Obituaries

MISSAL, Alfred (Fred)

Fred Missal passed away peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Saviour on October 16, 2017 at Hospice House after a brief battle with cancer. He was 89 years old. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Martha, two daughters, Joy (James) Johnston and Karen (Jerel) Forsberg. He also is survived by four grandchildren Brett (Amy), Chelsey (Bryce), Kirsten (Nick), and Graham, plus one great grandson Witton.

Fred was born in Poland in 1928 and immigrated to Canada in 1954. In Winnipeg he met his wife Martha and they were married in 1957. From there they moved to Toronto where the girls were born and then on to Saskatoon and into Kelowna in 1970. Here Fred continued his career as a steel fabricator and worked for many of the local fabrication shops including Monashee, Price Steel, and Kelowna Steel Fabricators making many life long friends along the way. Once retired he was able to pursue his other passion of woodworking and many of his creations are proudly displayed in our homes.

Fred was a true example of a giving and generous person living out his faith in Jesus Christ. He will always be remembered for his sense of humour and how he loved to laugh with his friends and family. Volunteering was a large part of his life with him participating in various missions in other countries plus 18+ years of cooking at the Kelowna Gospel Mission. This lead to him being nominated for Man of the Year in the city of Kelowna in 2012. He lived a full life and commented near the end how thankful he was for everything that he had been able to do. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

Special thanks to the staff at Hospice House and to Dr. Aldon Lange for their caring support to mom and dad during this journey. Donations in memory can be made to the Kelowna Gospel Mission.

Celebration of life will take place on October 24, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Evangel, 3261 Gordon Drive, Kelowna.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting Springfieldfuneralhome.com.

Aufwiedersehn Opa.

Condolence Messages

Jul 12, 2023
Sorry to read this.

I believe I knew his daughter Joy, back in the 1960's, on Bonniewood Rd. in Scarborough.

Jim Lister

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Oct 18, 2017
My heart is heavy today having known Fred and working alongside Fred for years know he is with his Lord and Saviour bless you Fred I will miss our Thursday's at the Gospel Mission you were so an integral part of our kitchen family God bless you and your family at this time.
Oct 18, 2017
Our heart felt condolence to Martha and the family. May the Lord Jesus be your comfort and help in time of your grief.

Martha and Kurt Mittelstaedt