Loran went to be with the Lord on April 6, 2015 at the age of 81 years. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 12, 1933. He is survived by his loving wife, Teresa; his sons, Loran F. Knudson of Victoria, Murray A. Knudson of Victoria, Miguel A. Knudson of Vancouver, Ronald R. Knudson of Victoria, Edward J. Knudson of Vancouver and his daughter, Damaris M. Galhon (nee Knudson) and her husband Mandeep Galhon both of Victoria.
Loran was an ex-navy man, born during a time when people were of strong character, will and perseverance. He was an honest man, hardworker, traveller and loved life. His family was the most important thing to him followed by his garden. His strength, will and perseverance are what kept him with us all this time. He will be truly missed.
Visitation will be held at McCall’s Downtown, Johnson & Vancouver Streets on Thursday, April 16, 2015 from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Patrick’s Church, 2060 Haultain Street on Friday, April 17th at 1:30 pm with Father Alfred Alilio officiating. Interment to follow at Royal Oak Burial Park. Donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the BC Cancer Foundation in his memory. Flowers accepted as well. Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Bros. Funeral Home
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My thoughts are with you all.
Our thoughts are with you at this sad time.
Dear Knudson Family,
Your dear Husband and Father will be greatly missed and lovingly remembered. To us , a dear friend! Loran taught me something very valuable as I observed him over the years. That we all need a purpose in life, no matter what age we are at and what our limitations may be. He found such thoughtful ways to bless each of you and I have always thought it very sweet.He loved you all so very much! I’m going to miss hearing him say “Are you sure?” when I call and say it’s Elaine speaking. May God bless and comfort you, love Elaine
My deepest sympathy to you, Tere Knudson and your family! Lots of love from Costa Rica!
Our condolences to the entire family. We are Mandeep’s family from Toronto and we send our deepest condolences. May uncle rest in peace and give strength to his family to continue in life. He will not be forgotten and will live in each and every one of you. Wishing we could have met him at least once. RIP uncle you will be dearly missed.
My deepest condolences to your family.
Dear Papi
I am crying as I am writing this.
You were a very strong and stubborn man. Very set in his ways.
I too am like that in many ways.
Which in many ways is a good thing. It has kept me strong in life and kept me on the right path in life no matter how tough life can be at times. You were a strong and tough man that dealt with a lot of pain from various ailments and that always beat the odds and kept on living many many years beyond expections. You never said ” why me ” instead you adapted and continued on with life and did what you could to enjoy it. You loved our family very much and you were always praising your wife, my mother Teresa and so you should as Mami is a very strong and caring and good hearted woman, you did excellent in having her as your wife.
What I am most proud of you for was quitting smoking completely cold turkey when I was very very young. You did that not just for you but for your wife and children. And not once did you ever go back to that for the rest of your life. You always put us first.
And the best thing you did was help create your beautiful and intelligent and caring daughter Damaris, the person I love most in this world. You survived Cancer before and I asked God to keep you alive to see Damaris get married. You did that and walked her down the aisle and danced with her at her wedding. A moment I will always cherish and grateful to witness and love. You lived many more years to see her get married again which was equally as special. The final time I saw you alive I said I love you Pops. I only wished that I should have said that more often. I miss you Papi. Love RONY
“”Porque no se muere cuando el corazón deja de latir, se muere cuando los recuerdos dejan de Latir”.
Hoy que la luz de tus ojos se ha apagado me quedan en mi memoria los mejores recuerdos de tu sonrisa esa sonrisa que te caracterizaba, tus ejemplos de superación, rectitud , tus batallas ganadas ante las enfermedades y tu fuerza por seguir adelante. Gracias Papi Loran por los momentos maravillosos que comparti contigo.
Fortaleza, paz y amor a su distinguida familia. Los quiero mucho.
I will remember you for your courage and conviction. You always respected people for the type of person they were and their values, not their position in life. With all the health problems you had, I never heard you once say (Why me?). Your belief in a strong united family and the love you had for us is unquestioned. I always respected you for the inner strength, tenacity and courage in facing the most fierce obstacles. In most cases you overcame them or learned to adapt and make the best of the situation. For all these reasons and more, I loved you and will miss you. May we learn from your example and may your strength live in all of us.
With love always,
Murray
For all the laughs and all the tears, you’ll be remembered through out the years.
Your loving son.
Loran.