Obituary of John Chahley

John Chahley passed away Monday, February 22, 2016 at his home in Dawson Creek at 89 years of age. He was born in Smoky Lake, Alberta, the son of immigrant parents who came to Canada from the Ukraine with a few clothes and big dreams. When John was a little boy, his parents moved to the Saddle Hills area with the promise of more land and opportunity. He grew up there, helping his family of brothers, sisters, and parents to homestead and build a farm out of land that was mostly bush in the beginning. John was an accomplished horseman and worked in the bush with a team of horses in the logging industry. He met Helen in the late 40's. Some of John's favourite stories were of him courting his wife, Helen, and how another man had been picked for her, but she fell in love with him. Some time went by and they moved to Dawson Creek, where Helen taught and John worked for Royal Fruit, Malkins, and Kelly Douglas (all the same company) until retirement. Their only child, Don, was born in 1953. John was an amazing man; he loved a good joke, he was kind beyond measure, always worried about everyone else, slow to anger and quick to forgive. Most of all, John was a Christian. He believed in God and His promise of salvation with all his heart. He never doubted for a minute the love of Jesus Christ and His promise to us. John's last years were all about his lawn, garden, snow blowing, feeding his beloved birds, and loving his family. He was especially fond of his great-grandchildren; he always wanted to see them, play with them, and love them with his big heart. John will be missed by all his family and friends. We can take comfort, though, that he is watching over us every day and that he is with the Lord and his beloved Helen whom he missed so much. Service 2:00 pm Monday, February 29, 2016 Bergeron Chapel 10200-17th Street DAWSON CREEK, British Columbia, Canada V1G 4C2 Interment Brookside Cemetery 108 ave DAWSON CREEK, British Columbia, Canada