CURTIS, Bernard James Passed away peacefully in West Kelowna on Monday, March 24, 2014 at the age of 96 years. He was predeceased in 2003 by his beloved wife Ellen and is survived by his children, Bernard (Marie), Kenneth, Gail Querat (Richard) and Brenda Curtis (David Emond); 7 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bernard married his childhood sweetheart, Ellen Bentley, in 1940 in Vancouver, BC. He served in the R.C.A.F. during WWII after which he pursued a teaching career in Ontario. After his retirement in 1982 he moved to Westbank, BC where he was fully engaged by his hobbies of rock collecting and silver and goldsmithing. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.
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