Providence Funeral Homes and Crematorium

03/23/2026

We were so happy to welcome everyone to our Lunch + Learn Estate Planning Seminar last week, held in our Community Room at our Penticton location. Thanks to all who came, we hope you left with answers to your questions. If you missed this one, join us April 1 in Summerland!

03/20/2026

On Fridays we like to pause and take a moment to remember those who have gone before us, those we wish were here. We like to do this by taking a moment in song. Please join us as we hold close in our hearts those who are hurting, those who are grieving, and those whose hearts are full of love for their people who no longer walk this earth. Join us as we listen to "Old Friends " by Ben Rector.

Check out the official music video for "Old Friends" by Ben Rector 'Old Friends' from Ben Rector's album 'Magic' - Out Now! https://benrector.lnk.to/magicFol...

03/20/2026

Our sincerest condolences go to Susan and her entire family regarding the passing of her husband, Joseph John Schmidt. Joe passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at the age of 74 years.

A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church, 1296 Main Street, Penticton, BC.

To view a full obituary and share condolences with the family, please visit our website:

https://www.providencefuneralhomes.com/

Or, click the link below:

https://www.providencefuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Joseph-John-Schmidt?obId=47741691

View Joseph John Schmidt's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

03/16/2026

Tune into 97.1 GO FM - Penticton with Allan Gee, tomorrow morning. Allan will be connecting with our Advanced Planning Director, Lee Davidson, about our upcoming complimentary seminars.

03/13/2026

On Fridays we like to pause and take a moment to remember those who have gone before us, those we wish were here. We like to do this by taking a moment in song. Please join us as we hold close in our hearts those who are hurting, those who are grieving, and those whose hearts are full of love for their people who no longer walk this earth. Join us as we listen to "Count On Me " by Bruno Mars.

The official lyric video for Bruno Mars' "Count On Me" from the album ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’.The Romantic – the new album from Bruno Mars, available now. Lis...

03/12/2026

The fog stretches across the ground
like a memory refusing to fade,
and I walk slowly through it
toward the soft glow ahead.

Your absence travels with me.

Above the mist, tiny lights gather
forming the quiet shape of a heart
as if the sky itself understands
what words often fail to explain.

Love does not disappear.

It follows every step I take,
rests gently inside my chest
and waits patiently in the spaces
where your voice used to be.

I have learned something in the silence.

Even when the path grows distant
and the world feels strangely larger
there is still a place inside me
that belongs only to you.

No one stands there but your memory.

And as I move forward through the fog
that quiet place remains glowing,
steady as the small lights above
guiding me through the dark.

—Tears of Memory

03/09/2026

Our sincerest condolences go to the family of Gary Hewer, who passed away unexpectedly on March 2, 2026 at the age of 76 years.

"𝑨 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒖𝒔𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒅, 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓... 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝒂 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒐𝒓."

A Celebration of Life will be planned at a later date. To share condolences with the family, please visit our website:

www.providencefuneralhomes.com

Or, click the link below.

https://www.providencefuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Gary-Hewer?obId=47493520

View Gary Hewer's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

03/07/2026

On Fridays we like to pause and take a moment to remember those who have gone before us, those we wish were here. We like to do this by taking a moment in song. Please join us as we hold close in our hearts those who are hurting, those who are grieving, and those whose hearts are full of love for their people who no longer walk this earth. Join us as we listen to "Keep Me In Your Heart " by Warren Zevon.

Warren Zevon knew he was dying when he began recording his final album in the fall of 2002. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma just a few weeks before the re...