A service of remembrance was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday for the late John David Karran of Armstrong who died at Vernon Jubilee Hospital on April 17 at the age of 64 years.

The service was held at St. James Anglican Church with Rev. David Robinson officiating. Cremation.

Mr. Karran attended school at Oliver, then lived at various areas of Brisish Columbia while a 14-year employee of B.C. Forest Service. He then moved to Williams Lake where he worked for Jacobsen Brothers for 23 years.

In August, 1992, the Karrans moved to Armstrong where he worked for Milestone Wood Products until retiring in July 2000.

Throughout his life, Mr. Karran enjoyed hockey and was involved with minor hockey for 22 years. He also liked to draw, was a hot rod enthusiast, enjoyed skiing, the outdoors, and wild life.

Mr. Karran is survived by his wife, Maureen, at Armstrong; three children Cheryl Cassan at Vernon, Greg (Cindy) Karran at Williams Lake, Scott (Sheri) Karran at St. Albert, Alta.; grandchildren Amber (Bruce) Barkamn at Riverton, Man., Lee (Monica) Cassan at Winnipeg, Shelby Karran at Houston, Marisa McMartin at Vernon, Stevie Karran at Houston, Jack Karran at Williams Lake, Jacob Karran at St. Albert and Ben Karran at Williams Lake; one great grandchild, Evan Cassan at Winnipeg. He is also survived by sisters and brother Bev (Bill) McDonald at Campbell River, Bob (Dorothy) Karran at Bon Accord, Alta., and Sandra (Denny) Amos at Black Creek, B.C. and his special pal, his dog Kyla.

Donations in memory of Mr. Karran may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Mountain View Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements.

A Memorial service will be held Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. for a long time Armstrong resident, Michael Katzuk who died peacefully at Enderby & District Memorial Hospital on Jan. 26 at the age of 78 years.

A resident of this area since 1925, Mr. Katzuk was born at Estevan, Sask. on Nov. 16, 1923.

Coming to British Columbia, he farmed in Spallumcheen and worked for Baird Bros. He enjoyed every day of his life.

Mr. Katzuk is survived by his wife Mary at home, two sons and one daughter, Wayne Michael (Lois Rogers) at Sooke, Sherri McCormick (Larry) at Sherwood Park, Alta., Edwin Matthew (Candice) at Lousanna, Alta., grandchildren Stacey, Kayla, Nikita, Graham and Lauren. Also survived are two brothers, Peter (Betty)at Edmonton and Fred (Irene) at Armstrong, as well as nieces and nephews.

The service will be conducted at Mountain View Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ken Jones officiating. Cremation.

Condolences may be emailed to mvfh@canada.com

The community was saddened to learn of the death of Gladys Avis Cave (Kazakoff) on Oct. 1 at the age of 72.

She was born Oct. 25, 1928.

Last Friday (Oct. 6) a gathering was held in memory of her at the Oddfellows Hall at Armstrong.

Gladys was a long time resident of the Armstrong and Enderby area. She was very active in the Armstrong Enderby Riding Club and regularly assisted at Horse show and fun days.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to do so may make donations in Gladys name to the AERC.

Cremation was in the care of Bethel Funeral Home.

A celebration of life was held June 12 for the late Edmund Henry Kazmarek who died June 6 at Enderby & District Memorial Hospital. He was 74.

Mr. Kazmarek was born in France of Polish and German parents. He moved to Canada in 1948, originally settling in Ontario.

In 1972, he moved his family to British Columbia. It was his love of wide-open spaces and the countryside that finally brought him to the Armstrong/Spallumcheen area.

He enjoyed gardening and walking with his dogs. Mr. Kazmarek also loved reading, collecting thousands of books from all over Europe in several languages. He enjoyed meeting people and having coffee with them at the family owned restaurants.

Mr. Kazmarek is survived by his wife, Renee, at Armstrong, and children Nathalie (Tom) at Penticton, Corinne (Rick) at Maple Ridge, Gillen Kazmarek at Armstrong, Pierre Kazmarek at Enderby, grandchildren Robert, Jason, Riley, Nicole, Danielle, Stuart and Suria, and two great grandchildren, Alyshia and Tristan. Also surviving his are his mother, Veronica and three sisters, Luciene, Jeanine and Irene and their respective families.

Ken Smedley will officiate at the 2:30 p.m. service being held at Mountain View Chapel. A tea will then be held in the reception area at the chapel with everyone invited.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the B.C. Cancer Research Department.

Death occurred at Vernon on Monday (October 6) of Prince Kidd, aged 95 years.

