Tribute

On Tuesday January 24, 2012, Evaristo Soares (Ed) De Melo of Osoyoos passed away peacefully at the McKinney Place Extended Care Unit at the age of 86 years.
He was predeceased by his brother Manuel of Kitimat.
Ed will be fondly remembered by his loving wife Natalia; his son Leandro (Natty) and grandchildren Tina and Jeff of Osoyoos, his son John and grandchildren Nancy, Curtis, Rebecca and Peter and their mother Karen all of Kelowna; his sisters Gilda and Maria from Toronto; his brother-in-law Jose Alves (Liberta) of Kitimat; many nieces, nephews and extended family in Canada, the USA and Portugal.
Ed and Natalia were married in March of 1951 in Sao Miguel, Azores and he came to Canada in 1956. The family settled in Osoyoos in 1967 and purchased the orchard.
Ed worked many jobs over the years but his main occupations included with Alcan in Kitimat and he was self-employed operating an orchard in Osoyoos since 1967.
He also served many years as a director of the Monashee Co-op as a delegate to the BC Fruit Growers Association (BCFGA).
Ed was a long time member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church and was part of the team that tore down the old church before the construction of the new church at its current location.
Prayers were recited at 7:00 P.M. Friday January 27, 2012 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church. A funeral mass was celebrated by Fr. Dave DeSouza at 10:00 A.M. Saturday January 28, 2012 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church followed by interment and committal at the Osoyoos Lakeview Cemetery. A reception hosted by the CWL in the church lower hall followed the interment.
The family would like to thank the staff, the nurses and doctors at SOGH and McKinney Place.
Condolences and tributes may be directed to the family by visiting www.nunes-pottinger.com
Arrangements entrusted to Nunes-Pottinger Funeral Service & Crematorium, Oliver & Osoyoos.