Hazel Christine Spreeuw
Hazel Christine Spreeuw passed away suddenly on Tuesday, September 29 at the age of 71. She was born in England, April 26, 1944 and immigrated with her mother to Canada as a child.
She is predeceased by her first husband, Van Allen Close, mother and father Alice and Helmut Annuka and brothers Wayne Woods and Chris Annuka. She is survived by her husband, Co Spreeuw, brother Leslie Woods and daughters Nicole and Tanya Close. She will also be greatly missed by her extended family and friends.
Powell River was her home until she married, moved to Vancouver and raised her family. She had a 20-year career as a banker but pursued other interests as well. After 30 years away, Hazel returned home to live on the coast to be with family. She loved traveling with her husband, as well as shopping and working at her daughter’s store where she aspired to be/thought that she was employee of the month.
There was no challenge that Hazel wouldn’t take on. She was courageous, passionate and genuine. She was devoted to her friends and family, always putting others ahead of herself. Her kindness was endless.
Services will be held Saturday, October 10 at Stubberfield Funeral Home at 2 pm and a celebration of life will follow at the Carlson Community Club.
Bruce Ede
September 18, 1930 – October 6, 2015
Bruce was born in Guildford, England on September 18, 1930. He arrived in Toronto as a newly minted civil engineer in 1953. In that first year he started work in the pulp and paper industry, and met our mother Pat. After seven winters working at a Manitoba paper mill, they arrived in Nanaimo in 1962 with four children, and to Powell River in 1970 with seven.
Over the years Bruce had many outside interests—church, militia, boy scouts, girl guides and in later years community societies. He served on the hospital board for 10 years, and lastly headed the New Life Society providing counselling services for addiction.
Bruce was predeceased by Pat in 1996 and by his sister Diana in Chicago in 2015. He is survived by seven children, three in Powell River, Christine (Jamieson), John and Vanessa; in Vancouver by Dale and Melanie (Foster), and Deborah (Ede-Neville) in Edmonton and Heather in Ottawa: 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
No service by request, but feel free to join the family from noon to 5 pm on Saturday, October 10 at 4280 Ontario Avenue for tea and to share memories.