Binkley, Ross

BINKLEY WJuly 16, 1917 – July 11, 2015
at the age of 97 years

A Funeral Service for the late Ross Binkley will be held on Monday, November 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 90 1st St. SE, Salmon Arm with Father George LaGrange OMI Celebrant. Interment will follow at Mt. Ida Cemetery.

We regret to announce the passing of Ross Binkley on July 11, 2015 at Hillside Village in Salmon Arm at the age of 97.

Ross was born in L’Isle Verte, Quebec July 16, 1917. He was one of eleven children. Four girls and 6 boys. His mother Amanda (Caron) and father Auguste Beaulieu moved from Lewiston, Maine, USA to settle on a farm in L’Isle Verte.

In 1945 Ross worked for the PFRA in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan for 8 years. In 1951 he married Ida (Beaulieu) in Winnipeg Manitoba. With 3 young children the family moved to different places. He became an operating engineer/ heavy equipment operator. In 1962 started work in the compressor house at the WAC Bennett dam in Hudson Hope, BC. The family enjoyed a trip to see expo 67 in Montreal. After the completion of the dam in 1969 moved to Craigellachie, BC, where he bought a 26 acre property with an older log house. He started a small logging business with a D-9 cat. He sold the place in 1971 and bought Tappen Esso Service that he operated that for 7 years until 1978. He retired to the Gleneden area where he bought an acre and built a house. Wife Ida passed away in 1983 from leukemia. He met Mae (Walker) his second partner and they enjoyed travel to Alaska and east. He was a good bowler and got numerous trophies. Mae passed away in 2008.

Ross was predeceased by his parents, his brothers: Sylvio, Lujay, Henri, Armand, Willie, Wilfred; sisters: Cecile, Blanche, Antoinette (passed May 17/2015); his wife Ida, his son Raymond (2005), son Richard (2010).  He is survived by his sister Anna (Raymond Morin), daughter Paulette, grandchildren Ryley and Raylee, and many nieces and nephews.

Cremation preceded a private family celebration of life to be determined at a later date.

6 Comments

  1. Thank you cousin Paul for your condolences. I recall the visit with my
    grandfather Auguste and grandma Amanda and all the cousins in the
    1960’s, even though us kids did not speak much french it was fun.

  2. Mes sympathies paulette a toi la famille bon courrage dans ce triste évenement . Nos pensées seront a vous.
    Marie-france fille de madelaine qui es la fille de (sylvio) xxxx

  3. Sinceres sympathies a toi, bon courage, on pense a toi meme si on ne se connait pas. Oncle Rosaire venait chez grand papa Auguste et nous,nous passions nos soirées a les écouter parler du bon vieux temps, xxx

  4. MES PLUS CONDOLÉANSES À TOI Paulette et TA FAMILLE, LE DÉCÈS DE TON PÈRE
    NOUS ATTRISSE BOUCOUP, IL ÉTAIT LE FRÈRE BIEN AIMER DE MÈRE CÉCILE QUI
    ÉTAIT BIEN ATTACHER À LUI.

    Gérard Caron FILS DE Cécile.

  5. À ma cousine Paulette,
    Mes plus sincères condoléances ainsi qu’à la famille. Te souhaite bon courage. Je garderai excellents souvenirs d’oncle Rosaire. Tant de bonté, de générosité, très attaché à sa famille malgré la distance qui nous séparait.
    Johanne Dube, fille de Antoinette

  6. À ma cousine Paulette,

    Mes plus sincères condoléances à toi Paulette. Nous pensons à toi très fort. Je garde un très bon souvenir de mon oncle Rosaire. Il était un homme attachant et généreux.

    Bon courage !

    Paul fils de Sylvio (voisin de ton grand-père Beaulieu à L’Isle-Verte)

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