GAMBLE, Walter
Walter B. Gamble, 91 passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 in the Sundre Hospital following a brief illness. He and his wife Lillian have been residents of the Sundre Mountain View Seniors Housing.
Walter was born to Ira and Anna Gamble on September 22, 1928 on the Gamble homestead in the Niche Valley, west of Sundre. The tenth of twelve children, Walter enjoyed farm life and education in the little Bergen schoolhouse.
Following high school in Didsbury, Walter completed his bible training at Pacific Coast Bible Institute in Chilliwack, British Columbia. It was there that he met Lillian Cooper, who he married in September 1949. They recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary, a remarkable achievement in our day.
Walter, an ordained minister with the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Canada, has pastored from the age of 17, in Bergen, Sundre, Edmonton and Winfield, Alberta; Rosedale, British Columbia; and Toronto, Ontario. He has also worked in business as a mortgage broker, and served 100 Huntley Street in various roles, headed up two Bible Colleges, and served on various boards and committees, spanning many organizations and para-church ministries.
Besides his parents and several older siblings, Walter was predeceased by his brother Jim Gamble of Port Angeles, Washington and his sister Mary Ness of Didsbury, Alberta, both recently. Of his siblings, surviving him are his older brother Ivan Gamble of Kelowna, British Columbia and his younger brother Ira Gamble of Sooke, British Columbia.
Walter will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Lillian Gamble of Sundre; his children and their families, Gwen Gunderson and her husband John, of Sundre and their children, Larry, Shawna and Sheri; Wilma Ann Hilsden and her husband Wayne, from Jerusalem, Israel and their four sons, Jamie, Joel, Jonathan and Michael; Gord Gamble and his wife, Barb, of Markham, Ontario and their children Jesse and Katie; Karen Boldt and her husband Mike, of Fort McMurray and their children, Brandon and Melissa; and Dan Gamble and his wife Sandy, of Mississauga, Ontario and their daughters, Taylor and Tori. There are twelve great-grandchildren that add to Walter’s clan. Walter is also fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews.
The Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 2:00 pm at the Bergen Missionary Church. Viewing will begin at 1:15 pm. Interment will follow at the Bergen Cemetery, and light refreshments will be offered at the church, Red Rose Florists in Calgary (403-276-1184) will receive orders for delivery up to December 4th. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Operation Exodus (operationexodux.ca/connect).
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Walter Gamble November 30th 2019..
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Death notice for the town of: Airdrie, Province: Alberta