WECKER, Esther Linda (nee Spenst) 1928 - 2014 Esther Spenst entered into rest January 13, 2014 at Kelowna, British Columbia at the age of 85. Esther will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 61 years, Walter, as well as by her three daughters: Judy (Terry) Foulston, Sandra Doucette (Chris Bowden-Green) and Glenda (Don) Quiring; grandchildren Jeanine (Adam Ruff), Rick (Melody) Foulston, Jeremy (Alyce) Foulston, Andrew Foulston (Lacy Sondrol), Nathan Doucette, Breanna Bowden-Green, Conner Bowden-Green, Alexandra Bowden-Green, Rebecca Quiring, Alison (Jonathan) Gerrans, Bryna (Joshua) Walker, Tyler Quiring, Mark (Terrie) Quering, and Roxanne (Todd) Vesely; great-grandchildren Kayla Anderson, Kiara Foulston, Kason Foulston, Tucker Quering and Coral Quering; brother Arthur (Dorothy) Spenst and sisters Beth (Elizabeth) Brown and Marion (Galen) Brown; in addition to her church family and a host of faithful and loving friends. She was predeceased by her parents, Jacob and Elizabeth Spenst, of Waldheim, Saskatchewan, and by her siblings, Katie (Catherine) Paul, Jake Spenst and Ann Garrett. Although Esther enjoyed her years of teaching and later on bookkeeping and treasurer's work for the church, her greatest joy was experienced in raising her family and moments spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her friends and loved ones will miss her thoughtful and caring ways, and her organized planning. May she rest in peaceful sleep until Jesus wakes her on the Resurrection morning. A graveside service will be held at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2014, at Lakeview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 2850 Dry Valley Road, Kelowna, BC. A memorial celebration will be held at the Rutland Seventh-day Adventist Church, 130 Gerstmar Road, Kelowna, BC on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Memorial donations in Esther's name can be made to ADRA Canada at 20 Robert St. W, Newcastle, ON L1B 1C6 or www.adra.ca Condolences may be sent to the family through the guest book at www.valleyviewfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to Valleyview Funeral Home, Kelowna, BC 250-765-3147