Obituary of Henry Irvin Wilford

Henry Irvin Wilford 1920-2009 Henry Wilford was born on the farm on Nov 13th, 1920. His father, James Wilford and mother Ethel came over from England and settled in the peace country where he grew up and lived the remainder of his life. Henry was a brother to Muriel, his sister. The country living and rural lifestyle suited Henry to a tee. His love of the outdoors and hard work kept his spirit high. Henry was schooled in the area at the Saskatoon Crossing School and North Dawson School and then went on to farm land just north of Dawson Creek in the Kilkerran Area. Growing up, Henry loved to attend the local dances and this love of dancing continued on into his senior years. After many years as a bachelor, Henry met his future wife Dorothy Neville at a dance in 1976 and a few months later, Henry married Dorothy .He was welcomed into the family as a new stepdad, grandpa to all the kids. Henry took becoming grandpa to so many new kids in stride. The kids all had a family discussion and it was decided – he would be called Grampa Henry. When the next generation of kids come along, he was now Great Grandpa. Henry passed away on February 11, 2009 in Dawson Creek, BC at the age of 88 years. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Wilford; sister Muriel (Jerry) Weselak; children: Ron (Maxine) Neville, Gerald (Della) Neville, Lorraine (Brian) Newby and Leonard (Carol) Neville; grandchildren: Barb (John) Inkster, Lynn (Peter) Potratz, Ron Neville Jr., Robert (Raj) Neville, Richard (Lydia) Neville, Suzanne (Gordon) Currie, Sharon (Shawn) Norris, Carson (Kirsten) Newby, Curtis (Cindy) Newby, Marina Neville and Theresa Neville; great-grandchildren: Jessica and Kyle Inkster, Travis and Staci Potratz, Brandon, Lyndon and Sarah Neville, Alysha, Alyssa and David Currie, Ashley, Tyler, Sara and Casey Norris, Sydney and Nikolas Newby, Carey Newby, Kaylee and Emily Neville. A funeral service was held on February 20, 2009 at the Bergeron Funeral Chapel, Dawson Creek, BC, officiated by Peggy Bergeron. A Private family service was held in the Willow Valley Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made in memory of Henry by way of a donation to the "S.P.C.A.” 637-114 Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 3A1 or the "Pouce Coupe Care Home” Box 98, Pouce Coupe, BC V0C 2C0.