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It
is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of LORNE
GAMBLE on Monday, August 26, 2002 at Providence
Place, at the age of 85 years.
Lorne was born September 13, 1916
on the family farm south of Moose
Jaw.
He received his education at Enterprise
School. Lorne started farming in 1939 and married Gladys Brown
later that same year. He
went to Caronport
and worked for two years on airplanes for World War II, then to Sea
Island,
Vancouver
where he also worked on airplanes for nine months. Lorne then returned home to farm. He drove school bus along with farming for twelve years.
Lorne and Gladys spent their winters in Arizona
since 1977. Gladys
passed away in 1989. In
October of 1990 Lorne married his very first girlfriend in March
1991 in Arizona
and together enjoyed their winter months in Victoria
and White Rock, B.C. Predeceased
by his father, Walter, mother, Marie, first wife, Gladys and two
sisters: Margaret and Jeanette.
Lorne is survived by his loving wife, Ruth and her family:
Ken (Eleanor) and their family of Moose
Jaw;
Larry (Kate) and family of Regina
and Jan of Vancouver. He
is also survived by his son, Dale and daughter-in-law, Lorrie,
granddaughter, Michele and two great-grandchildren: Tiffany and
Tyson of Alberta; brothers: Arnold (Pat), Bert (Mary) and Don
(Mary), one sister, Bernice Duke of Lampman as well as several
nieces and nephews. The
Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, August
31, 2002
at 2:00 p.m.
in the W.J.Jones
& Son Funeral Chapel, 106 Athabasca St.
E., Moose Jaw.
Linda Owens will officiate.
Cremation will follow with memorialization at the family
plot, Rosedale
Cemetery
at a later date. Visitation
for family and friends will be held Friday evening 7-9p.m.
at the Funeral
Home.
Memorials for the Saskatchewan Heart & Stroke
Foundation, Box
521, Moose
Jaw,
Sask.,
S6H
4P2
or to Providence
Place, 100-2nd
Ave. N.E., Moose Jaw, Sask.,
S6H
1B8
would be appreciated. In
living memory of Lorne, a tree will be planted in Wakamow
Valley
by W.J.Jones & Son Funeral Home.
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