Charles Russell de Pfyffer

July 10, 1950 – December 7, 2016

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Charles Russell dePfyffer on December 7, 2016 at his home. His life was cut short though he fought a courageous battle with cancer. Russell was a great story teller, an avid outdoorsman and a loyal friend. Russell is survived by Janeene, his wife of 40 years; his daughter Jill (Jon); and sons Randy (Nikki) and Robert (Miranda). He also leaves behind his four grandchildren, Emmerson, Ryker, Ben and Wyatt, to whom he loved being Papa. He will be dearly missed by his mother Joan, his two sisters Christine (Bill) and Jerryl (Paul) and his brother Richard (Cindy) along with many nieces and nephews. Russell was predeceased by his father Charles and his grandson Charlie. Russell was born and raised in Kelowna, BC where he went to Dr. Knox High School. He joined the BC Dragoons as a teen, and traveled with his unit to Germany. In 1970, Russell moved to Kamloops, and started work with the Canadian Pacific Railway shortly thereafter. Rusty continued with the CPR for 35 years, until retirement at 55 in 2005. Rusty loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing and trapping. He did many hunting and guiding expeditions all over Northern British Columbia. He enjoyed snowmobiling and ATV-ing with his trusty sidekick chocolate lab Seymour. He liked sharing coffee on the deck at the cabin at East Barriere Lake where he spent his summers with friends and family fishing, boating and water skiing. He often talked about how he climbed the steepest street in New Zealand, summited the tallest mountain in Denmark, and even survived a helicopter crash on one of his many hunting expeditions. Special Thanks to Dr. Shane Gorman, Monica Stegar, and Dr. Farren for care and guidance. A Celebration of Life will be held at The Calvary Community Church at 1205 Rogers Way in Kamloops on Saturday December 17, 2016 at 1:00pm.

Should friends desire, donations to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation www.bcchf.ca or Ronald McDonald House www.rmhbc.ca in memory of Russell would be appreciated.