Aust, Ilse Elfrieda
April 15, 1937 – September 7, 2024
at the age of 87 years
Babcock, Victor Allan
May 24, 1937 – September 6, 2024
at the age of 87 years
Hamilton, Gail Dolores
May 5, 1949 – September 5, 2024
at the age of 75 years:
~ In Loving Memory ~
With heavy hearts, we announce the peaceful passing of Gail Delores Hamilton (Nowacki) on September 5, 2024, at Salmon Arm General Hospital, at the age of 75.
Gail is lovingly remembered by her husband, Hank Nowacki, her son Chad Nowacki, and stepson Niel Clarke. She will also be deeply missed by her family, friends, and the close-knit community at Rotary Gardens.
Her kindness, warmth, and unwavering love will forever be cherished by all who knew her.
May her memory live on in the hearts of those she touched.
Stewart, Geraldine “Geri” Bernice
April 2, 1957 – September 2, 2024
at the age of 67 years:
Geraldine “Geri” Stewart (Halliburton), a cherished mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and aunt, passed away peacefully at the age of 67 on September 2nd, 2024, after a 9 year battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her boys to the very end.
Geri was the heart of her family. She was predeceased by her mother, Patricia Halliburton, and grandson, Lincoln.As the devoted mother of four sons—Ben, Doug, Dan (Chali), and Dustin (Sam)—she also embraced many others with her nurturing spirit. She adored spending time with her family, especially her nine surviving grandchildren: Gauge, Dexter, Bremmy, Charlie, Vienna, Diesel, Corbin, Oakland, and Harlow, ensuring that her deep love of family was passed down to each generation.
Geri is survived by her father, Herb, and her siblings: brothers Dwayne (Dawn), Steve (June), Sandy (Arlene), Gordon, and her sister Kelli (John). She was also a beloved aunt to numerous nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews, never missing the chance to send a birthday card to each of them.
Geri proudly served for 25 years in the Armed Forces, dedicating much of her time as an officer with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, particularly the 222 Shuswap Squadron in Salmon Arm and at the Pacific Regional Gliding School in Comox during summers. In addition to her military service, she spent over 30 years as a dedicated travel agent at various agencies in Salmon Arm. A celebration of life is being planned, with details to be announced at a later date.
Reay, Richard Eldon
September 5, 1959 – August 31, 2024
at the age of 64 years
Rowe, James “Jim” Clifton
December 18, 1935 – August 28, 2024
at the age of 88 years:
With heavy hearts and great sadness, we announce that on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Jim Rowe of Salmon Arm, BC passed away at the age of 88 years.
He is survived by his loving wife Dorene, children Shirley (Wayne) Bath of Salmon Arm, BC, Raymond Rowe of Calgary, AB, Barbara (Bob) Sollinger of Spruce Grove, AB and Ken (Kumala) Rowe of Kelowna, BC, 12 grandchildren/step grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren/step grandchildren, 2 great great step grandchildren as well as brother Harold (Carol) Rowe of Vulcan, AB and sister Maryanne (Doug) Leach of Sundre, AB. Jim was predeceased by his parents Clifton (Cliff) Reginald in 1998 and May (Maisie) Elizabeth in 2000, sister Shannon May in 1956 and brother Ernest John in 2019.
Jim was a mechanic/engineer of IOL for most of his working life and it was through his career that his love for flying emerged. Jim was happiest when flying the big blue skies in any type of aircraft, but his favourite was his home-built airplane.
There will be no services held per Jim’s wishes and his cremated remains will be dealt with at a later date.
Maria Otting
22:14 01 Dec 19
When the shocking and sad time arrives,Vince will guide you seamlessly through the process. I highly recommend the caring, professional service of Fischer’s, they could not have done a better job. Thank you so much❤️
Denise Ramsay
22:00 06 Dec 18
Recently, my mom passed away suddenly in Palm Springs, California. My dad was devastated with grief, but he had some amazing friends nearby who helped him thru the process.In order to start that process, they needed the name of a funeral service in Salmon Arm that the people in the states could be in contact with about the handling of the remains. One of the friends recommended Fischer's Funeral Services, so they were called and They were amazing..they handled all the paperwork and kept in close contact with both the funeral homes and the people dealing with certificates and such. They will also help the spouse with some paperwork regarding taxes if necessary.When my father and I went to see them regarding my mother's wishes, they were so accommodating and did not hesitate to do everything they could to make this as pleasant as they possibly could. We even changed our minds a few times about things at the last minute, and they made it all happen just the way we wanted.My mother didn't have the usual service and it was the best choice we could have made for her and Fischer's did everything to make the day absolutely beautiful from the room setup to the layout of the flowers and urn. They also supplied all the little stuff that you don't even think about in a time like that( paper plates, cutlery, coffee, tea, etc...) and it took a giant load off of my mind so I could concentrate on making this the best send off I could for my mom and for that, I will be forever grateful.I am quite bad to judge how much food and such to get for events , we had way, way too much leftover, but I felt happy about it because I knew it wouldn't go to waste. It gets donated to the local Women's shelter and so I feel that even though my mom is gone, she is still giving to others, and that is the best feeling.I was amazed at the cost of the service. I have heard horror stories about the thousands and thousands of dollars it can cost and I was concerned because of the situation in dealing with the US that the cost would be one of those stories, but that was the most reasonable cost I have ever seen, and a house will not have to be mortgaged to pay for it ... 😊A BIG shout out to Fischer's for all you did for me and my father and may the Heavens bless you both!
