ASHE, Norman Chester: March 18, 1916 - November 14, 2014 Norman was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta and passed away peacefully in Penticton on November 14. He grew up on the Homestead in the Riding Mountains of Manitoba before he came out to BC in 1937 and met the love of his life, Betty King, in Kaleden. They married in 1941 and for the most part made their home in Kaleden where they brought up their seven children. Sadly Betty became unwell and passed away in 1984. He is also predeceased by two subsequent wives, Verna in 1987 and Jean in 2003 as well as son-in-law, Wes in 2004. Norman is survived by his seven children, Marilyn (Ron) Clarkson of Mission; Fred (Ginger) of Lynden, Wash; Fran DeZeeuw, Robert (Joanne), Don (Colleen), Sandes (Sharon), all of Kaleden; Beverley (Jean) of Tsawassen; 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Also survived by a special brother-in-law, Fred King; many nieces and nephews; sister, Maxine (Ken) Herrington of Hedley; brother, Donald (Dolly) of Lake Country. Sadly predeceased by brothers, Dick, Frank, Cecil, Desmond, Weldon and sisters, Betty and Eileen. Norman served in the army during the 2nd world war with the "Irish Fusiliers" though he never saw active service. Following his discharge and a short time in Vancouver, Norman began life in the Okanagan first as an orchardist, then moving on to heavy construction and eventually carpentry, working on many different projects locally and away from home. But he always enjoyed his life in the orchard during his retirement, where he continued to sell his cherries and meet people from many places which he enjoyed. He was quite a character and many stories have been told of his various escapades. He always joined in with the laughter at those incidents as much as anyone. Eventually he was no longer able to care for himself and moved into assisted living at Cherry Park and then on to Trinity Care Centre, where he has been wonderfully cared for the last four years of his life. Many thanks to the caring staff there....too many to mention by name and he loved all of you. A Celebration of his Life will be held at the Kaleden Community Church at 11a.m., December 13, light refreshments to follow. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the charity of your choice......"he crossed over and all the trumpets sounded on the other side"...John Bunyan. Condolences may be shared by visiting www.everdenrust.com
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