DREGER Fred Dreger passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home on August 24, 2008 at the age of 83. He had suffered a major stroke. Fred is survived by Edna, his loving wife of 64 years, and his two sons, Glenn (Di) and Russel (Carol), all of Knutsford, two grandchildren Heidi and Jason and one brother, Walter of Saskatchewan. His many nieces and nephews are spread through BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan. He was predeceased by his brother Arthur and his sister Emma. Fred was born in Watrous, Saskatchewan on November 22, 1924 to Emmanuel and Tina Dreger. He came to BC at the age of 18 to work in the mines at Trail and Britannia, where he met and married Edna in 1944. After serving time in the Army Medical Corps he returned to work in the mines at Wells and then at the Nickel Plate Mine in Hedley. He took up barbering and owned a shop in the University area in Vancouver in the early 50s. In 1955 the family moved to Kamloops where Edna taught school at Long Lake and he opened a barber shop in what is now Sahali and later in his home at Knutsford. Fred was a man of many talents and had many diverse occupations. Some people will remember Freddies Painting Service and Freddies Custom Flies. He loved fishing and hunting with his boys and made some tasty venison sausage. He took flying lessons and owned a small plane for a few years. His one great ambition was to build a log home from scratch. He accomplished this during the early 70s and 80s on his property at Knutsford. He worked as a correctional officer at KRCC for a time retiring in 1983. He then opened an R/C model airplane shop known as Grampas Hobbies. He helped many young fellows get their planes in the air and enjoyed the Sky Rangers Flying Club. The family wishes to extend their sincere appreciation to all the nurses, students, volunteers and especially Dr. DelBegio for all the sympathetic care they gave Fred while he was in RIH, and to the nurses and care givers at the Hospice Home. They made the last three days of his life so peaceful and comfortable. Fred had a heart of gold and a very creative mind, always trying new things and doing them his way. He was a quiet independent soul who will be sadly missed by his family and friends. There will be no service by his request. Any donation in Freds memory may be made to the Kamloops Hospice Association, 72 Whiteshield Crescent South, Kamloops, BC, V2E 2S9 or to the Kamloops S.P.C.A