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Mills, Dorothy
July 22, 1915 - Feb. 27, 2009
Dorothy Nell Mills, of Bainbridge Island, died on Feb. 27 after battling a long illness. She was 93.
She was born on July 22, 1915 in Ringsted, Iowa.
She raised and is survived by four children, Dorothy Wittman of Bainbridge Island, Mary Belisle of Virginia, John Mills of Bainbridge Island, and Roger Mills of Marysville.
She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial mass will be held at 2:30 p.m. March 4 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, with a private family gathering to be held graveside, at Port Blakely Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please send charitable donations to Helpline House of Bainbridge Island.
Torrence, Leone
Dec. 4, l918 - Feb. 26, 2009
Leone Torrence, of Port Orchard, died on Feb. 26 at Ridgemont Terrace Convalescent Center. She was 90.
She was born on Dec. 4, l918, in Boise, Idaho, to Robert and Mamie Mays.
She grew up in Rockland, and Boise, Idaho.
In l946, she married Rev. Martin Torrence.
She worked for Kitsap County and the state of Washington, for many years, retiring in l981, as an auditor for the Department of Labor and Industries.
She was a clerk in the Kitsap County District Court in the late 1960s and early '70s.
Before that, she had been a church secretary, legal secretary, and had worked as a secretary for the State of Idaho, during World War II.
She graduated from Boise High School in 1937, and attended Northwest Christian College in Eugene, Ore.
She assisted her husband in his ministry in churches in Oregon, Idaho, Washington (Port Orchard First Christian) and, after his retirement, at two churches in Montana.
She was a member of Port Orchard First Christian Church.
Formerly, she belonged to Port Orchard Kiwanis, and had been a Camp Fire Leader and election worker.
She is survived by son, Steve Torrence of Port Orchard; daughters, Teri (and husband, Gene) Emmons of Port Orchard, and Paula (and husband, Greg) Willems of Bainbridge Island; brothers, Burt (and wife, Shirley) Canfield of Meridian, Idaho, and Robert (and wife, Irene) Canfield of Kuna, Idaho; and three grandchildren three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by husband, Martin Torrence and sisters, Helen Hartman and Betty Clark.
A memorial services will be held at Port Orchard First Christian Church, 4885 Hovde Road, on March 7, at 2 p.m.
May, F. Marjorie (nee Reedman)
February 2, 1911 - May 26, 2009
May, F. Marjorie (nee Reedman), born in Kamloops, B.C., on February 2, 1911, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2009 at Piccadilly Care Centre, Salmon Arm. She was 98 years old.
Predeceased by her husband, Fred May and step-son, Doug May, Marjorie is survived by her loving sister, Kathleen Goss of Salmon Arm and many nieces and nephews, as well as great and great-great nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Marjorie spent her childhood years at Blind Bay. Later, she enlisted in the Army and served in the Canadian Dental Corp. at Victoria, B.C. She was proud to be a Veteran. After the Army years, she worked at the Vancouver General Outpatient Dental Clinic as a Dental Assistant until her retirement. In this phase of her life, she married Fred May and moved from Vancouver to Revelstoke. This was where she enjoyed working in her garden. Marjorie had a nurturing personality whether it was for family and friends or plants and flowers. Marjorie had been a resident of Salmon Arm since 1992.
A memorial gathering was held at Bowers Funeral Home on Friday, May 29, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.
Arrangements were in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.
Douglas Lloyd Knapp
August 23, 1943 - May 21, 2009
Born in Saskatoon, SK, on August 23, 1943, Douglas Lloyd Knapp passed away May 21, 2009 in Powell River, B.C., at the age of 65.
He is survived by his loving wife, Elaine, sons, Kevin (Lisa) of Delta, B.C., Ken of Toronto, ON, and Kyle (Tamara) of Burnaby, B.C., also his brother, Jim (Dolores) of Revelstoke, B.C., four grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and friends.
He was predeceased by his brother, Dale, sisters, Beth and Joan and this past October, his granddaughter, Brandi.
Funeral service was held Saturday, May 30 at Powell River United Church, with Reverend Jim Erb officiating.
Flowers gratefully declined.
Donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. & Yukon if desired.
Helyer, Dennis
June 6, 1928 - May 21, 2009
Mr. Dennis Helyer passed away at the Shuswap Lake General Hospital in Salmon Arm, B.C. on Thursday, May 21st, 2009 at the age of 80 years. A Celebration of Life Service was held at St. Francis Church Hall on Saturday afternoon, May 30th with family and friends presiding.
