All Obituaries

TROMMESHAUSER Ernst November 18, 1938 – September 9, 2022  Heddie July 8, 1946 – September 20, 2022   Ernst (Kurt Joseph) Trommeshauser was born in Iserlohn, Germany. Ernst was one of 16 children (9 sisters and 6 brothers) born to Heinrich and Klara (nee Nagler) Trommeshauser, and is survived by 1 brother, Dieter. At the age of 22, Ernst left Germany and made his way to Toronto, Canada, where he found work in a coal mine and a machine shop. He eventually...

Cecilia Barajas Roebuck passed away at Queen Victoria Hospital, Revelstoke on Monday, September 26th, 2022 at the age of 62 years.  A possible Celebration of Life will be held in the future. Cecilia was born in Sahuayo, Mexico on January 10, 1960 and had been a resident of Revelstoke since 1996.  She was a quiet, kind, loving woman who adored her family. Cecilia was predeceased by her son Juan Pablo Roebuck in 2015 and her brother Victor Barajas.  She is survived by two...

Scott Justus Floto passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 16, 2022, at just 59 years young. Scott leaves behind a broken-hearted family, many friends, colleagues, and his Hall No. 3 brothers. Scott is survived by his loving wife Carla Floto (Zaff), his mother Joan Floto, his sister Sharon (Jim) Pequegnat, daughter Danica Floto (Marius Van Der Merwe), son Blake Floto, stepson Nickolas Zaff, the mother of his children Leslie, his favourite nieces Paula and Stacey (Tyler) Pequegnat, and...

Laura was an extraordinary woman. Born in 1927 to Italian immigrant parents, Angelina and Saverio Fruno, who homesteaded in Armstrong before moving to Port Kells, Laura was the lucky 13th of 15 children. Even as a child she loved to dance, competing as a Scottish Highland dancer, and dancing with her many older brothers (who called her Lou) at every dance. She was a prodigious worker, earning her pocket money by cutting peat, picking beans and blackberries, before she went to Normal School...

Joe Murin passed away on September 16, 2022, in Salmon Arm, BC in the company of his daughter. He was born November 6, 1932, to parents Joseph and Mariya Murin who had immigrated to Canada from Krupina, Czechoslovakia to purchase a farm. Joe grew up on farms in Tilley and Okotoks, Alberta. Joe attended SAIT in Calgary to study mechanics, but farming drew him back. He began farming on his own in Aldersyde, Alberta with his wife Claire Smith of Black Diamond, Alberta where they had two...

Rolf (also known as Roger) Burmeister passed away on September 8, 2022, in Kelowna, British Columbia. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1 pm on September 24, 2022, at the Bower Funeral Home in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Roger was born in Collinghorst, Germany to Otto and Hilde Burmeister on June 12, 1941. He took his basic schooling in Westrhauderfeen and following that he completed a higher level of education allowing him to become educated in the “business world”....

Deborah Helen Marie Testani, age 60, passed away peacefully September 7, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born October 4, 1961 in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Phil Elliott and Judith Campbell. She was a lively soul with a beautiful smile that lit up the room. Every day spent with her was always full of laughs and great memories. She lived to spoil her family and friends. Deb loved to listen to music and dance around the house with her daughters and grandchildren. She had an...

Roger James Williams passed away on September 7, 2022, at the age of 71 years. He will be remembered and sadly missed by his loving daughters, Cheryl MacLeod (Andrew MacLeod) of Oliver, BC, and Debora Seehuber (Sonny Mann) of Anmore, BC; three grandchildren, Cooper, Jaxon and Maezie; and brother, Bruce Williams (Debbie Williams) of Canim Lake, BC. He is sadly predeceased by his mother, Estella; father, Walter; and sister, Stacey. We welcome you to share stories and memories of Roger on our...

Gordon passed away peacefully on September 6, 2022, at the age of 61 years. Remembered and sadly missed by his family and many friends, including his brother, Herbert Donald Ellis Butterworth (Trudy) of Powassan, Ontario. He is predeceased by his mother, Myrna Colleen Butterworth (nee Kirkwood). Formerly of Dawson Creek, Gordon was generous with smiles, a consummate collector and a student of military history. A Memorial Gathering will be held on at a later date.

Candida “Candy” Endrizzi passed away peacefully, with her family at her side at Queen Victoria Hospital, Revelstoke on Monday, August 29th, 2022, at the age of 94 years.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church on Friday morning, September 2nd, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. with Father Jim McHugh celebrant.  Interment will follow in the family plot at Mountain View Cemetery, Revelstoke. Candy was born in Spormaggiore,...