Walter Elmer Evans

1928 - 2022

Walter Elmer Evans March 27, 1928 - June 5, 2022 Our loving husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully of natural causes at Prince George Hospice House. He is survived by his wife Merlyn, of 66 years, his daughter Debra (David) Romano, son Randy (Kimi) Evans and grandson Joe Mercier. He was pre-deceased by his daughter Brenda Marina Evans. Born in Hafford, Saskatchewan, Walter left the farm at 16, heading east to Winnipeg and Hamilton. He crossed back west to Ocean Falls eventually starting a career in construction, building pipelines, airports and dams. His career took him and his family across Canada with his children born in Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia. The family settled in Prince George in 1969 to start a new career as an owner/operator of a skidder. His long and varied career ended at Lakeland Mills, supervising the weekend clean-up crew until the age of 78. He loved the jackets which he received from Lakeland. He was a proud member of the International Union of Operating Engineers (115) for over 60 years. Walter always kept busy. His hobbies included beer and wine-making and tending to his immaculate lawn. Walter had an inventive mind - some good ideas and some not so good. We would like to thank Dr. R. Zhang and the staff at PCMU. Thank you to Prince George Hospice for caring for Walter. No service by request. Donations to Prince George Hospice in Walter's name would be appreciated.