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1929
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2022
Tor Ring Obituary
Tor Ring beloved husband of the late Elsa Ring (née Huseby), passed away on March 8, 2022, in Kamloops, BC. at the age of 92 years.
He is survived by his children Karen Ring (Surrey), Brent Ring (Kamloops), Nora Ring (Calgary) and his granddaughter Kirsten Blakney, and fiancé Jeff Cathrea (Kelowna) and many nieces and nephews in Norway.
He was predeceased by his parents, our grandfather Anders and grandmother Karen Ring and his nine brothers and sisters.
Dad was born in Oslo, Norway and was the youngest of ten children. He grew up in central Oslo and experienced the occupation of Norway during WWII when he was 10-15 years old. Dad trained as an electrician in Norway when a friend suggested that they should go to Canada. In 1951, dad travelled on the Cunard ship Franconia from Oslo to Quebec City and then by train to the West Coast. It would be 23 years before he returned to see his family once again in Norway.
Dad met our mom in Vancouver through mutual friends in Vancouver in 1952 and the next year, they married. Mom and dad settled in Nanaimo, BC where we were all born and in 1971, our family moved to Westsyde in Kamloops, BC.
Dad worked in the physically challenging logging industry on Vancouver Island in the 1950s and 1960s, he attended BCIT where he studied business and once our family moved to Kamloops, he worked as a Chemical Operator at Weyerhaeuser Pulp Mill (now Domtar) from 1971 until his retirement in 1994.
At home, dad maintained our house and yard. He enjoyed the arts, music, theatre and reading. He was often surrounded by books and newspapers with music playing quietly in the background. Dad enjoyed the pleasure of mom's cooking, and he was an observer of the beauty found in nature, the changing weather, and the changing light in the sky as the day passed.
Dad was active in the Sons of Norway community in British Columbia alongside our mom for decades. He held the position of President at the lodges in Nanaimo and Kamloops many times throughout his membership.
Dad maintained a high level of fitness through his active lifestyle. In the summer, he was on the hiking trails and in the winter, he was on the ski trails. Dad's enthusiasm and skill of cross-country skiing had no boundaries. He was involved in the organization of cross-country skiing in the Kamloops area through the Sons of Norway ski club, a long-time supporter of Ski for Light and the Overlander Ski Club. It was an exciting and proud time when dad volunteered on the trails in Canmore during the 1988 Winter Olympics held in Calgary.
With love and a final goodbye, we will celebrate dad's life on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at 11:00 am with family and friends at Hills of Peace Lutheran Church, 695 Robson Drive, Kamloops, BC.
Condolences may be expressed to the
family from www.myalternatives.ca
He is survived by his children Karen Ring (Surrey), Brent Ring (Kamloops), Nora Ring (Calgary) and his granddaughter Kirsten Blakney, and fiancé Jeff Cathrea (Kelowna) and many nieces and nephews in Norway.
He was predeceased by his parents, our grandfather Anders and grandmother Karen Ring and his nine brothers and sisters.
Dad was born in Oslo, Norway and was the youngest of ten children. He grew up in central Oslo and experienced the occupation of Norway during WWII when he was 10-15 years old. Dad trained as an electrician in Norway when a friend suggested that they should go to Canada. In 1951, dad travelled on the Cunard ship Franconia from Oslo to Quebec City and then by train to the West Coast. It would be 23 years before he returned to see his family once again in Norway.
Dad met our mom in Vancouver through mutual friends in Vancouver in 1952 and the next year, they married. Mom and dad settled in Nanaimo, BC where we were all born and in 1971, our family moved to Westsyde in Kamloops, BC.
Dad worked in the physically challenging logging industry on Vancouver Island in the 1950s and 1960s, he attended BCIT where he studied business and once our family moved to Kamloops, he worked as a Chemical Operator at Weyerhaeuser Pulp Mill (now Domtar) from 1971 until his retirement in 1994.
At home, dad maintained our house and yard. He enjoyed the arts, music, theatre and reading. He was often surrounded by books and newspapers with music playing quietly in the background. Dad enjoyed the pleasure of mom's cooking, and he was an observer of the beauty found in nature, the changing weather, and the changing light in the sky as the day passed.
Dad was active in the Sons of Norway community in British Columbia alongside our mom for decades. He held the position of President at the lodges in Nanaimo and Kamloops many times throughout his membership.
Dad maintained a high level of fitness through his active lifestyle. In the summer, he was on the hiking trails and in the winter, he was on the ski trails. Dad's enthusiasm and skill of cross-country skiing had no boundaries. He was involved in the organization of cross-country skiing in the Kamloops area through the Sons of Norway ski club, a long-time supporter of Ski for Light and the Overlander Ski Club. It was an exciting and proud time when dad volunteered on the trails in Canmore during the 1988 Winter Olympics held in Calgary.
With love and a final goodbye, we will celebrate dad's life on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at 11:00 am with family and friends at Hills of Peace Lutheran Church, 695 Robson Drive, Kamloops, BC.
Condolences may be expressed to the
family from www.myalternatives.ca
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Published by Kamloops This Week from Mar. 15 to Apr. 14, 2022.
Memories and Condolences
for Tor Ring
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Michelle Trkla
March 17, 2022
I will always appreciate Tor's sense of humour when I'd see him at the Safeway flower shop. He always picked out a beautiful bunch of red mini carnations with babies breath.
I'm happy to have had the chance to see him about two weeks ago in the store.
Sending my condolences to Tor's family during this difficult time.
Michelle Trkla
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Jack McDonald
March 16, 2022
Very sorry to hear of Tor's passing. I worked with him at the pulp mill, a pleasure to work with. Kindest regards to the families.
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