Kaetler, Joan Elizabeth
April 16, 1933 – August 2, 2025
at the age of 92 years:
Memorial service Saturday, August 16, 2025, 1:00 p.m., Grindrod Gospel Church
Williamson, Cecil George
May 27, 1947 – July 31, 2025
at the age of 78 years:
Cecil George Williamson (78) of Salmon Arm and Tappen and longtime resident of Canoe, passed away peacefully on July 31, 2025, surrounded by his loving family and friends.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Cecil and Lena (nee Mariash) Williamson, the family moved to Vancouver and then to Kamloops where Cecil grew up.
At a young age, and with a driver’s license in hand, Cecil started driving a delivery truck for Roy Bertoli. This developed into a lifelong career of driving trucks of all descriptions. This passion also took Cecil to many stops in Western Canada. In the late 1990’s Cecil landed in Salmon Arm and went to work for Blackburn Excavating Ltd. Cecil remained with the Backburn organization until his retirement.
Cecil had a remarkable ability to connect with everyone he met. In retirement he would make his rounds in Salmon Arm to chat with friends. Cecil continued his love for the road by making small road trips throughout BC. Cecil also continued the family tradition of model building, working on puzzles and added diamond dots.
Cecil is survived by his son Shawn, his stepmother May Wotta, sister Sharie (the late Kerry) Smith, brother Evan (Marilyn), stepbrother Norman Wotta, numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and his former wife Gertrude Fry and stepchildren Heather & Rob. He is preceded in death by his parents and stepfather Lucky Coates.
A private service will be held at a later date.
Memorial donations to a charity of your choice or the BC Lung Foundation (https://bclung.ca) would be greatly appreciated.
Auber, Christopher Alloysius (ZhiCheng)
July 11, 1963 – July 28, 2025
at the age of 62 years:
Christopher was born on a warm sunny July in 1963, in the early hours of the 11th, in Singapore, in the year of the Rabbit. Christopher passed peacefully in the loving arms of his wife on a warm sunny July day in 2025, in the early hours of the 28th, in the mountains of British Columbia, Canada, in the year of the Snake.
Chris lives on in his adoring wife, Ruth, and his four beautiful daughters, Shaaron (David), Zoë (Jason), Naomi (Robert), and Bethany (Dean). His grandchildren are his cherished legacy, now carried by Dahlia, Eden, Rose, Boaz, Joel, Reginald, Emerson, and Oliver. Being Husband, Dad, and Papa has been his proudest honour.
Christopher’s siblings, James (Lim Ah Chiew), Marion (Ed), Teresa, Gus (John), Margaret (Rodney), Mike, and his beloved nieces and nephews, were always held close to his heart. He wore the title KorKor with great honour.
Chris was raised into the gentleman he became by Doris and Joe. Living in Singapore, then England, and finally Canada, but never losing his love for his Singaporean identity. There was no chili spicy enough for him. Chris had hobbies as vast as his friends, with archery, tai chi, shooting, and wood crafting. He was a scotch connoisseur, loved good food, and he prized his “Bod” Wolfpack patch. He enjoyed cricket and sci-fi novels, smoking pipes and swapping tales. Chris leant towards passions of precision and stoicism. He is remembered and loved by multitudes across the world.
Welcoming him in Heaven are Teresa, Ryan, Joey, Mary, his father, Joe, and many more beloved reunions.
“While I can, I will” – Christopher Auber
Kubik, Shirley Anne
June 21, 1936 – July 26, 2025
at the age 89 years
Hein, Joan Anna
January 15, 1942 – July 23, 2025
at the age of 83 years:
With great sadness we announce that Joan left this world early on the morning of July 23. With family by her side, she became a free spirit and joined her husband in heaven.
Joan is survived by her daughter Lianne (Brent) and son Kristopher (Leslie) grandchildren Alexander, Braydon, Graham and Rielle. Joan was predeceased by Allen, her husband of 63 years.
Joan was born in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, the middle of three children to Grace and Olaf Christensen. In 1960 she married Allen, the love of her life, and they travelled across Canada with the Air Force. After a number of moves and career changes they settled with their two kids on the West Coast. When they decided to retire it was the Shuswap they fell in love with, and in 2000 began building their own home in Anglemont. The project was a labour of love for them both. It was there that they found a deep sense of community and developed friendships that lasted their lifetimes.
While Joan had a number of health challenges most of her life, never ever did they define her. She was eternally optimistic, always seeing the future with bright possibility. She was an avid gardener finding peace and joy anytime she could put her hand to the soil and tend her plants. She was a talented artist who captured beauty with a variety of mediums and her art is treasured by those she gifted it to. Joan was always eager to spend time with friends, the Queen of entertaining with snacks and dips and a lot of laughter. Most of all what defined her was the love and pride she had for her family. Sometimes boastful but always unconditional, she let all of us know how important we were to her.
She is dearly missed and a memorial/celebration of her life will be held in the fall.
Butcher, Adrian “Mark”
February 18, 1946 – July 21, 2025
at the age of 79 years:
A Celebration of Mark’s life will be held on Sunday, August 17th at 2:00 pm at Sorrento Evangelical Free Church at Cedar Heights Social Centre, on Cedar Drive in Blind Bay.
