George Schilling 1924 – 2017
George Karl SCHILLING, resident of Chetwynd, B.C. passed away suddenly on May 24, 2017, at the age of 92.
George was born October 30, 1924, as the 5th oldest of six children in Bad Berka, Germany.
George was predeceased by his parents, Arno and Helene Schilling, and by his brother Siegfried (who died at age 2), his brother Walter and Walter’s ex wife, Betty, his brother Siegfried (yes! named after his brother who died) and Sig’s wife Jean, his sister Margarete Vidal and her husband Carl.
George is survived by his sister Charlotte (Lottie) Moore of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. Lottie’s husband Vernie is also deceased. Additionally, George is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and their families.
Family and its ties were important to George and it was evident that he considered the spouses of his siblings as sisters and brothers. They were and always remained “family”.
George’s family immigrated to Canada in 1929. His father, along with a group of men from their district, arrived in April to establish homesteads and build houses in readiness for the wives and children who arrived in November.
Uncle said that the ship ride over was a real adventure. It seemed that a number of the group, his mom included, remained in their cabins suffering from sea sickness so he spent his time exploring and roaming the ship. He was five years old and curious!
The family homesteaded in the Loon River area of northern Saskatchewan. Homesteading was a rough life but, like so many families at the time, they managed.
Around 1949 George and brothers Walter and Sig started journeying to the BC Peace for work. Sometime in the early to mid 1950s all three brothers settled in Chetwynd.
To the best of my knowledge, George worked primarily in logging and throughout the years owned various pieces of equipment. Some he operated himself but at other times the equipment was leased out, rented out or borrowed out.
George also purchased Rainer’s laundromat. At the time it was the first and only laundromat in Chetwynd. The house next door was part of the purchase deal. George eventually closed the laundromat but the house remained “home” until his passing.
I think that most of us that knew George knew that he had a thing about his hair. He was always combing it. In the family he had his own personal hair stylist, Jeana. The hair style never changed but they sure did experiment with the “blonde” colour range. Although, there was the one time that his hair was definitely orange!
George enjoyed picking wild berries and always managed to find patches of saskatoons, blueberries and huckleberries. And he knew that when he took berries to Jean he would get a freshly baked kuchen made with some of those berries.
And didn’t he love sugar in his tea and coffee?!! Seriously, restaurants should have given him the hot beverage and charged for the sugar!!
George never married but there was a time when he and Elsie Loberg were a couple. The family was happy for them both and we all thought Uncle so lucky to have met such a nice lady. We were all sad when Elsie left the relationship but understood she had her reasons.
George relied heavily on his niece, Elsie Ross, to help him with life’s issues. He would go to IRC Cat Shack and get Elsie to place his phone call or to help him resolve an issue. And if Elsie wasn’t there then he would trust Wanda, Tim’s wife, to help him. Whenever he went into the shop Elsie and Wanda would make sure Uncle had conversation, nourishment and even a nap before he left. Elsie also made sure he kept in touch with his sister Lottie by dialling the number and handing him the phone!
George was devastated, and remained confused right to the end, when he lost his licence to drive. And then a few years later when, for his protection, he became a ward of the Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C.
In closing, to all the kind folk of Chetwynd who kept a watchful eye on this tiny man walking about town; and to those in the coffee shops and restaurants that gave him drink, food and conversation; and to those that helped him when he needed it, thank you!
George’s remains will be cremated and then laid to rest in Tuscoola Mountain cemetery at Chetwynd, B.C.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your favorite charity.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Bergeron Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd.

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