July 1, 1940 – April 26, 2020 –
at the age of 79 years:
Gary died at the age of 79 on Sunday, April 25 at Shuswap Lake General Hospital. He is sorely missed already.
Gary was born in Vancouver, BC and lived a large portion of his life there. He moved to Salmon Arm in 1991. He made quite a few friends here and had many occupations including and Electrician, Plumber, Mechanic and hobby farming to name a few. He enjoyed fishing with his buddy Al and his wife Vera and son Adam. That was very much our summertime fun. Gary loved his cats Blackie and Topaz. Topaz was his favourite and slept with him most nights. Roger was well loved by Gary.
Left behind to remember Gary are, his wife and long time friend Vera, his sons Adam, Tyler and Luke and his brother in law Terrance. If you had Gary as a friend; he was true blue. Gary would do anything for his friends and loved ones.
I wish to thank the nurses and doctors that were loving and kind to Gary and his family: Dr. Lorenz, his family practitioner, Dr. Schneider, his surgeon and to all at the hospital, I appreciate your kindness. It was very difficult to watch him get weaker and sicker in his last days. I know he’s not suffering now. Even up to his death, he was taking care of me. He kept telling me he wasn’t going to live forever; but he is loved forever by me.
November 22, 1938 – April 26, 2020 –
at the age of 81 years:
Heather was 81 years old when she passed away peacefully with her family by her side.
Heather was born in Brighton Sussex England during the second world war. She emigrated to Canada with her family in 1947.
Heather spent 53 years with the love of her life, Clayton.
She is survived by her children, her grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and her brother. Heather was predeceased by her Father Robert Thompson and her Mother Ethel (Thompson) Patty as well as her daughter Lori Melan.
Heather and Clayton spent the past 28 years living and loving the beauty of White Lake BC.
We would like to thank Dr. Guy De Wet for your outstanding care of our Mother as well as the staff at Shuswap Lake General Hospital. The loving care she received was outstanding. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
In her memory, please feed the hummingbirds and plant some sweet peas. They were her favorite flower.
The family will be having a celebration of her life at a later date.
In Lieu of flowers, please make donations to the BC Cancer Foundation in Heather’s Memory. www.bccancerfoundation.com
March 10, 1952 – April 25, 2020 –
at the age of 68 years
June 30, 1951 – April 25, 2020
at the age of 68 years
August 11, 1942 – April 24, 2020,
at the age of 77 years
Beth passed away peacefully in her home with her family on April 24th, 2020. She is survived by her husband George (Ian) MacKay, her sons Bruce and Craig, granddaughter Kaelyn and sister Gwen.
Born on the farm in Rivers, Manitoba, to parents Bernice (White) and Thomas Clark. Beth and Ian married in Brandon in 1964, left Brandon and moved to Salmon Arm in 1971.
A fun loving adventurist, Beth and Ian bought a sail boat in the late 1970’s and spent a year sailing down the west coast as far south as Costa Rica. One of the stops they made during this time was Manzanillo, Mexico where Beth and Ian spent many of their subsequent winters.
Beth was active in the local community for many years and was instrumental in helping establish the family business, Mascon Cable, where she worked part-time.
There will be a small intimate interment for friends and family in Salmon Arm later in the summer.
April 14, 1933 – April 19, 2020,
at the age of 87 years:
On April 19, 2020 Douglas (Scotty) Sangster passed away peacefully at the age of 87 with his daughters by his side.
Doug was born on April 14, 1933 in Scotland. He immigrated to Canada in 1957, returning to Scotland for a visit in 1962, at which time he met his future wife Florence MacPherson. They were married on June 21, 1963 in McBride, BC where they resided for 25 years. In 1988 they moved to Salmon Arm, BC.
Doug was predeceased by Florence in June 2008. Left to mourn his passing are his daughters Kathryn (Glen) Armstrong and Amy (Marvin) Kliewer. He will also be missed by his grandchildren Katelyn (Chantelle), Gregory (Whitney) and Graeme Armstrong and Douglas (Kim), Kimberly, Amanda, Travis, Luke, Bradley, Tanya, Colin and Peter Kliewer and one great-grandson Parker Kliewer. Also left to mourn his passing, in Scotland, are his sisters Pearl Grant and Nora (Alan) Murray and their families.
Doug will be remembered for his sense of humour and his exceptional bartering skills.
His family would like to thank Mt. Ida Mews staff for the compassionate care they provided to Doug while he resided there.
Details for a graveside memorial in McBride, BC will be provided at a later date.