Mr. Kidd was born the sixth of 12 children in Wigginstall, England on May 24, 1885.

In 1912 Mr. Kidd came to Canada and served with the Canadian Army, Battalion #138for almost four years. Upon his return from the First World War in 1919, Mr. Kidd bought a farm in St. Vincent, Alta. Where he farmed until his move to the Knob Hill area of Armstrong in 1947.

In 1963, Mr. Kidd retired and moved from the farm into the Coty of Armstrong.

Predeceased by his wife, Alice in 1977, he leaves six daughters, Elizabeth Fleming of Williams Lake, Mary Manke, Kamloops; Ellen McKenzie, Port McNeil; Ay Baird, Salmon Arm; Stella Hill, Enderby; Ruby Dugdale, Armstrong; and two sons, William Bromley of Barriere and Prince Bromley of Armstrong.

Funeral service will be held at St. James’ Anglican Church, Armstrong on Thurs., Oct. at 2 p.m. with Rev. Gerald Lavergne officiating. Interment will be in Armstrong-Spallumcheen Cemetery.

Arrangements are entrusted with Mountain View Chapel of Armstrong.

Alice Kidd of 2485 Patterson Ave., Armstrong, died July 6, in Enderby and District Memorial Hospital after a long term illness of two years. She was 66.

Originally of Maidenstone, Kent, England, she came to Canada in 1914 where she was educated and married in Maple Creek, Sask. It wasn’t until 1947 that she moved to Enderby where she worked at being a wife and homemaker for her family. Her earlier occupation in life was that of housekeeper. Besides taking care of her family she was actively involved in needle work.

Mrs. Kidd is survived by her husband, six daughters; Elizabeth Anna Fleming, Grindrod; Mary Emma Manke, Kamloops; Ellen Florence MacKenzie; Amy Jean Baird, Salmon Arm; Stella rose Hill, Enderby; Ruby Diane Dugdale at home and her two sons; Ucluelet, William Bromley; and Prince Bromley, slong with four sisters and two brothers. She is predeceased by one sister and three brothers.

Funeral service was held July 9 at St. James’ Anglican church, Armstrong, Rev. Carry officiating.

Burial to follow in Armstrong Cemetery.

Funeral service for Stuart Gustav Klassen, 16, will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Mennonite Church at Gardom Lake. Burial will follow at the Hullcar Cemetery.

The service will be conducted by minister Robert Klassen.

Bowers Funeral Home at Salmon Arm is handling the arrangements.

He is the son of Richard and Donna Klassen of Armstrong. More details next week.

The funeral service for Stuart Gustav Klassen was held at the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, on Gardom Lake Rd. on April 25 at 1:30 p.m. following his tragic death near Falkland on April 20.

He was 16.

Stuart is the son of Richard and Donna Klassen, and wsa born on Sept. 28, 1984, at Enderby.

The service was conducted by minister Bob Klassen and Benny Hiebert. Casket bearers were Dick Klassen, Todd Olson, Joe Klassen, Marc Goossen, Lance Reimer, Brian Friesen. Honorary bearer was Sean Olson. Interment followed in the Hullcar Cemetery at Armstrong.

Bowers Funeral Home at Salmon Arm was entrusted with arrangements.

He is survived by his parents, Richard and Donna, sisters Dana at home, Sheryl and Todd Olson, Sean, Katie Rose and Jeffrey at Abbotsford, brothers Joe and Myrna and Mary at Armstrong, Dick at home, maternal grandmother Margaret Toews and many uncles, aunts, cousins and many friends.

Just before his death, Stuart had said "I'll do anything God."

He asked a youth to pray with him out loud, the he left this world with one last Klassen hand squeeze.

Stuart was not ashamed to be a Christian, and was free to talk about his faith with others. He was baptized upon the confession of his faith on April 4, 1999, becoming a member of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite.

Stuart was working with his dad in the family cabinet shop. He loved the outdoors, and the family said they were blessed to share it with him. Together they often made quad trips, hiking, fishing, horseback riding and sharing campfires together. Those who were fortunate enough to share a campfire with him always remember his willingness to split the wood, light the fire and keep it going with many pokes and rearrangements.

A service of remembrance will be held this Saturday at 11 a.m. for the late Ellen Jean Klassen. She died at Vernon on March 23 at the age of 70 years.

Born and raised at Armstrong, Jean Watt married her husband, Jim, in 1947. They lived in various parts of Canada until moving back to Armstrong in 1969. She was active in the community, the Interior Provincial Exhibition, and Zion United Church. She enjoyed her family and friends.

The service will be held at Zion United Church with Rev. Jim Lochhead officiating.

