WIEHLER, Brunhilde: Passed away March 27, 2015 at the age of 91. She grew up in Elbing, W. Prussia, where she met her husband, Horst, in 1942. It was love at first sight. They were engaged 4 days later and married in 6 weeks. After the war they immigrated to Canada and settled in Ft. MacLeod and then Lethbridge, Alta. where Horst managed the Provincial Jail kitchens. They were actively involved in the Lutheran Church and continued to be involved in Kelowna where they retired in 1972. Brunhilde loved to swim and was known to be the first and last swimmer in Okanagan Lake each summer. Winters were spent in Hawaii, their second home. Brunhilde was predeceased by her husband in 1997 after 55 years of marriage. She is survived by her children, Heidi (Bob) of Kelowna, her son, Hector (Brenda) of Lethbridge, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Our thanks to Dr. B. Eliason and the Cottonwoods Nursing Home staff for their tender care. A graveside service will be held in Mountainview Cemetery in Lethbridge at 1:30 Saturday, May 16, 2015 followed by an open house at Hector and Brenda Wiehler's at 11 Rutgers Road, W., Lethbridge. Donations may be made in memoriam to the Alzheimer's Society. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.firstmemorialfuneralkelowna.com Arrangements entrusted to First Memorial Funeral Services, Kelowna, B.C. ph: 250-762-2299.
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