Cremation with interment of Dennis' cremated remains beside his beloved wife Joan in Mt. View Cemetery, Revelstoke.
Dennis was born in Trenton, Ontario on June 6, 1928 and was a resident of Revelstoke from 1970 to 1999. He worked for CP Rail for 41 years, retiring as an engineer in 1992. Dennis spent his life raising his family with his wife, Joan. They were well-known for their beautiful flower gardens around their home in Revelstoke. After Joan died, Dennis travelled across the country, spending time with various members of his family.
Dennis was predeceased by his daughter Therese in 1989 and his wife Joan in 1997. He is survived by five sons: Gary of Revelstoke, Michael (Ana Maria) of Toronto, John of Salmon Arm, James of Morris, Manitoba and Len (Tracey) of Calgary; two daughters: Joan (Bob) Eley of Revelstoke and Betty (Will) Stokman of Revelstoke; 11 grandchildren: Lisa, Christie, Therese (Chris Wilson), Ali (Matt Thomas), Mandy (Rob McQuarrie), Nick (Jenny), Tasha (Shawn Stockman), Adrian, Patrick, Alex and Ashley; 5 great-grandchildren; siblings: Eric Helyer of Cobourg, Ontario, Phil (Diane) Helyer of Trenton, Ontario and Lorraine (Paul) LeBlanc of Brighton, Ontario; in-laws: Jack (Anne) McCauley of Trenton, Ontario, Jim (Janice) McCauley of Ottawa, Margaret (Colin) Tranmer of Abbotsford, Roseanne (Arvin) Kyer of Barrie, Ontario, Theresa Lynette of Barrie, Ontario and Sally (Gerry) Dagenais of Toronto, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke.
Sayers, Adalene
1956 - May 20, 2009
My dear Mother passed away peacefully on May 20th, 2009, days short of her 80th birthday. She fought a courageous but short battle with pancreatic and liver cancer. The Lord has welcomed her into heaven to be with my Father (Harry) who has been there waiting, since 1996.
Both my Mother and Father were born in Scotland and emigrated to Canada in 1956, just shortly after they were married. My Mother and Father spent many wonderful years in Revelstoke before moving to Cranbrook and then on to Abbotsford in 1978.
My Mother was predeceased by her sister Isobel Philp and her brothers Douglas, Jack, and George Campbell. My mother is survived by her sister Jean Filder of West Kirby, England, her son Douglas and his wife Shirleen and their two children Campbell (4) and Henry (1).
My Mother will also be remembered by her PEO sisters who represent a philanthropic organization of which she dedicated many years of service to. We are grateful to God for the wonderful months that we were able to spend with my Mother, watching her enjoy her grandchildren to the fullest. My Mother was a kind, gracious and loving women, a real lady as described by so many of her friends. We will cherish her art forever as a wonderful memory of her love of nature and life.
A celebration of my Mother's life will be held at St Matthews Anglican Church in Abbotsford on May 29th 2009 at 1:00pm. Donations may be made in my Mother's name to the Canadian Cancer Society.
Gillian Patricia Hamer
5 March 1944 - 20 May 2009
Gillian Patricia Hamer died peacefully of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Ottawa General Hospital on 20 May 2009 with family and friends present. Gill was predeceased by her mother Patricia Hamer (2001) and father Henry Hamer (2003), and is survived by her brother and sister-in-law David and Robin Hamer, and her niece Laura (Hamer) Nazarek, all of Fort St. John, B.C.
Gill grew up in Revelstoke where her father was a physician and her mother was a teacher and school counsellor. Gill left Revelstoke after Grade 12 to take business training in Alberta and Saskatchewan. She worked in Kamloops and Regina briefly, and in Red Deer for several years, but mostly she lived in Ottawa, where for many decades she worked in the federal government. Gill had life-long friends from Revelstoke, including the Koshmans, and she kept in touch with classmates from her days at Revelstoke High School.
Gill always had a love of life, and in her last years she kept plowing forward, pulling behind her an ever-lengthening cargo of serious health problems - yet she never had a "Why me?" attitude, but rather with humour and dogged determination she kept going. The Ottawa medical community won't be the same without her, and her family and friends will remember her feistiness, her humour, and the way she unrelentingly and independently took on life.
