THURSDAY, July 4, 2013 ❖ A15
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DONNA MAE REID
DEANIA ZEREBESKI
May 22, 1931 - June 19, 2013
April 8, 1944 – June 25, 2013 Kamloops, BC
Donna passed away peacefully in Kamloops on June 19, 2013 at the age of 82 years. She will be dearly missed by her husband of nearly 20 years, Dick Reid, her daughters Diane (Peter) Zell and Mairi Claire (Blair) Pigeon and her stepdaughters Mary Ann McLean, Donna Reid and Helen Reid (Wes Allan). She will be lovingly missed by her grandchildren, Andrew (Yuri), Graham, Allison, Jacqueline and Rachel as well as by her stepgrandchildren, Roberta, Owen, Reid, Ryan, Corrine and Michael. She will be fondly remembered and missed by her twin brother, Ross Styles (Kamloops), and her sister, Helen Moffat (Prince George). Donna was predeceased by her only son, Lorne, in June 1982 and by her sister, Edna Moyer, and her brothers, Gordon Styles and Grayden Styles. Along with her twin brother, Donna was born at home in Prince George to her parents, Eddy and Clara Styles. Their two older sisters were delighted to each have a baby to cuddle and the twins were a special part of many celebrations in the small town. Donna made friends easily and enjoyed happy and carefree days - skating with her Dad in the winter and camping with her friends in the summer - as she grew up in Prince George. When she graduated from high school, she moved to Victoria and then to Vancouver where she worked as a bookkeeper and enjoyed a busy social life. As a skilled seamstress, she was always fashionably dressed and used the same Singer sewing machine throughout her life. Donna met Dan Campbell on a blind date in Vancouver and they were married in September 1955. They lived and raised their children in Kamloops, England, Iran, Calgary and Vancouver and Donna quickly made friends and became involved in these new communities. Eventually, Donna moved back to Kamloops where she began a new career as a real estate agent. At the Century 21 office, she met Dick Reid and they were married in August 1993. Over her life, along with raising her children, Donna was active and involved in many activities and organizations. She was a bridge player, curler and golfer as well as a member of The Order of the Eastern Star Adah Chapter No. 16, The Daughters of the Nile Vesta Club #13 and the Kamloops United Church. Donna always believed that we should look after those that are less fortunate than ourselves and she did just this in many quiet, kind and compassionate ways throughout her life. A Celebration of Donna’s Life will be held on Monday, July 8 at 1 p.m. at the Kamloops United Church located at 421 St. Paul Street. The family gives a special thank you to Diane Lee for her care and friendship of Donna over the past few years. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choice.
It took a lot to extinguish the spirit of Deania Zerebeski but on June 25, 2013, cancer got the edge against her nearly indomitable will. She is survived by her loving husband, Orest, her children, Kevin and Laura, her grandson Jack, as well as countless friends and family who will all feel her absence so profoundly that not even her favorite Elvis ballads can articulate the loss. She was that special. Deania was the eldest of Steve and Elsie Burachinski’s three children. She was raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario, with her siblings Ronnie and Deborah. Her father was a millworker and her mother was a housewife who always told Deania to get an education and support herself. She did. She became a nurse and graduated from McKellar Hospital School of Nursing in 1965. Deania was the first “Day Float” nurse at Royal Inland Hospital, which meant that she was dropped in where the need was greatest, usually to the tough wards like ER, Psych, ICU, and Pediatrics. Every day she faced the storm of people coming in on the very worst days of their lives and she cared for them and healed them with her huge smile, feisty spirit, and determined certainty that everything was going to be okay. This is the woman you wanted looking down at you on your stretcher. She had a big grin. It was the first thing people noticed about her, though if you had a Y chromosome you might also be struck by the bright colors and low-cut shirts she favored. She was the archetypal awkward adolescent who grew into a full-lipped hourglass-figured knockout. Orest, her husband of 46 years, is a deservedly proud and lucky man. He proposed marriage in 1966 overlooking where the North and South Thompson Rivers meet. They lived as happily ever after as people do in real life: lots of friends, a wonderful community, two mostly great kids, financial ups and downs culminating in a blissful term in Jamaica before returning to build their dream house in Kamloops. They traveled the world and felt it all. It was a great life. She made friends easily. She could melt the coldest stranger into talking, just for sport. She looked so much like Carol Burnett that people would sometimes ask for autographs. She adored underdogs and sad stories about strong people. She cheated at cards and golf when she thought she could get away with it. As a point of respect, her family asserts that she never cheated at curling and gave her all to the curling community, her teammates, and especially her opponents. She was keenly interested in tales of survival and the human spirit but was more often a participant. She made the worst smelling popcorn and the best borscht in the world. She was as competitive and stubborn as she was compassionate and fearless. She burned with the fire of her own existence. One of her maxims was “the world doesn’t owe you a living” but the living owe her the world. No one wanted to see her go. She was so loved. Services will be held at Schoening’s Funeral Home on Friday, July 12 at 1 pm followed by a Celebration of Life at the Kamloops Curling Rink. Should friends desire, donations to cancer research in Deania’s name would be appreciated.
