Passed away suddenly on March 8, 2010. Amanda was a loving daughter, caring sister, a special niece, and a wonderful friend. She will be dearly missed by her parents, Dale and Barbara, and by her sisters, Jennifer and Cassandra. She will also be missed by her many Aunts and Uncles, cousins and many friends. She touched the lives of so many people around her. Her free spirit, enormous heart, forgiving nature and beautiful smile were just some of the wonderful qualities she was blessed with. During her short time here on earth she embraced life to the fullest. She will never be forgotten.

Celebration of Life

A “Celebration of Life” will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 12145 Laity Street, Maple Ridge at 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 13th, 2010.

January 20, 1931 – March 6, 2010

On Saturday, March 6th, 2010 Gerry Trerise of Maple Ridge suddenly but peacefully passed away. He will be forever remembered by his wife Betty of 10 years, and his three children, Jim (Jackie), Jacki (Doug), Lesley (Bob), his grandchildren, extended family and his many friends.
Gerry was a long term resident of Maple Ridge and extremely proud of his community. He owned and operated Maple Ridge Bus Service for many years, served several terms as both alderman and mayor and was active in many committees, organizations and volunteer groups in Maple Ridge. Prior to meeting Betty, Gerry was married to Bridget for 35 years. (Bridget died in 1998). During that time, in addition to raising their family and their strong community involvement, the two of them traveled the world with Gerry’s employer Evergreen Tours. Gerry’s life was full!
He will be forever remembered, forever loved and greatly missed by all.
A celebration of Gerry’s life will be held on Saturday April 3rd, 2010 at
11 AM at St. Andrews Haney United Church – 22165 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to either BCCA or the Maple Ridge Hospital Foundation in Gerry’s name.

After a short battle with cancer, Laurie passed away peacefully in his 75^th year at the McKenney Creek Hospice in Maple Ridge on Wednesday, March 3^rd, 2010. He will be sadly missed by his beloved wife Margarete and his children David (Brenda), Ian (Patricia) and Norman (Deanna) as well as his grandchildren Megan and Melanie, Caitlin, Benjamin, Gabrielle, Mary-Beth, John, Thomas and James and Victoria and Nicholas. He will also be missed by his brother Teddy (Liz), nieces and nephews, extended family and friends. Laurie was a member of both the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canadian Security Intelligence Service with a career spanning 34 years. Laurie joined the RCMP on June 18^th, 1956. He was posted to various detachments within Canada including Toronto, Hamilton, Belleville and HQ Ottawa in 1967 where he transferred to the RCMP Foreign Services. As a member of Foreign Services he was posted to: Sydney, Australia; Nairobi, Kenya; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago as well as relief duties in Hong Kong; Manila, Philippines and London, England. On July 15^th, 1984, Laurie joined CSIS and continued his duty as a Foreign Service Officer with his final posting in Stockholm, Sweden until his retirement in August 1989 when he and Margarete retired to Maple Ridge, B.C. Laurie’s passion for golfing was followed closely by his gardening which was apparent to anyone who drove past their home. Cremation has taken place and a family celebration of Laurie’s life will be held at a later date. Donations to The Canadian Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated by the family. A special thanks to the staff at the Ridge Meadows Hospital 2 West and the McKenney Creek Hospice for the care given to Laurie.

After a long illness Violet Margaret Sampson 85, passed away

 quietly on March 1, 2010 at Ridge Meadows Hospital.  Vi was born in

 Winnipeg and resided there with her husband and 5 children until

 1968 when they moved to Burnaby BC.  Vi was predeceased by her

 beloved husband Patrick and grandson Jason, her sister Joy and

 brothers Mike and Gus. Violet is survived by her sister Ruby, her children Patsey

 Sampson, Carol Baker (Rick), Jim Sampson, Terry Vallieres

 (Daniel), Tim Sampson (Anita), her 10 grandsons.  James

 Sampson (Eva), Rob Baker(Natalie), Randy Baker (Laura), Shane Sampson

 (Taryl), Chris Sampson, Dan Vallieres (Becky), Joe Vallieres,

 Jon Vallieres (Ashley), Stephen Vallieres, Jared Vallieres and

 16 great grandchildren.The family would like to thank the staff at Ridge Meadows

 Hospital for their kind and gentle care of our Mother. A

 memorial service is to be held on Saturday, April 3rd, 2010.

 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Maple Ridge Travel Lodge, 21650

 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge ,B.C.

