Ginn, Trevor Thomas

Ginn, Trevor Thomas

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December 22, 1937- February 25, 2025
at the age of 87 years:     

With great sadness we announce the passing of Trevor Thomas Ginn on February 25, 2025 at his home in Shuswap Lodge.  Trevor was born in Salmon Arm, BC on December 22, 1937 to Annie and Ivor Ginn.

Trevor grew up on the family farm in Deep Creek with his parents and 11 siblings. As a young man he built a log home on a small farm near by with his first wife Verona Groome and their two daughters. He would fondly recount how much he loved working on his property during those times. As a career, he was a heavy equipment operator, but his passions were fishing, hunting, camping and prospecting for gold.  In mid-life he built a cabin near the community of Pinantan Lake on a beautiful and quiet land. There he reveled in nature and proclaimed the best doctors were silence and solitude. His second wife Annelise Bartlett joined him there for many years. In his last 10 months of life, he came home to Salmon Arm where he could be surrounded by his loving daughters Teresa Kreeft and Gena Ginn along with his grandchildren Spencer Giandomenico, Cody Kreeft and Katrina Giandomenico.

He was predeceased by his parents Annie and Ivor Ginn along with sisters, Christine and Kathleen, and brothers Lawrence and George.  He is survived by his daughters and grandchildren as well as sisters Betty Barz, Molly Parker, Gwen Pipe, Pat Ginn, Rose (Don) Short, Marjorie (Don) Robertson and Linda (George) Turi.

“May my spirit drift with the wind through the wilderness.” – T.T. Ginn

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the kind and caring staff at Shuswap Lodge.  In memory of Trevor, donations can be made to The Parkinson Society of BC. No service by request.

Ham, Wayne Gordon

Ham, Wayne Gordon

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June 16, 1943 – February 22, 2025
at the age of 81 :

           A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 12:30 from Mountainview Baptist Church, 4480 30th Street NE, Salmon Arm (there will be an outdoor service, please bring a lawn chair),   
Graveside interment of cremated remains will take place at Mt. Ida Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. prior to the service

Townsend, Florence Edna “Mick”

Townsend, Florence Edna “Mick”

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February 03, 1949 – February 20, 2025
at the age of 76 years:

     To the world she was Florence Edna Townsend with a middle name she never liked. But to family and friends she was “Mick.” Despite her six-foot adult size she was born premature and into an incubator. When her father, Arthur  Mayo, who enjoyed a drop of rye and dry, first saw her, he noted that she was no bigger than a mickey. So she remained to the point that on the first day of school her mother, Florence May, had to remind her that her actual name was “Florence” and that she would be called.

When she was thirteen, she went to a party in Victoria. There a fifteen-year-old Dale saw her and eventually found the courage to phone her and ask her out. The date was a success and seven years later they were married.

An excellent typist she converted Dale’s scrawl into neat essays and so arose the family joke that her bill for services was the rings on her fingers. Since she had access to Dale’s banking, she was able to save money for a purchase of land and down payment on a house when Salmon Arm beckoned. After marriage and a time in Toronto and return to Victoria,  Salmon Arm offered employment. Mickey worked at the Royal Bank and then at home raised her three children: Shannon, married now to Jason Venning; Christopher, married to Gena, nee Elam; and Ashleigh, married to Jeremy Fry. Eventually she became the long-term dispatch at the local transit office. Thus many, many people knew “Florence.”

Taking after her parents Mickey was an accomplished ballroom dancer. Her love extended to travelling and on one trip the cruise ship invited the passengers to occupy the stage for dancing while the ship’s band practised. And she became an unwitting part of the day’s entertainment as the auditorium filled. A trip across Canada in a small van conversion was a highlight and strengthened the marital bonds. But the trip she enjoyed most was the visit to Ireland immediately after County Mayo had won a major sporting event and was flying every flag.

Despite her failing health Mick was able in her last year to spend time with her three children and seven grandchildren. Dying on 20 February 2025, Mick leaves behind a severely bereft husband who is extremely grateful to Vince and Tammy Fischer for their kindness and support.