Dennis Norman Koivula

1943 - 2022

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Dennis Koivula of Chilliwack, BC on December 6th, 2022 at the Langley Lodge.

Dennis is survived by his loving wife Faye of 49 years and his two sons Travis (Alea) Koivula and Grant Koivula and his two grandchildren Denver and Journey. He is also survived by his brother Larry Koivula, and his sister Diana MacLeod and predeceased by his sister Linda Kallenberger and his mother Anne Chambers.

Dennis was born in Vancouver, BC and was one of four raised by his single mother. He learned to work hard at young age chopping wood and milking cows through tough times living in Langley without running or even clean water. He got his first job at the age of 12 working at a taxi office. When he graduated high school he joined the navy and served from 1962-65. He worked many jobs eventually settling on the air powered industry. He met Faye in 1970 and they married in 1973. In 1974 they moved to Kamloops to start Dennis's business KamAir Equipment. He sold in 1980 and continued working for the new owners, then later for Nutech, and from his garage. He thoroughly enjoyed all the people and friendships he made throughout the industry and was a staple in Kamloops for over 40 years.

Dennis highly valued family and was an involved uncle to all his nieces and nephews and was known as "The popsicle man" because of his affinity to show up with popsicles and other treats. He loved music especially Elvis. He was a dedicated and loving father to his boys and was very active in their sports always driving them and their teammates all over the province while educating the lads on Buddy Holly and Inka Dinka Doo. In his later Kamloops years he enjoyed spending time "fiddling around" in his unique garage. In 2015 he moved to Chilliwack and walked the Vedder dike daily.

A celebration of life will be held in the New Year in Chilliwack.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Parkinson's Canada.