Stanford, Dorothy Jean
May 10, 1941 – December 20, 2023
at the age of 82 years:
Celebration of Life: Saturday, 1:00 pm, January 6, 2024, River of Life Community Church, Blind Bay
Martens, Henry
August 29, 1933 – January 2, 2023
at the age of 89 years:
Henry Martens went to be with his Saviour on January 2nd, 2023. He was born August 29th, 1933 in Osler Saskatchewan. Henry is survived by his Sister Martha Ghent and will be missed by his 3 boys Dale (Liz) 2 grand son’s Jayden & Easton, Phil (Anita) 2 grand daughters Taylor & Karli, Tim (Sherri) 3 grand children Carter (boy), Madison (Girl) & Parker (boy). He attended Roseleaf school for his elementary years and then began working at a young age. He enjoyed playing ball and loved his momma’s cooking.
Henry worked hard in his life starting at Wells Construction during his teenage years, the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (5years), University of Saskatchewan (where he was proud to say he worked for $1.75/hr) and then the City of Saskatoon (21years).
He was married to Francies Janzen in 1953- 1977. They had their first son Gerald in 1956 who died 8 days later, moved into Saskatoon right away in the Mayfair area. Dale was born in 1959, Phil (1962), Lloyd (1965-2011) and Tim in 1966. Henry loved his boys and wanted each of them to be hard workers, wise financially and to love Jesus.
Henry was married to Kelly(Gannon) on March 25th in 1978-2002. They enjoyed walking, reading and biking together in the Saskatoon river valley. He retired at age 60 from the City of Saskatoon. Henry spent his last years in the Okanagan enjoying trails on his scooter, drives by the lake and walking in the sunshine.
Barber, Joseph Richard
February 28, 1954 – January 1, 2023
at the age of 68 years
Davies, Joan Maureen
July 27, 1932 – December 29, 2022
at the age of 90 years:
The family of Joan Maureen Davies (nee Kingsbury) is sad to announce that she passed away on December 29, 2022, at the Shuswap Lake General Hospital at 90 years of age.
Born in Peace River, Alberta on July 27, 1932, Joan attended King Edward High School in Vancouver and then graduated from the first UBC Nursing Program. She worked at Vancouver General Hospital until she and Bob were married in 1955. Their honeymoon at Sun Valley was the beginning of a life of skiing together.
Along with raising five busy children, Joan taught swimming lessons and Aquafit at the Four Seasons Pool in Prince George. Joan was instrumental in developing the Adapted Aquatic program, receiving an Outstanding Community Service Award from the City of Prince George in 1993. Retiring to Sicamous in 1994, Joan and Bob enjoyed spending time on their boat the U ‘n Me. Joan continued to teach swimming and Aquafit classes at the pool in Salmon Arm.
The opportunity for fitness and the camaraderie that dragon boating offered was another huge part of Joan’s life. The Shuswap Silver Dragons travelled to the 55+ B.C. Games in Richmond in 2009, winning a bronze medal.
Joan is survived by her five children, Patti (Tony), Robyn, Howard (Joan), Shelley (John) and Jayson. She will be remembered by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Thank you to the wonderful staff at the Lakeside Manor in Salmon Arm. The family also appreciated the considerate care provided by Dr. Jeremy Swatzky-Martens.
A family gathering to honour Joan and Bob will be held during the summer of 2023 at Silver Star Mountain.
Shupe, Sarah Jane
March 17, 1940 – December 29, 2022
at the age of 82 years
Soellig, Karl Walter Oskar
September 19, 1939 – December 28, 2022
at the age of 83 years:
Karl was born the 3rd child of Emma and Karl Soellig September 19, 1939, in Halberstadt, Germany.
He completed his schooling and apprenticeship as a Machinist in East Germany and then was allowed to join his parents and younger brother Wolfgang in Idar-Oberstein in West Germany. In 1961 he relocated to Stuttgart where he met his sweetheart Rosemarie, and they married in 1962. Their son Joerg was born in 1963 and Frank followed in 1965.
In 1975 he made a big life change when he decided instead of moving to Frankfurt he would relocate his family to Canada. An idea he had already considered before marriage. They arrived on October 20, 1975 in Grande Prairie, Alberta where Karl had secured work at Steel Industries.
They were welcomed by the Grande Prairie Society of German Canadians and had many good friends and years of activities. He started his own machine shop and was well known for solving problems and fixing anything that was brought to him. His motto was “if you can dream it I can fix it”.
His love of skiing got him involved in Ski Patrol. He also got into soaring and bought his own glider and spent many summers at a gliding camp in Cowley, AB.
After retirement Karl and Rosemarie moved to Blind Bay in 2001 and enjoyed living in “paradise”
Karl was predeceased by his parents and sisters Gerda 1977, Hanna 2021 and Wolfgang 2022. Karl will be missed by his wife of 60 years and his 2 sons and their families.
We would like to thank Dr. Thomson and the staff at Piccadilly Care Centre for their love and support.
Please don’t send any flowers. If you wish, consider a donation to your favorite charity.
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22:14 01 Dec 19
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22:00 06 Dec 18
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