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On March 6, 2012, Richard John Broemeling, 86, of Enderby, B.C., passed away. He is now reunited with his wife, Patricia, to whom he had been married for 52 years. Both are now greatly missed by their three children; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Rich is survived by two remaining sisters.
Born in Genesee, Rich worked for Sears in Lewiston, where he and Patricia started a family. Loving the outdoors, he and Pat and close friends would go elk hunting for two weeks every year. In 1957, they came to Canada on a vacation, and due to spring weather conditions, got stuck in Trout Lake, B.C., for a period of two weeks. They returned in 1959 and purchased a fishing resort. For 20 years they worked hard, developing and expanding the resort. In 1979, they were able to sell the resort, but remained at Trout Lake at the 8-mile cabin called Bow Tree. Here Rich was in never-ending pursuit of the elusive big fish. Rich was the last surviving member of his U.S. Marine Corps unit. His ties to the United States remained throughout his retirement where he and Pat spent many winters in Quartzsite, Ariz., quadding with good friends in the nearby desert. For some years he resided in Victoria and Parksville, again nurturing good friendships. As a resident of Enderby, Rich spent his final two years at Parkview Place, where he brought warmth and caring to those around him. He shall be remembered as a hard working, kind and loving man by all those who knew him.
A celebration of life will be conducted from 1 to 5 p.m. Easter Sunday in Salmon Arm at the Holiday Inn Express. Condolences can be sent to mike@broemeling.ca.
Lewiston Tribune, March 14, 2012, p. 2B
Transcribed by Jill Leonard Nock
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