Willa Margaret OAKES

1919 - 2015  (96 years)

• Name	Willa Margaret OAKES  [1, 2]
  Birth	1919	Sedgewick, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	25 Feb 2015  [1, 3]
  Burial	Abt 28 Feb 2015	Lakeview Cemetery/Penticton, British Columbia, Canada   [1]
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  		ROSE, Willa M Plot: J 09-8
  Person ID	I384	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Valerian Edward RUZICKA,   b. 25 Mar 1919, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada d. 14 Jan 1997 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	16 Oct 1957	Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 16 Oct 1957 - Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, USA Burial - Abt 28 Feb 2015 - Lakeview Cemetery/Penticton, British Columbia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S556] Lakeview Cemetery (Penticton, British Columbia, Canada), Grave Markers, Section J, Plot 9, Grave 8. ROSE In Loving Memory WILLA M. 1919 - 2015 [S912] Idaho, U.S., Select Marriages, 1878-1898; 1903-1942. Name: Valerian E. Rose Gender: Male Marriage Date: 16 Oct 1957 Marriage Place: Coeur D'Alene, Idaho Father: Edward Ruzicka Mother: Agnes Kubanek Spouse: Willa Oakes FHL Film Number: 2021099 Reference ID: Vol 62 p 29 ln 6 [S815] Obituary of Willa M ROSE, (Name: Okanagan Valley Newspaper Group; Date: 27 Feb 2015;). ROSE, Willa M.: Willa passed into the presence of Jesus on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Val E. Rose. Daughter of the late William and Minnie Oakes. Predeceased by her sisters Lillian Wardell and Evelyn Hopkins and brother-in-law Frank Hopkins. Survived by her niece Trudy Hopkins, several cousins in Canada and the United States, sister-in-law Lolly Forshaw and special friends Melva Peck and Rob McAninch. Willa was born in Sedgewick, Alberta and moved with her family to Oliver in 1936. A year later the family moved to Penticton. Willa and Val lived in the Grand Forks area for many years. Following Val's retirement they moved to the Okanagan. A private family graveside service and burial will be held. If friends so desire, donations to the C.N.I.B., #101-1456 St. Paul Street, Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 2E6 would be appreciated in lieu of flowers.