We will miss Mark, his sense of humour, his love for people and his fondness for making a deal. Mark went to be with our Lord on Monday, July 21, after a long battle with cancer leaving behind his wife Jasmine and daughter Allyson, two sons from a previous marriage with Connie, Matthew (Laura) and Andrew (Krista), five grandchildren, a sister, Deirdre (Bill) and a brother Brian, (Emma).
Mark was born in Southampton, England, and as a young child travelled with his missionary parents to China and then to Japan and eight years later eventually to Swan River, Manitoba. After six years in Taylor Elementary, his family moved again with Mark and his sister to Bangkok. Eventually the two young people attended a boarding school in Dalat, Vietnam. In 1965 Mark came to Rocanville, Saskatchewan, to finish his grade 12. He attended the University of Saskatchewan and obtained his B.Ed. Mark moved to Lloydminster where Matthew and Andrew were born.
Mark was a superb teacher and high school principal in both Lloydminster and Okotoks. In 2000, Mark decided to move to China to teach. He taught at several schools and then in 2003 he was selected as the first principal for Sino Canada School near Shanghai, a British Columbia Offshore School, and his students remember him fondly.
While in China Mark met and married Jasmine and in 2018 he retired and they moved to Canoe so that Allyson could finish her schooling in Canada.
A Celebration of Mark’s life will be held on Sunday, August 17th at 2:00 pm at Sorrento Evangelical Free Church at Cedar Heights Social Centre, on Cedar Drive in Blind Bay.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Hospice Society in Salmon Arm: support@shuswaphospice.ca
Maria Otting
22:14 01 Dec 19
When the shocking and sad time arrives,
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Vince will guide you seamlessly through the process. I highly recommend the caring, professional service of Fischer’s, they could not have done a better job. Thank you so much❤️
Denise Ramsay
22:00 06 Dec 18
Recently, my mom passed away suddenly in Palm Springs, California. My dad was devastated with grief, but he had some amazing friends nearby who helped him thru the process.
In order to start that process, they needed the name of a funeral service in Salmon Arm that the people in the states could be in contact with about the handling of the remains. One of the friends recommended Fischer's Funeral Services, so they were called and They were amazing..they handled all the paperwork and kept in close contact with both the funeral homes and the people dealing with certificates and such. They will also help the spouse with some paperwork regarding taxes if necessary.
When my father and I went to see them regarding my mother's wishes, they were so accommodating and did not hesitate to do everything they could to make this as pleasant as they possibly could. We even changed our minds a few times about things at the last minute, and they made it all happen just the way we wanted.
My mother didn't have the usual service and it was the best choice we could have made for her and Fischer's did everything to make the day absolutely beautiful from the room setup to the layout of the flowers and urn. They also supplied all the little stuff that you don't even think about in a time like that( paper plates, cutlery, coffee, tea, etc...) and it took a giant load off of my mind so I could concentrate on making this the best send off I could for my mom and for that, I will be forever grateful.
I am quite bad to judge how much food and such to get for events , we had way, way too much leftover, but I felt happy about it because I knew it wouldn't go to waste. It gets donated to the local Women's shelter and so I feel that even though my mom is gone, she is still giving to others, and that is the best feeling.
I was amazed at the cost of the service. I have heard horror stories about the thousands and thousands of dollars it can cost and I was concerned because of the situation in dealing with the US that the cost would be one of those stories, but that was the most reasonable cost I have ever seen, and a house will not have to be mortgaged to pay for it ... 😊
A BIG shout out to Fischer's for all you did for me and my father and may the Heavens bless you both!
In order to start that process, they needed the name of a funeral service in Salmon Arm that the people in the states could be in contact with about the handling of the remains. One of the friends recommended Fischer's Funeral Services, so they were called and They were amazing..they handled all the paperwork and kept in close contact with both the funeral homes and the people dealing with certificates and such. They will also help the spouse with some paperwork regarding taxes if necessary.
When my father and I went to see them regarding my mother's wishes, they were so accommodating and did not hesitate to do everything they could to make this as pleasant as they possibly could. We even changed our minds a few times about things at the last minute, and they made it all happen just the way we wanted.
My mother didn't have the usual service and it was the best choice we could have made for her and Fischer's did everything to make the day absolutely beautiful from the room setup to the layout of the flowers and urn. They also supplied all the little stuff that you don't even think about in a time like that( paper plates, cutlery, coffee, tea, etc...) and it took a giant load off of my mind so I could concentrate on making this the best send off I could for my mom and for that, I will be forever grateful.
I am quite bad to judge how much food and such to get for events , we had way, way too much leftover, but I felt happy about it because I knew it wouldn't go to waste. It gets donated to the local Women's shelter and so I feel that even though my mom is gone, she is still giving to others, and that is the best feeling.
I was amazed at the cost of the service. I have heard horror stories about the thousands and thousands of dollars it can cost and I was concerned because of the situation in dealing with the US that the cost would be one of those stories, but that was the most reasonable cost I have ever seen, and a house will not have to be mortgaged to pay for it ... 😊
A BIG shout out to Fischer's for all you did for me and my father and may the Heavens bless you both!
