, where he met the love of his life, Mona. A few years later, they married, started a family, and eventually moved to Revelstoke, BC. In Revelstoke, Gord worked as an engineer for CPR and became a beloved “out-law,” as most of Mona’s family resided there. He took great pride in the skill and patience required to run trains smoothly through the Rogers Pass, traveling from Revelstoke to Golden and back. He especially enjoyed working alongside different “train mates” on each trip, often with his tunes playing in the background.

He retired from CPR in 2009. 

In retirement, Gord took on a job he truly loved.

He began driving the Rocky Mountaineer between Kamloops and Banff for nine enjoyable seasons.

His greatest joy while working, was operating “his Cadillac passenger train, that drove like a sports car.” 

Gord enjoyed life’s simple pleasures; a good steak and a beer or two, gardening, and tending to his many house plants. He was the barbecue king and a fun-loving enthusiast. He also enjoyed motor-homing, campfires, swimming, fishing, mountain biking, reading, space, music, playing games and social gatherings. In his earlier years, he also enjoyed his sporty black BMW “Beamer”, his El Camino, numerous motorcycles, and downhill skiing. 

He was a delight to be around, no matter the setting, and found great joy in spending time with family, in-laws, and friends of all ages. He loved entertaining others with something he had recently read, a concert video, a silly hat, or a witty saying. Gord also found happiness in creating beautiful projects in his workshop or by fixing things. Rather than saying he was heading to the shop, he would say, “Going out to make some sawdust,” or jokingly tell Mona he was “Going shopping” (something he much preferred over Mona’s version of shopping, unless it involved tools or new technology.) 

Gord was truly one in a million, and we are grateful to have shared in his enthusiastic and joyful life. A Celebration of Life will be held in mid-summer, with particulars announced in early July. We would appreciate Gord’s passing be communicated privately, and not posted or discussed on any other social media platform.

For those who knew and cared for him, you understand that Gord would want us to thank you for the role you played in his life. He would want you to know he was grateful to have known you and would not want anyone to feel sadness. Every silver lining has a touch of grey, which kinda suited Gord anyway. (Grateful Dead, Touch of Grey) Thank you for being there for Gord throughout his life, and for supporting us now as we learn to live with his absence.