LORNE ORVAL and IRENE AGNES HOCKRIDGE

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LORNE ORVAL HOCKRIDGE 1929 - 2014 and IRENE AGNES HOCKRIDGE 1929 - 2014 In loving memory of our parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and great- great-grandparents. Irene passed away on September 10, 2014 in Lampman, SK and Lorne on December 14, 2014 also in Lampman, SK, both at the age of 85 years. Irene Agnes Snider Hockridge born April 15, 1929 in Sperling, MB. Lorne Orval Hockridge born May 2, 1929 in Carlyle, SK. In Brandon, in the fall of 1949 Lorne met the love of his life, Irene. They married on Irene's birthday, April 15, 1950. Lorne and Irene were blessed with five children: Lois (Jim) Spencer of Dauphin, MB; Reid (Betty) Hockridge of Gilbert Plains, MB; Craig (Kim Knutson) Hockridge of Yellowknife, NWT; Twyla (Bob) Quantrill of Lampman, SK and Tracy Hockridge of Brandon, MB, 20 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Irene and Lorne are survived by Irene's siblings: Ernie (Anna) Snider of Surrey, BC; Cliff (Zenia) Snider of Brandon, MB; Myrtle (Stan) Prosser of Brockville, ON and brother-in law Bill Davis of Brandon, MB and by Lorne's siblings: Marg Allen of Kelowna, BC; Edna Hughes of Thunder Bay, ON and Gary (Jean) Hockridge of Dauphin, MB. Irene and Lorne were predeceased by Irene's parents Wallace and Matilda Snider, her brother Donald Snider and her sisters Hilda Snider, Dorothy Davis and June Falstrom. They were also predeceased by Lorne's parents William and Dorothy Hockridge, his sisters Lil (George) Stephens of The Pas, MB; Olive (Chris) Atwood of Dauphin, MB; Ivy (Duff) Wilson of Ashville, MB, his brother La Vern (Eleanor) Hockridge of Winnipeg, MB, brothers-in-law Art Allen of Kelowna, BC and Lorne Hughes of Thunder Bay, ON, and one grandchild Tamara Lynne Quantrill. Irene worked at Massey's for a short time and was working at Brandon Sanatorium with TB patients until she married Lorne. She then was a stay at home mom and fostered children. In her later years she worked in the Hydro staff house kitchen in Gillam. Lorne worked farming with his dad, he shovelled coal in Shilo, MB and at the hatchery in Brandon, B & B and then on to a lengthy career with Manitoba Hydro. They lived in Dauphin after they were married until they moved to Brandon in 1974. Lorne transferred to Gillam in 1980. When he retired from Hydro in 1984 and they moved back to the Dauphin area until they moved to Lampman, SK in 2010. Lorne and Irene built most of the homes that their children were raised in or he renovated them to suit their needs. Until Lois started school, they travelled wherever Dad's work took them, living in a camper trailer the whole time keeping the family together. In their time raising children they would go fishing, camping and Dad hunted. In the winter Dad ice fished and they went tobogganing. Holidays were spent with many family and friends around the table playing cards, jumping through the broom stick and at times singing his songs. Mom and Dad both were a part of Dauphin Junior Rifle Club, where Mom beat Dad for a few medals. She would always push the fact that he needed to mind his elders since she was two weeks older than him. They also were avid bowlers in Dauphin, Brandon, Gillam and Gilbert Plains. They enjoyed their time as members of the Lions and Lioness Club in Gillam. After retiring they tried their hand at camping again, spending what time they could camping with family and friends enjoying the campfires. They went on lengthy camping trips to BC, NWT, and northern Manitoba. A funeral service will be on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. from Sneath-Strilchuk Funeral Chapel, Dauphin, MB with Rev. Steve Wilson officiating. Donations in memory of Lorne and Irene may be made to CancerCare Manitoba or to Manitoba Lung Association. Sneath-Strilchuk Funeral Services 204-638-4110 www.sneathstrilchuk.com

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As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 20, 2014