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Obituary for Gary Edward Elkin
ELKIN, GARY EDWARD
SEPTEMBER 2, 1948 – SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
It is with great sadness, that the family of Gary Edward Elkin announce his passing after a lengthy illness at the Cranbrook Hospital on Friday, September 01, 2017, one day before his 69th birthday.
Gary was a mechanic, mainly for the Classic Cars and Hot Rods. He was considered to be a wizard with carburetors.
Gary was predeceased by his father Edward Elkin and a niece Tawni.
He will be sadly missed by his wife Carla of Cranbrook, mom Violet, of Red Deer, Alberta, sisters Judy Kober (Reg) and Joyce Bettcher of Calgary, Alberta, and brothers Wain Elkin (Maxine) of Sherwood Park, Alberta, Randy Elkin of Calgary, Alberta and Tony Elkin (Lisa) of San Francisco, California. He will also be sadly missed by nieces and nephews Anita, Greg, Twyla, Travis, Shauna, Devin, TJ, Jori, Mya, and Mason. He will also be missed by his stepdaughters Monica Brown and Maryann Fraser and his step-grandchildren AJ, Michaela, Dalton, Calleigh, and Connor.
A Celebration of Gary’s life will be held in the Chapel of Mark Memorial Funeral Service, 2024 Industrial Road No. 2 , Cranbrook, B.C. on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. with Guy Roy Celebrant. Dress Casual.
If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made to Hope Air, 207 124 Merton Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4S 2Z2 or www.hopeair.ca.
