All Obituaries

She came to Canada from England with her family in 1925 to settle on a farm near Alix.  She attended Alix School, and graduated as an R.N. from the Calgary General Hospital in 1945. She worked as an R.N. until 1949 when she married Melvin Robert Tarzwell.  They farmed near Alix and raised four children. She also worked in the Bashaw Hospital. In 1965, they moved to Salmon Arm where she continued her nursing career. She was predeceased by her husband, two sisters, and two brothers....

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of James H. Moen on April 5th, 2021 at his beloved family farm. Jim was one of the last babies born in the Enderby & District Memorial Hospital on February 19, 1946. He was a long-time resident of the Hadow Road and Grandview Bench Areas and amassed a large number of friends and acquaintances. Jim proudly supported his family as a logger, a farmer and a land developer. Those who knew Dad knew that He always had a beer to share...

Siebe - A man who loved his Lord and Saviour, his family, and a good glass of scotch. He was born in Gorredijk, Friesland, The Netherlands, the youngest boy in a family of six siblings. Following his growing up years in World War II, he served in the Dutch army in Indonesia. Immediately after marrying, Siebe immigrated to Canada in February 1952 with his bride, Hilly. They started out in Vancouver, where they raised their family among a large wave of Dutch immigrants, making their church...

Long time resident of the Golden District, Janice Mockus passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 30th at the Golden Hospital with her daughter Kathy at her side. Janice was born December 7th, 1936 in the United States, Milwaukee Wisconsin, and immigrated to the Donald area in 1962. She became a Canadian citizen along with her husband Stanley and two daughters Barbara and Kathy. Later they pioneered land in a remote part of the Blaeberry-Forde Station area. Here they logged...

It is with sadness we announce the passing of our mother, Emma Gayle Best (nee Culver), age 82, on March 29th, 2021. Mom passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the Golden Hospital after a long battle with Emphysema. Gayle was born June 19, 1938 at the University Hospital in Edmonton, to Ed and Gladys Culver of Fort Assiniboine, Alberta. Gayle was the 9th of 10 children, a twin to Gary. Gayle lived with her family at the Fort until she met her first husband, Rudolph Anderson and...

It is with heavy hearts and fond memories that we announce the passing of Ann Louise Richardson at her home on March 26th, 2021 at the age of 64 years.  Ann was born on May 17, 1956 in Medicine Hat. Ann married her high school sweetheart Terry in 1977 and soon after, added their two daughters, Jayme and Jodi to their family.  Ann and Terry lived in Medicine Hat until the early ‘90s and then moved their family to the Columbia Valley. Several years after the loss of Terry, Ann...

It is with sad and heavy hearts that Steven, Beth and I announce Mike passed away (or up or over) on Tuesday. He suffered a massive stroke a week earlier and, along with his other health issues, was not able to pull through. Although, like everything he did in life, he tried hard to do so. He loved his family and didn’t want to leave them. He passed with my holding his hand while in the background “O Danny Boy” was playing…very fitting for his Irish heritage and...