It is with extreme sadness, that we announce the passing of our beloved Margaret Rose Large, on April 5th 2020, at the age of 76 in Coldstream BC. She lost her fight with cancer, quietly and peacefully in her daughter's arms. Maggie will forever be remembered for her immense amount of love she gave to all of her family and friends. Due to gathering restrictions, a celebration of life will be announced at a later date.

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Mother Vivian Breurkens who passed away at 83 years of age.Vivian was born August 15, 1936 in Bruno, Sk and passed away March 30, 2020 is Fort St. John, BC . There will be no services at this time.

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved Mother, Grandmother and Friend, Phyllis Girton, who passed away March 27, 2020 at 91 years of age. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 3, 2020 at 2:00 pm. All family and friends are invited to watch via a web link.   To view the service please click here    

It is with sadness that we share the passing of Hubert Ganslmaier at the age of 57. Hubert was born on February 12, 1963 in Germany and passed away March 14, 2020 in Fort St. John. There will be a Celebration of Life to be held at a later date. Information will follow. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy can be made in honor of Hubert to the Fort St. John SPCA.

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved Mother, Grandmother and friend, Joyce Ward, who passed away March 8, 2020 at 93 years of age. Memorial service will be held Thursday, March 12th at 2:00pm from the Royal Canadian Legion Hall. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy can be made in memory of Joyce to the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation General Fund or the Cancer Treatment Fund. 

It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Hailey Ann Wokeley. Hailey was born July 23, 2001 and went home on March 1, 2020 at the age of 18.  Hailey was special to all who met her and she will be greatly missed.  A wake for Hailey will be held Sunday, March 8th at the Halfway River First Nation Community Hall at 4:00 pm. A service will follow Monday, March 9th in the Hall at 10:00 am with interment to follow at Peterson Crossing.

Margaret was born in Rose Prairie, BC on May 18, 1933. She was the third youngest of 8 children parented by William Earle and Jessie Wilson.  Margaret married Cecil William Dool in October of 1950 and moved 7 miles down the road to their new farm home, where they raised their five children; Aubrey, Audrey, Arlene, Hugh and Patricia. They had a good life together.  Cecil succumbed to cancer on January 14, 2002 and though Margaret fought hard to beat cancer this past year,...

With great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved Father, Son, Brother, and Friend, John Streeper, who passed away February 28, 2020 at 40 years of age. Memorial service will be held Monday, March 9th at 2:00 pm from the Fort Nelson Rec Centre. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy can be made in memory of John to the Northern Rockies Seniors Society via email to nrss@theedge.ca.

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved Mother and Friend, Janie Wall, who passed away Feb 25, 2020 at 64 years of age. A celebration of life for Janie will be held later in the spring. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy can be made to the Fort St. John Palliative Care Society.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Douglas Robert Marlatt. At age 69 years young he led a strong, healthy and spiritual life. Doug grew up in Hope, BC where he raised his two daughters. Later in life he moved to Buick, BC to enjoy the peacefulness on his farm along side his animals. Doug is survived by his two daughters Crystal and Melissa, their husbands, and four grandchildren, his eight siblings, and an incredibly loving community of family and friends. He had...

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved Mother, Janet McPhee, who passed away February 20, 2020 at 69 years of age. If so desired expressions of sympathy can be made in Janet's memory to the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation Peace Villa Fund.

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Aileene Snider of Fort St. John at the age of 91. Aileene was born on March 6, 1928 in Saskatchewan and passed away on February 14th, 2020 in Fort St. John.  A Viewing will be held on Friday, February 21st, 2020 at 10:00 am at Hamres Funeral Chapel.  A Memorial Service for Aileene will be held at 1:30 pm on Friday, February 21, 2020 from the Hamres Funeral Chapel with an interment to follow the service at Woodlawn...

On Sunday, February 2, 2020, our free-spirited and irreplaceable Mark set out on a journey he had made many times before.  It was one of his favorite things to do with his ‘Braaap’ buddies and their sleds.  They looked forward to a day of chasing that feeling of being ‘alive and free’ as they carved their way through the powder enjoying the beauty of the mountains, the fresh air and the camaraderie of friends.  That was their plan, the mountain had...

Nick Ostashek passed peacefully with his 3 sons Terry, Wesley, and Kevin as well as his grandson, Shaun by his side. Nick was happy to join the love of his life, Lydia, whom he missed so much.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Nick to the Heart and Stroke Foundation https://www.heartandstroke.ca/ or the BC Cancer Foundation https://bccancerfoundation.com/  A service for Nick is planned for the Spring, details to follow.  

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved Father, Brother and Friend, Jerry Haagsman. Graveside service will be held Thursday, February 20th at 2:00 pm from the Hudson's Hope Cemetery with a tea to follow at the Hudson's Hope Community Hall. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in memory of Jerry to the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation Cancer Treatment Fund. 

