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(604) 635-3178

NOTICE OF
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Terrace & District Community Services
Society will be holding their Annual General
Meeting on

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MANAGEMENT AT his place of work were a frequent target of the cartooning pen of the late David

Heart failure
claims local
cartoonist

LOCAL CARTOONIST David
Rueben Stranger Sr, passed
away June 20, 1994 of heart fail-
ure at the age of 66.

David Rueben Stranger Sr. was
born on April 29, 1928 in Selkirk,
Manitoba to parents Soloman and
Annabella Stranger.

David came froma family of 19.
children, He had 11 brothers
(Leslie, Freeman, Dennis,
Franklin, Winston, Emest, Earl, .
Melvin, Jim, Frank, Roderick)
and seven sisters (Annabelle,’
Olive, Nellie May, Jeanette,
Beity, Katherine, and deceased.
baby sister Florence.)

All of the children were born in *

Manitoba and grew up in the
Selkirk area. _

David went to’ school: at a
residential. school in Manitoba
and laler joined the Navy and
served overseas for five years.

Upon his discharge, he went to.
Fort St Sohn to work i in construc-
tion there, :

While there he met. his wife,
Karen. .

Karen Amunson was bor. at
Provost, Alberta: She also came
from a large family of 10 children
—— eight sisters and one brother.

Karen was al thal time working
at the trading post.

David has pursued his
drawing hobby for most
of his life, specializing -
in cartoons. .

After seeing each other for
about four and a half years, David
and Karen decided to elope and
were marricd on Aug. 19, 1960 in
Winnipeg, Man.

They slayed in Winnipeg for
about two. years. and. their: son,
David Jr., was born. there on Apr,
12, 1962, ;

They moved. to Edmonton
where David worked at the Glen
Rose Hospital as an engineer,

While living. there, daughter
Zina was born on June 16, 1964.

Later that same year they de-
cided lo make a move-to Terrace,
B.C,

When they first arrived j in Ter-
race they lived al the Cedar Motel
and David worked ~at- Mills
Memorial Hospilal,

He later became the chief
engineer responsible for proper
operation of all the equipment
and machinery used thranghout
the hospital. vos

David worked at. Mills
Memorial for more than a decade.

Alter recovering from .his first
heart attack, David: went to-work
al Skeenaview Lode and worked
there until theboiler room’ and
type of work he did was phased
oul, and he relired.

David for- mare’ than 20 years
suffered from a- heart condition
and had twice undergone. open
heart surgery al St. Pauls Hospital
in Vancouver.

David spent much. of his retire-
ment fislilng; camping with his
family, building «furniture and
lawn ommaments and of course,
drawing.

David has pursued his drawing

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Wednesday, September 28th, 1994.
This meeting will begin at
7:00 p.m.
and will be held in the T.D.C.5.5. Boardroom
at #1-3215 Eby St.

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hobby for most of his life, spe-
cializing in cartoons.

He came from a very artistic
family and had several sisters
who do beautiful oil paintings.

His nephew Steward
Stranger (son of Frank Stranger)
— wis commissioned to do a
painting for Prince Charles and
Princess Dias a wedding gift
from the Province of Manitoba.

Four of David’s brothers are
still living on the original family
homestead in Manitoba.

Davia was pre-deceased by his
parents. Soloman and Annabella
‘Stranger, brothers Melvin, Jim,
Frank, . Roderick, baby sister
Florence, and brother-in-law
Laurie Asham.

Funcral services were held at
McKay's Funeral Chapel in Ter-
race, B.C.

Pallbcarers were Dale Creek,
George Lunz, Ron Gowe, Clint
Wood, Rick Miller, and Dan
McBryan.

Interment look place at Terrace
Municipal Cemetery.

There was an honour guard
from the Royal Canadian Legion,
and Lt. Norman Hamelin of the
Salvation Army officiated.

David lcaves his wife Karen,
son David Jr., daughter Zina, son-
in-law Mike, brothers Leslie,
Freeman, Dennis, Franklin,
Winston (Foy), Ernest (Florence),
Earl (Nellic), sisters Annabelle
(Douglas) Whillingham, Olive
Stranger, Nellie May (Lloyd) Sin-
clair, Jeanette Asham, Betty
Brouse, Katherine (Russell)
Everett, numerous nicces and
nephews.

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I MUST SEND out very special
thanks to local writer Stephanie
Wiebe.

Stephanie was the person
responsible for the beautiful
write-up two weeks ago on the
Onstein wedding.

1 have received so many com-
pliments about the write-up, The
wedding sounded so beautiful,
you cauld just imagine being
there,

Thanks, Stephanie.

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T have a lilde correction to
make on the tribute to Verdun
Holincs,

In addilion to a few spelling
mistakes, thore was a reference to
Verd's four brothers. We didn't
mention his sister — Irene Strim-
bold. All are now deceased.

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