Obituaries

HAMILTON, Ross Harold

HAMILTON: Ross Harold, passed away at Kelowna BC on July 19th , 2016 in his 93rd year. Survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Evelyn, his sons Jim of Vancouver and Ron (Christine) of Victoria, daughter Gerri (Pete) MacEwen , grandson Kenny (Kate) MacEwen of Toronto, granddaughter Tristin (Brendon Gordon) Hamilton of Edmonton, grandson Dean Sigouin of Cowichan Bay and great-granddaughter Arielle, brothers-in-law Elwood Stack of Sundridge, Ontario and John Brown of North Vancouver. Ross is predeceased by his first wife Muriel, two sisters Bernice Stack and Betty Brown. Ross was born in Sundridge, Ontario on October 29th, 1923. He was a proud veteran, having served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II as a Wireless Air Gunner with 407 Demon Squadron. Post war, he was employed by Somerville Industries Packaging Group, marketing and sales, for 45 years until retiring in 1988. He and Evelyn moved to Kelowna from Peterborough in 1989. A private family inurnment will occur in Ontario following Cremation. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.firstmemorialfuneralkelowna.com. Arrangements entrusted with First Memorial Funeral Services, Kelowna. 250-762-2299

Link: www.firstmemorialfuneralkelowna.com

Condolence Messages

Jul 24, 2016
Dear Evelyn and family,

My sincere condolences to you during this difficult time. It was such a pleasure visiting your home every 2 weeks and hearing all of Ross's most interesting stories.

His kindness and generosity shown towards me was simply amazing.

May all the memories of happy times spent with Ross comfort you now and in the future.

Judy Maurer
Jul 24, 2016
Dear Evelyn and family, I am so sorry to read of the passing of my friend Ross. What a wonderful gentleman and a hero to me. I just loved all his war year stories and I had the benefit of reading lots of them. He was so very proud of his family, I had the pleasure of meeting a few of you, at Lakeside Pharmacy. I'll always remember him biking over, dropping in, then going off to the butcher to find something to cook for supper. He was amazing, so interested in everything in life, that's probably what kept him young at heart. Bless you. Sandy Zimmermann from the pharmacy.
Jul 24, 2016
I met Ross when he moved to Kelowna and stayed in touch then on. Ross was an honorable man. He loved Evelyn and he loved his family. Politicians; not so much...Rest in Peace Ross.
Jul 22, 2016
What I remember about Ross; He always had a joke to tell or show us at Kal Tire. He was the highlight of all our teams days. No matter what I had going, he made me smile, thank you.

Rest in peace my friend. You are a Canadian Hero and my friend!