BUD SHARPE
EVELYN MINNIE DANIELS
June 1st, 1913 ~ June 28th, 2013
Aug. 3, 1920 – Jul. 1, 2013 On a beautiful, sunny Canada Day we lost our beautiful mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great, great grandmother, sister, auntie, and friend. Evelyn was born Aug. 3, 1920 in Salmon Arm, B.C. She grew up in Seymour Arm and Anstey Arm on Shuswap Lake. On May 29, 1936, at the tender age of 15, she married the love of her life,Vic Daniels, in Vancouver. On Oct. 4, 1937 they welcomed their first daughter, Marlene, and five years later, another daughter, Laverne, was born. In 1951 the family moved to Campbell River, B.C. & Evelyn lived there until 2001 when she relocated to Kamloops to be near family.
After celebrating his 100th birthday, Bud Sharpe of Kamloops, BC, passed away on June 28th, 2013. He is survived by his brother Ken Sharpe of Las Vegas, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Mildred. Bud was a Veteran Member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, serving as a Flight Sergeant for many years. Later on in life, he became an avid participant in the Thompson Valley Rock Club and developed a passion for making jewellery and carving different materials. He also enjoyed many trips to the United States with his wife Mildred. There will be no formal ceremony by request. The family would like to extend a special Dr. thank you Eccleston and the staff of Section C at The Hamlets. In lieu of flowers, donations to in Bud’s memory may be made to Alzheimer’s Society of BC. Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577 Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com
Pennies From Heaven
Evelyn is predeceased by her parents Mathius and Hazel Pederson, her husband Vic in 1976, her daughter Marlene in 1994, her brothers Clayton and Ted (Millie) Pederson, sister and brother-in-law Olive and Ern Daniels. She is survived by her youngest daughter Laverne (Brian) Rasmussen, six grandchildren;Terry (Sherri) Scott,Tammy Eckford (Wes Pickthall), Todd (Nola) Rasmussen, Craig (Aaron) Rasmussen, Colin (Tannis) Rasmussen and Paige (Darren) Dempsey; fifteen great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren; brothers Glen (Margo) Pederson, John (Donna) Pederson and Audrey Pederson. The family would like to express sincere thanks to her family physician Dr. Mahmood, and Dr. Stan Fike, who was her doctor for many years before his retirement.Thanks also to the ambulance crew, Dr. Spencer Brown, and the nurses in the ER, as well as the wonderful nurses on 3 West and 5 North who cared for Evelyn so kindly. By Evelyn’s request, there will be no funeral service. A family Celebration of Life will be held on her 93rd birthday in August. Evelyn bids a fond farewell to all her dear friends at Le Jeune Manor and Riverbend.
Trust Evelyn to have Àreworks for her send off! “We love you Nana.” Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454 schoeningsfuneralservice.com
I found a penny today Just lying on the ground But it’s not just a penny this little coin I’ve found. “Found” pennies come from heaven That’s what my Grandpa told me He said angels toss them down Oh, how I loved that story . He said when an angel misses you They toss a penny down Sometimes just to cheer you up Make a smile out of your frown So don’t pass by that penny when you’re feeling blue It may be a penny from heaven That an angels tossed to you.
Oh Great Spirit ... Oh Great Spirit Whose voice I hear in the wind Whose breath gives life to the world Hear me I come to you as one of your many children I am small and weak I need your strength and your wisdom May I walk in beauty Make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset Make my hands respect the things that you have made And my ears sharp to hear your voice Make me wise, So that I may know the things you have taught your children The lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock Make me strong, Not to be superior to my brothers But to be able to Àght my greatest enemy — myself Make me ever ready to come to you with straight eyes So that when life fades, as the fading sunset My spirit will come to you without shame. Thomas S. Whitecloud II (1914-1972)