It is with the greatest sadness we announce the passing of Bert Gammage on Feb 2, 2020 at the age of 90.   Bert was born in East Dereham,  England on Dec 10, 1929. He joined the Royal Airforce as a young man and fell in love with Canada after a tour of training with NATO in Winnipeg. Bert and Jean emigrated to Canada in 1960.  He started working for the Hudson’s Bay company which took them to Kamloops and Kimberly where his first daughter, Paula, was...

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Georgina Hunter on January 28th, 2020 at the age of 50. A wake will be held Friday, January 31st at 5:30 pm at the Halfway River Community Centre with a service to follow Saturday, February 1st at 11:00 am. 

It is with extreme sadness and with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved daughter, Jennifer Nelson who passed quietly and peacefully on January 25, 2020.  Jennifer touched many hearts during her short time with us and we will always cherish our memories of her in our lives. Jennifer leaves behind to mourn her mom and dad Kyle and Lynda (Mallette) Nelson, grandparents Paul Mallette as well as Lise Champagne and Germain Therieault, her step grandfather. ...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Penny Cameron. Penny was born November 3, 1949 in Arcola, Saskatchewan and passed away on January 12, 2020 in Fort St. John, British Columbia at the age of 70. A Memorial Tea to celebrate Penny's life, a life that has touched so many other's, will be held Saturday, January 25th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm in the Callahan Room located in the Fort St. John Hospital. Expressions of sympathy can be made in memory of Penny to the Spinal...

With heart felt sadness we announce the passing of an area pioneer, Dorothy Callison.  The family will be having a private family gathering at a latter date.  If so desired in memory of Dorothy expressions of sympathy may be made to the Fort St John S.P.C.A.  T-9311 - 81 Ave. Fort St John, BC V1J 6P6

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved Mother, Grandmother and Friend, Grace Kursteiner, who passed away January 5, 2020 at 83 years of age. If so desired expressions of sympathy can be made in memory of Grace to the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation Peace Villa Fund.  

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather, Greg Field, of Fort St, John, who passed January 3, 2020 at 54 years of age. If so desired expressions of sympathy can be made in memory of Greg to assist the family with funeral expenses, please contact the office at 250-785-6273.

Dustin Bernard Courtoreille passed away suddenly on January 2nd.  Service information as well as the wake can be found under the services tab.

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved Mother, Grandmother and Friend, Sheila Gwen Hettrick who passed away on Dec 31, 2019 at 67 years of age. If so desired expressions of sympathy can be made in Sheila's memory to the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation.

It is with sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved wife and mother Carol Lynne MacLachlan on December 30th  2019. Carol was married to William Glen MacLachlan Oct 21, 1961 and shared a loving and dedicated 58 years of marriage. Carol is survived by her loving husband Glen, children Debbie Pinkerton  (Allan) Nadine Kam (Brent) and Andy MacLachlan (Lori), her brother Kevin McManus and sister Karen Hiebert (Glen) as well as her grandchildren Amber,...

With heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of James (Jim) Bruce Hotchkiss.  Jim was born on November 17, 1946 in Edmonton, Alberta and he passed away in the Fort St. John Hospital on December 27th, 2019. Jim is survived by his loving wife Ellen Hotchkiss,  his children Shawn Hotchkiss and Tricia Hotchkiss, his grandchildren Tammi-Ann Fehr and Brittany Hotchkiss, great granddaughter Addie Cragg, and 3 sisters and 2 brothers.   Celebration of life will be held at...

Elaine Marie Clare (Clara) Piché was born on September 26, 1937, in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan and passed away in Fort St, John Hospital, December 22, 2019. Elaine was predeceased by her Husband Réné (2005) and Son Denis (2017).  Elaine is survived by her Children; Joanne Rebagliati, Robert Piché, Suzanne (Ken) Andres, and Richard Piché, six Grandchildren, eleven Great-Grandchildren, and Sisters; Alice Arthur and Laurette (Rick)...

On December 20th 2019 Lila Emelia Belt (nee Schulz) went to be with her Heavenly Father and join her parents, 3 brothers and 1 sister, as well as a grand daughter (Natalie Rae) who pre-deceased her. Lila was blessed to have a second chance at love and was pre-deceased by her husband John Belt in 1989.  She is loved beyond measure by her children Bill Ffitch (Debbey), Roberta Scarrow (Dean), Ron Ffitch (Alison Windecker) and George Ffitch.  Grand daughters Nolan Helander (Eric)...

The families invite you to join them for refreshments and a time of sharing. Expressions of sympathy may be made in memory of Loyed to the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation - Peace Villa Fund.  

It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Katie Metecheah. Katie was born February 16, 1960 and passed away on December 15, 2019.  There will be a wake Monday, December 23, 2019 at Halfway Community Hall with a service Tuesday at 11:00 am. Burial will follow at the Halfway River Cemetery.