April 5, 1937 - January 12, 2025
Siegfried Trescher passed away peacefully on January 12, 2025, at the Ivy House in Invermere.
Born in 1937 in Glambach, Silesia (Eastern Germany), Siegfried relocated with his family to Western Germany near the end of WWII. In 1963, he immigrated with his parents to Canada.
He worked in logging camps in northern British Columbia before purchasing his father’s farm in Brisco, where he and Klara raised their family and Charolais cattle. He lived on the farm for 46 years before retiring to Radium.
He is survived by his wife, Klara; his three children, Gudrun (Max), Brigitte, and Carl (Rachel); his grandchildren, Mario, Annecy and Nevara; and his sister, Krimhilde. He was predeceased by his parents, Wilhelm and Anna, and his brother, Alfred.
A funeral mass service was held at St Joseph’s Church in Radium, BC, on Wednesday, January 22nd.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Walsh and the staff at Ivy House for their compassionate care and support over the past year.
