JAMES (JIM) EDWARD DREHER

Condolences & Memories (10 entries)

• To quote a famous saying ‘Your wealth is where your friends are’. Jim - I want to thank you for enriching my life throughout the years, with true friendship, support, loyalty and, above all, your humour. Even when you were bedridden your wisecracking and witticisms were bright and animated. Not only did you make me laugh till the tears rolled down my face but you taught me a wonderful lesson – the ability to laugh at yourself. I know that you will not forget me; I will always be your Inspector Clouseau. You are probably performing and making your Mom and Dad and all the angels laugh uncontrollably like you did with me and your many friends. Jim, I pray that you have found true peace, rest and comfort. Your friendship was a blessing – God bless you buddy. - Posted by: Mike Castagna (friend) on: Dec 05, 2013

• My dad was a truly amazing man. I miss him already, but will always cherish the years we had together. I am so blessed he was able be at my wedding last year, and will never forget how tightly I held onto his arm and how he calmed me down before I walked down the aisle with him. He always made everyone laugh so hard, until the very end. Love you dad and will see you again one day in heaven! - Posted by: Jamie Hilding (Daughter) on: Dec 04, 2013

• My dad was a truly amazing man. I miss him already, but will always cherish the years we had together. I am so blessed he was able to be at my wedding last year, and will never forget how tightly I held onto his arm and how he calmed me down before I walked down the aisle with him. He always made everyone laugh so hard, until the very end. Love you dad and will see you again one day in heaven! - Posted by: Jamie Hilding (Daughter) on: Dec 04, 2013

• You will always be in my deepest memories. It leaves me no choice to say, I love you and miss you sadly. I'm glad to come home when I did and remember you telling me I'm off "probation". Jim, you meant so much to me and my sons and wife. You most of all have taken care to your best my big sister. For that I'm grateful and hope you are at peace with your mom and uncle now Not a day in my life will pass by without thinking of you, take care my " BRO ". - Posted by: Roy (Brother inlaw) on: Dec 03, 2013

• Enjoyed Jim the time although brief that we had. Appreciated your cooking skills and fishing fileting lessons. Importantly, the way that you arrived at your decision whatever it was for. Calculated and rational, such as no couch! Your humour til the end was rare and you probably were digging a hole from the hospital to the stadium as you told the story, believable. Thank-you for being my sister's friend and I will miss you for those smiles that we had and now for no pain and peace in your heart. Jim - Posted by: Jim Lambert (Brother-in-law) on: Dec 03, 2013

• Jim, you have always been, and always will be my very best friend, and I am proud to have known you and to be able to share all the memories and good times we had over the 40 years of our friendship. I wish we could have gotten old together and been able to share a few 'old geezer' stories together over beers, but it just wasn't meant to be. I do know though that you are now in a happy place and you no longer have any pain. Say 'hi' to your mom, and my mom too as I know they both would be waiting to welcome you home. Rest in peace my friend - Brian - Posted by: Brian (friend) on: Dec 03, 2013

• Inclosing funeral obituary: for James Dreher, by his sister-in-law, Denise Lambert Barret. This May sound simple Let's think loving thoughts. if ever you would say you know a man Some would say You can't But, I would say, You can. Because, Jim had a lot to say. Did He Ever His thoughts fluttered around and around. You could catch them like butterflies and some were like bees. When I first met him Jim all I thought of were bees. but bees make life. Yes, oh what a life he was he Jim and his bees. I wanted to swat them because I did not know him then at first. He bothers me his butterflies were like bees. My youngest child said to me "shut up" "I love him" To him, my son, thought, Jim's thoughts tickled easy breeze. Over the years, Jim became his butterflies to me to me, his thoughts came out of their cocoons and the joy I had watching the change. Jim had an appreciation for what seemed like silly things to me at first, now butter bees. "A good pound of meat" "A good bargain" "A good sale." He talked on and on. A good man In our last conversation he talked about the good cantaloupe. he had and it's good juice. Now and then I remember, the juice of his best wines, he made for us. Jim said he made a wine "especially for the ladies." "Mangles it was." I tasted and drank, the best love. At Christmas, he made platters of fruit, chocolate and fancy jell-o molds for the children, in Victoria's and his life. to the children the Christmas treats he made were shinning Christmas. Jim loved food and made good food especially, for his wife, Victoria. Again, what a good man. Jim also worried and fussed and fussed and worried, about providing every day and long life's security the future comfort, for his Victoria home he loved at first site, his wife. Now Jim has shed his biggest cocoon his mortal thoughts, Jim's mortal life. For the loved ones leaves behind, "how brave" we must think. Oh, so hard with his leaving, his pain, his thoughts, flocked like stinging bees but my thoughts the butterflies know. That I thought of his parting Jim laughs again for he knows the peace, the light. Fly on brother because the real humor he now knows and may have always known we are the light. Peace to all of you who hears this. For God is with you always. Sincerely, Denise Lambert-Barret - Posted by: Denise Lambert-Barret (sister-in-law) on: Dec 03, 2013

• James, you made me laugh at my most roughest days, your smile would lite up and your concern and caring for people was priceless. I'm glad you were my friend and I will miss you always.... Renee.. - Posted by: Renee Antoski (Friend) on: Dec 02, 2013

• My Friend James I'm going to miss you soooo much. I know you're getting everyone laughing up there & I know you're now in peace. I will never forget you James. Love as always Sandra - Posted by: sandy staples (friend) on: Dec 02, 2013

• What a happy reunion with his mom. James, her beloved son. Rest in peace. - Posted by: Florette Huston ( nee Ducharme) (Anita's first cousin from Brandon) on: Dec 02, 2013