Our beloved mother passed away peacefully in the McKenney Creek Hospice in Maple Ridge, BC on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at the age of 60 years. She is predeceased by her sons; Marcel and Harvey. She leaves to mourn her passing, her sons Victor and Michael. At her request there will be no service, however donations to the Salvation Army would be greatly appreciated.

Expressions of sympathy can be made at www.GardenHill.ca

Dec 6, 1941 – March 1, 2010

We sadly announce the passing of our beloved Annie.  Survived by husband Marvin, daughters Wendy and Marvelle (Henry), granddaughter Kathleen (Curtis), great granddaughter Maddison, grandson Jordan, mother Mary, sister Katie and longtime special friend Donna.  She is predeceased by her father Mike Chepizak and son Michael Puska. 

Graveside Service
A graveside service will be held at 2:30 pm on Friday March 12, 2010 at Maple Ridge Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, donations in Annie’s Memory may be made to the BC Cancer Society.

Expressions of sympathy can be made at www.gardenhill.ca

March 17, 1925 – February 19, 2010

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Chuck peacefully at his home in Port Coquitlam. He will be sadly missed by children Gregg (Diane), Gayle (Lex), grandchildren Danny, Shareane, Shane (Jessica), Clayton, Nichole, Brian and Darren, great grandchildren, Savannah, Hayden and Wyatt, sister Irene, brothers Bob and Ken, and many other family and friends.

Service

Service to be held Saturday, February 27^th at 11:00 a.m. at Garden Hill Funeral Home, 11765 224^th St. Maple Ridge.

Donations

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Vincent Frank, born in Terchova, Slovakia on Feb. 16th, 1934 passed away in Maple Ridge on Feb 20th, 2010. Predeceased by his brothers Victor and Marcel and daughter-in-law Michelle, he is survived by his wife Olga , sons Daniel and Perry (Vittoria), daughter Sandee (Edy), brother John (Lorraine), grandchildren Tony, Heidi (Gerold), Tom, Jesse, AnneMarie, Sepp, and Vincent, great-grandchildren, Fynn, Jade, Clayton, Randie and Jacob.

Prayers
Prayers will be at St. Luke’s Catholic Church 20285 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge, on Wednesday, February 24th at 6 p.m.

Funeral Mass
Funeral Mass will be on Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Luke’s with Father Amador Abundo celebrating.

Special thanks to Fr. Abundo, Dr. Chapman and Dr. Yu, the nursing staff on 3 west and McKenney Creek for their compassionate care. In lieu of flowers donations to the Oncology Dept. or McKenney Creek hospice at Ridge Meadows Hospital, Box 5000, Maple Ridge, V2X 9Z9 would be appreciated.

April 20, 1935-February 9, 2010
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of our mother, Gerry Stewart. Mom was born in Vancouver, BC and at the age of 12 she moved to Maple Ridge, where she lived until she got married then moved to Fort Langley to raise a family. Mom is survived by her brother Rod (Dorothy) Kenworthy, her ex-husband and friend Sam Stewart, and her 3 daughters Terry (Frazer), Gayle (Steve), and Lois. She was blessed with 7 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sister Phyllis. Mom will be remembered for her jovial, fun-loving personality and her love of singing.

Celebration of Life

A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, February 21st at 1pm at the Haney Pioneer Village co-op: 11830 230th street, Maple Ridge.

It is with great sorrow and heartache that we announce the sudden and tragic passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, mama and friend.  Iren is predeceased by her husband Karoly.  Leaving to mourn her abrupt passing her children; Karoly Jr, Johnny & Donna, Louie, Linda, Mavis, Laszlo & Kim; grandchildren, Tanya (Johnathan), Johnny Jr. (Dana), Amanda, Tyler (Liz), Brianna, Cody, Karly, Katey, Kelly, Zackary; great grandchildren , Jayden, Nevaeh, Riley.  Born in Kormend, Hungary, making her way with her family to B.C. through Pittsburgh, Iren has many family and friends across the world mourning her passing.  Iren loved to cook and bake for her family and anyone else that would happen to stop by.  She always greeted you with a warm cup of coffee and a plate full of cookies.  Another pastime of Iren’s was “donating” at Bingo, but her main concern was always making sure everyone was together and safe.

Viewing:
Viewing to be held at Garden Hill Funeral Chapel, 11765 – 224^th Street from 7 – 8 pm on Monday, February 15.  

Funeral Mass:
Funeral Mass to be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, February 16th at St. Luke’s Catholic Church – 20285 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge.

If tears could build a stairway
And memories a lane
I’d walk right up to heaven
And bring you home again
Till we meet again
Mama & op!  “Gone too soon”.