RODNEY JAMES FARENICK
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rod Farenick at the age of 73.
Rod suffered a massive stroke on June 4, and passed away on June 5 at the Kelowna General Hospital.
Rod was born in Biggar, Saskatchewan on April 29, 1952. At the end of one year of university, Rod’s desire was to return to the family farm. Rod’s mother called him the Pied Piper because his pets would follow him around the farm yard during chore time. He loved farm life, but in 1995 he decided to find new dreams in his life.
He married Pam (Radloff) Urton on August 30, 1996, and became stepfather to Craig Urton, and they became grandparents to 3 beautiful girls, Brittany, Kaylee, and Alycia.
In June 1997, they moved to Vernon, BC and relocated to Kelowna in May 2001. In the spring of 2016 they bought a trailer for a mountain lake lot. When he wasn’t out fishing, he loved to sit on the deck to be entertained by the squirrels and chipmunks. He always had bird and sunflower seeds on hand to keep the wildlife visiting their camp site.
They purchased a home in October 2018 in Lake Country, and spent the next 5 years totally renovating it from top to bottom, inside and out. That included building a work shop where he spent hours just puttering. He built many many garden beds in the yard as he loved gardening. Rod was a real handyman, and could learn to do anything he put his mind to.
Rod’s wish was not to have a funeral or memorial service. In lieu of flowers, please support your local SPCA in his memory. He would be so pleased that others are caring for animals.