Following the service a tea will be held at the church hall. Interment of cremated remains will be made in the family plot of Armstrong Spallumcheen Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Jean's memory may be made to a charity of your choice. Mountain View Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.

Mrs. Klassen is survived by daughters Kay Bockus (Al) at Prince George and Debbie (Dale) Kauffman at Winfield; sons Dick (Angelika) at Lumby, Brian (Trish) at Prince George, David (Judy) at Armstrong and Terry (Sue) at Winfield; 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren; brothers Jim (Kay) Watt and Jack (Betty) Watt, all at Vernon; sister Doreen Watt and friend Marg at New Hamburg, Ont.; sister-in-law Caroline Watt at Madeira Park, B.C., nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Jim, in 1999, daughter Linda and brother Ken Watt.

Mountain View Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.

A gathering of family and friends will celebrate the life of the late Emil Ludwig Klinger on Aug. 20 at the Army, Navy and Airforce Veterans Club at Vernon.

Mr. Klinger died peacefully on Aug. 6 at the age of 86 with his wife at his side.

The gathering will be held at 3 p.m.

Mr. Klinger came to the Vernon area in 1931 from Wappella, Sask. He became involved in land clearing in the area where the Village Green Hotel now stands, pulling large stumps out with a team of horses attached to a lare windlass.

Mr. Klinger soon entered the field of farming and ranching, something he continued until his retirement in 1998 at the age of 83.

Mr. Klinger was heavily involved in real estate development in the Okanagan Landing area for many yeas. He established and operated one of the first domestic water systems in that area.

Following his retirement, he enjoyed a large lawn and garden at the Bar 2 Ranch at Armstrong. He built two fish ponds which he kept stocked with Rainbow trout. He enjoyed feeding and catching the trout with his many friends right up until his last days.

A long term member of the Army, Navy and Airforce Veterans Club at Vernon, he was an honorary member of the Vernon Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Mr. Klinger is survived by his wife and companion of 23 years, Rita, daughter Norma Masloff (Ed) at Vernon, son Leonard Klinger (Lorraine) at Falkland, sister Wanda Carr at Sherwood Park, sister Elsie Cromwell (Dick) at Camano Island, Wash., brother Gus (Joyce) at Kelowna, step children Gerald, Pauline and Mitchell, grandchildren Ray, Clayton, Judy and John, Step-grandchildren Jo Anne, Rachel and Eric and many great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.]Mountain View Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.

A celebration of life was held Monday for the late Henry William Koelling who died June 11 at Vernon at the age of 83. With his parents, Mr. Koelling immigrated from Germany in 1923, settling in Saskatchewan where they homesteaded and farmed. He lived in various parts of B.C., moving from Surrey to Armstrong in 1972. Over the years, Mr. Koelling worked as a truck driver, logger, mail deliverer, Department of Highways, forestry outlook attendant and Buckerfield’s at Armstrong.

He served overseas during the Second World War with the Regina Rifles Regiment, seeing active service from August 1944 to March 1946. Mr. Koelling was an avid fly fisherman and loved the outdoors and animals. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and an active participant with the Royal Canadian Legion.

The service was held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 35, Armstrong at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. Cremation.

Mountain View Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements.

Kate (Kitsy) Kofoed died from a stroke at Abbotsford Feb.18.

Kitsy, born in Armstrong to Ewart and Mabel Price in 1921, spent most of her life in this community. She lived here until her marriage to Aage Kofoed in 1942, moved to Vancouver for five years, and returned to Armstrong with her husband and two children where six more children were born.

The family moved to Maple Ridge in 1990 and after Aage's death in 1995, Kitsy moved to Abbotsford to be cared for by her family.

Kitsy was predeceased by her beloved husband Aage in 1995, her parents, sister Enid and brother Dave. She is survived by eight children; Mabel of Abbotsford, Jack (Leona) of Kelowna, Jean (Rod) McLean of Penticton, Marjorie (Angus) McEachern of Maple Ridge, Bruce (Karen) of North Vancouver, Grace (Gordon) Wood of Surrey, Joyce (Kerry) Nesvog of Abbotsford and Merlin (Joanne) of Langley and four sisters and three brothers; Beatrice Graham of Chase, Ron (Pearl) Price of Salmon Arm, Jack Price of Montana, Emma Lansdowne of Kelowna, Harry (Doris) Price of Kelowna, Hazel (Richard) Cobb of Theodore, Saskatchewan, Edna Price of Kelowna, many nieces and nephews and 23 grandchildren. Kitsy is interned in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Maple Ridge, B.C.