1934 – 2016

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of David Robin Lee Landstad.Born on February 19th, 1934 on a farm near Rama, Saskatchewan.Deceased September 28th, 2016 at Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House, Kamloops, BC
He is survived by his loving children Lorelee (Randy Ruygrok) and Todd (Laura). His granddaughters, Nadia (Paul Davis), Alayna (Jesse Steele), Elizabeth & Lindsay and his great-granddaughter, Mariah. He will also be deeply missed by his dear friend, Barbara “Bunny” Chudyk.
He was born to Andrew and Beatrice Landstad. They immigrated to Canada from Norway. Dad was fiercely proud of his Norwegian Heritage. David was the fourth oldest of five children. He had one sister Muriel and three brothers, Alden “Bud”, Carroll “Colly” & Jerome “Jerry” and who have all passed away.
He married Yvonne “Bonnie” Landstad on June 30th, 1958 (deceased from A.L.S. October 2006) They had four children – Lorelee (married to Randy & lives in Kamloops), Lorraine (deceased June 1961 at 1 month old), Christopher (deceased June 2011 from Leukemia) and Todd (married to Laura & lives in Redmond, Washington). David will be remembered by sister-in-law’s & brother-in-law – Lila Landstad, Gwen Ellingson, Joyce & Hugh Calder as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
David was a logger for most of his life – He built logging roads and was really good at it. Before logging he ran heavy equipment such as draglines & cranes. He was also called on to fight forest fires.
Gardening was a huge passion of Dave’s. His yard always looked like another room of the house. His favourite flowers were Rhododendrons and Clematis.
Sports were Dave’s favourite, especially watching baseball and hockey. He played slow pitch and was the pitcher. His first team was the Balco Bushwhackers. He played slow pitch into his mid-70’s. He was an avid skier, both downhill and cross-country. He built many of the original ski runs at Tod Mountain (now Sun Peaks). Golf was also a passion of dads.
Dave & Bonnie loved to travel. They saw many countries in the world before she passed away. A few years after Bonnie passed away Dave met a lovely lady, Barbara “Bunny” Chudyk. They loved to travel to Yuma, Arizona for the winters. However, due to his diagnosis with Alzheimer/Dementia they had to stop travelling. Bunny took good care of Dave before he moved into a full care facility.
We would like to thank all of the caregivers, nurses and doctors that took such good care of Dave; Ridgeview Lodge, Royal Inland Hospital – Especially the staff of 6 South, and Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House.
In lieu of flowers you can make a donation to the Alzheimer Society of B.C. PO Box 277, Station M Kamloops, B.C. V2C 5K6 or the Kamloops Hospice Association 72 Whiteshield Crescent South, Kamloops, BC V2E 2S9
We will hold A Celebration of Life for Dave on Saturday October 15th, 2016 from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm at the home of Lorelee & Randy Ruygrok 2475 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, BC (250) 314-7343– come out and share your stories and memories of Dave.

Condolences may be expressed at www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

• Date : 2016-09-28
• Location : Kamloops, B.C.