Allan George Fraser passed peacefully at Royal Inland Hospital on June 9, 2023. He is survived by Diane, his loving wife of 67 years and his 4 children: Garth (Diane), Brock (Lise), Tannis (Jeff) and Cameron (Kerrie), along with his grandchildren Duncan, MacKenzie, Dayle, Brooke, Dyson, Emma, Samantha, Harrison, and Brady (Cassie and Riot). Al is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins whom he was most fond of and who shared in many good times together over the years. Big family gatherings, at the lake, the condo, and during holidays were always a favourite activity of his. Al was predeceased by his parents, George and Marie Fraser, as well as his sisters Glenys Pritchett and Jean Milton.
Al lived a full and rich existence as a lifetime resident of Kamloops, attending Allan Mathews Elementary and Kamloops High School, where he was a member of Mr. McMurdo’s Kamloops Youth Symphony, a very accomplished and respected orchestra. Al also played football in school and afterward in the Kamloops community. Later, he helped establish the Kamloops Minor Football league, where he coached the Legion 52 Bombers.
Al had a long working career in Kamloops, with Swifts Canada and Mutual of NY Insurance, but he found both a job and community when he took a post in 1966 at the Kamloops Weyerhauser mill, producing some of the finest pulp in all the world for over 35 years. Al worked his way from union member to management to consulting. As a supervisor, Al was known for his fairness and compassion. After hours, Al and family enjoyed many of the Weyerhaeuser Social Club events with friends and co-workers, including numerous ski trips and adventures. Allan was very proud of his time at Weyerhaeuser.
Al was active as a skier at Tod Mountain/Sun Peaks, as well as a member of the Kamloops Curling Club, The Kamloops Golf Club, and the Kamloops Masonic Lodge #10. He spent many summers at, on and in Little Shuswap Lake, sharing epic days and great adventures with the Pritchett and Milton families, at their shared cabin.
In retirement, Al enjoyed time at Gun Lake, Sun Peaks and travelling with Diane, while spending ample time with his grandchildren and extended family. He served as a board member of the Overlander Extended Care Hospital, a strata council member of Crystal Forrest-Sun Peaks, and was also active with Habitat For Humanity and the Weyerhaeuser Retirees social group.
Frances Fraser
Frances Bailey
August 21, 1932 - May 08, 2016
She is survived by her four children, daughter Beverley of Kamsack, SK, and sons Donald of Surrey, Cameron (Ramona) and Raymond of Victoria, granddaughter Danu of Surrey and grandsons Matthew of Wainwright, AB and Matthew of Gagetown, NB, two great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
She was predeceased by her parents, pioneers of Blucher Hall, Cap (Donald) and Hettie Fraser, brothers Bert and George Ash during WWII and sisters Anne Louvros, Margaret Heron and Helen Woodward.
Frances was educated in Blucher Hall, Squam Bay, Kamloops and Langley. She joined the RCAF during the Korean War and was stationed in Eastern Canada, Whitehorse and Sea Island where she married in 1954. The family moved to Trenton, Ontario in 1962.
Returning to Kamloops in 1969 with her four children, they settled in Brocklehurst. While employed full-time in various positions as a bookkeeper and office manager, she was also a very active volunteer with softball, Cubs, Air Cadets, Fifth Wheelers, Salvation Army, Red Nose and ESS. She loved dancing, but her greatest passion was her gardens. Even in her final spring, she planted veggies and flowers in her beds at Glenfair.
