February 7, 1945 – October 16, 2024
at the age of 79 years:
It is with deep regret that we announce the sudden passing of our beautiful Mother. Born in Lachute, Quebec to Stanley and Florence Jackson, the oldest of one of four children. She married Guy Kelly, they had four children and lived on his farm until they moved out to BC in the late 70’s. They divorced later on and she worked as a nanny for a few different families before starting work as a sales associate.
On October 16, 2024 she passed away peacefully in her sleep, with her daughter Roxanne holding her hand, into the arms of Jesus with the blessed hope of his soon return in the twinkling of an eye. Gloria also wanted to say a huge thank you to Roxanne for staying by her side for months in the hospital and for all her help and support during her illness.
She also wants to thank her other children and her close friends Carol, Aunt Myrna, Dixie, Annetta and Helen for their help, support and love. And to all of her friends and family here in Vernon and back east who sent many prayers, love and well wishes for her. She wanted to give a special thanks and tons of love to Aunt Myrna and Dixie for their special sister friendship. A special thanks to Carol and Helen who have been her bestfriends/sisters for so many years, thank you so much and love you guys.
A lot of people recognized Gloria from working at Zellers, Target and most recently The Bay. She loved her job being around people and helping them especially at The Bay. She enjoyed her days and working with her co-workers there. She was highly respected and treasured and was known for her smile, her laughter and always being positive and happy. (To all of those at The Bay, thank you for making Mom’s days so enjoyable and for caring about her.)
Gloria loved butterflies, flowers, hot air ballons, the ocean, travelling, sunsets, sunrises, taking pictures and going for drives, but most of all she loved her family. She loved our family gatherings and being around her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was always up for doing fun thing and new adventures and most times lots of laughter. She loved us all so much.
Gloria will be deeply missed by her family. Her oldest daughter June (& Kevin) their children Nathan (& Dash -son Radomir) daughter Jasmine (children Jaydyn & Aubreey) her second daughter Roxanne, her son Nelson (children Amber, Tye (son Dylan), Katelyn, Samantha and Justin) and second son Elmer (& Andrea and their children Jade and Jared). She’ll also be missed by her brother and close friend William (Billy) and his family and many cousins back east. She was predeceased by her Mother, Father her brother Percy and a few angel grand and great grandbabies.
Special thanks to Dr. Schreve, some amazing nurses on the 2nd floor and to some very extra special nurses who were also Mom’s angels at the hospital – Stephanie, Jessica, Susie, T and Kaylee who were also a great support and comfort to Roxanne.
Gloria’s wish to her family and friends: Meet you at the gate in Paradise.
As per Gloria’s wishes there will be no service, only a private family gathering.
Thank you, Mom, for being “our” Mom, for all the great memories and your love. We were lucky and blessed to have you all these years but it still wasn’t long enough. You were so brave and strong and we were so proud of you. We love you and miss you so much and we will definitely meet you at the Gate, running into your arms.
February 21, 1942 – October 15, 2024
at the age of 82 years:
Heather’s celebration of life will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Saturday, November 2, 2024 @ 1pm. Zoom is available, call 250-804-4856 for information.
Heather passed away on October 15, 2024 at the age of 82. Born in 1942 in New Westminster, she lived most of her life at the coast until Enrico and she retired to Salmon Arm in 2003.
Heather was predeceased by her parents Charles and Reta, sisters Bea, Orma and Audrey, brother Herb and her son Carlo. She is survived by her husband of 61 years Enrico, daughter Liana (Randy) Yates, daughter in law Sheri Conybeer De Bortoli, grandchildren Gino De Bortoli and Cierra (Kelson) Lockhart, and her sister Shirley.
Heather loved family boating, camping, painting and she was fearless in her ministry to Jehovah.
January 29, 1966 – October 13, 2024
at the age of 58
May 13, 1947 – October 10, 2024
at the age of 77 years:
This isn’t so much an obituary as it is a letter to the people who knew and loved Allan.
“Al” as he was known by or “The Greek” by some of his friends, was such an amazing, kind and generous man. If someone needed something or help, Al would give it without hesitation.
Allan passed the 18th hole on October 10th, surrounded by his loving sons and partner.
Allan will be lovingly remembered by his sons, Jason and Brett, his partner Christine, his loves of his life his granddaughters Llyra and Tyrion, brothers Brian (Sandra), Randy (Bonnie), sister Cathy, niece Jillian, good friend Alvin and numerous relatives and friends. Allan was predeceased by his beloved parents Edna and Alexander Poulis, his wife Julie and his nephew Adam.
Allan was born on May 13,1947 in Edmonton, AB. He lived in Edmonton until his family moved to Fort St. John, BC. There, Allan attended school and graduated from high school. Allan and his father Alexander opened Poulis Trucking and at this time in his life, he met his first wife Julie, they had 2 amazing sons Jason and Brett. Allan was always a family man and always said his boys were the joys of his life. Allan and Julia moved to Hacking Road in Sunnybrae, BC. He loved Shuswap Lake, it gave him great joy to watch his boys grow up there. Allan and his family eventually moved into Salmon Arm, B.C, where they bought a house. Allan loved his house and could be seen sitting on his porch until late in the night. Allan will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
“Love lives on forever
In each memory and thought
Of the special ones
Who meant so much
And the happiness they brought
Love lives on forever
It will never fade away
For, in our hearts, our loved ones
Are with us every day.”
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Allan’s family would like to thank the EMTs, Shuswap General Hospital and the wonderful staff that made his last days comfortable. In lieu of flowers a donation can be made in Allan’s name to the BC Children’s Hospital.
March 10, 1933- October 9, 2024
at the age of 91 years:
Celebration of Life will be held Monday, October 21, 2024, 2:00 p.m. at the Splatsin Community Centre, 5767 Old Vernon Road, Enderby. Refreshments and fellowship to follow.
It is with heartfelt sadness we announce the passing of Felix on October 9th, 2024 at the age of 91.
Born in Stone, Saskatchewan, he moved to Agassiz, BC with hIs family and had spent his childhood working on the family farm. Later they moved to New Westminster where he attended school and university.
Felix moved to Calgary, AB and started his career with Imperial Oil where he met the love of his life Doreen. They married in 1955 and completed their family over the years with the birth of Allen, Sherry, Brenda and Karen. They moved throughout his career between BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Felix retired in 1987 and they moved from Ft. St. John to Westbank, BC in 1995 for warmer climate, while still wintering in Arizona. In 2006 they made their final move to Enderby where they fell in love with the community.
Felix started wood carving when he retired. He took great pride and care with every pair of boots, shoes or character he made. Sharing his carvings by gifting to others brought him great joy and he was known around town as the “Cowboy Boot Man”. He left his great grandchildren each a shoebox filled with carvings to help them remember him in years to come.
Felix was involved in numerous organizations and spent many hours volunteering over the years. He was a member of Lansdowne Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, Fort St. John Masonic Lodge #13, Enderby Masonic Lodge #40 and Salmon Arm Masonic Lodge #52. He also supported the Enderby Royal Canadian Legion Branch 98 where you would find Doreen & him at the Jam Session every Thursday afternoon.
He was predeceased by his daughter Sherry, son-in-law Don, his parents and six siblings. He is survived by his wife of 69 years Doreen, children Allen (Kelly), Sherry’s husband Jim, Brenda (Dave) and Karen, as well as 7 grand children and 11 great grand children.
Celebration of Life will be held Monday, October 21, 2024, 2:00 p.m. at the Splatsin Community Centre, 5767 Old Vernon Road, Enderby. Refreshments and fellowship to follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada, 1200 – 2300 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M4P 1E4
August 17, 1957 – October 7, 2024
at the age of 67 years
