Mr. Frank Nicholas Bolster

Frank was born at home in Fulda, Saskatchewan on April 10,1918 and had 1 brother and 4 sisters. He went to school in a 1 room school house, where he met Freda Kalthoff who he later married. Frank worked on the family farm until the war broke out and he served in the army.

After the war was over, he and Freda married on May 20, 1946. They first moved to NewWestminster, BC where their friends the Cody's lived. Frank worked at a sawmill in Queensborough for 37 years until his retirement at age 65. Mom worked in a garden help make ends meet until they bought 10 acres in Aldergrove in 1947. They cleared the acreage and with the occational help of friends, built the family home and eventually the barn. There they raised 4 children. their names are Stanley, Darlene, Lyle and Brian. They also raised cows, chickens, pigs, sometimes turkeys and many many cats.

In 1980,2 years before Dad retired, they sold the farm and moved to Langley. They bought a house in Brookswood on 44th Ave. Many hours were spent grooming the gardens into a park like condition. Their corner lot was the neighbourhood show piece.

In 1991, they moved into a condo indowntown Langley where Mom resides today.

He loved music and dancing with a passion. His mother played the violin at home and Dad owned a player piano which he loved to spend countless hours playing rolls on. He made sure music lessons were a part of the education his children received as well. Darlene took piano lessons, Lyle played saxaphone and Brian played the guitar. He managed a band in which Lyle and Brian were members. They played at weddings and anniversaries on weekends until the boys got real jobs and moved away.

Frank was a caring and helpful person who was always there to offer a helping hand to neighbours in Aldergrove and Langley. While living in the condo he drove many friends and neighbours to Doctors appointments and hospital visits. He was on several people's lifelines yet refused to have one for himself when his health failed. He drove one lady to the Legion every Saturday to go dancing. He even taught one lady to drive in her 70's when her husbands health failed.

Frank was a private person in his later years. He became very self contious of his physical limitations that were caused by his Muscular Dystophy. He survived prostrate cancer, non-hodgkins lymphoma, open heart surgery to replace a valve and having a pacemaker installed. He was indeed a very strong man. But in the later years was not a joiner anymore and kept to himself.

Frank was very opinionated. You never had to guess where he stood on issues. He was a very loyal and supportive family man who got very emotional about family matters.

He was very innovative and tried to modify things in their condo when the MD took away the use of his muscles. He passionately wanted to stay at home and not go into a care facility. He kept everything in case he would have a use for it later. This reuse and recyle ethic likely started when he grew up during the great depression and also during the war years when supplies were hard to come by.

Mom and Dad went to many Bradner Dances and Aldergrove Legion dances with friends. He loved to socialize and was real prankster. We found many rubber spiders and funny noses in his drawers still waiting to pulled out at the appropriate moment to get alaugh. His mind was extremely sharp. He used herbal medicines and exercise to help his mind to the end. He just wouldn't give up and famous answer when people would ask him how he was doing was" Doing the best I can".

Dad was not a swimmer, but loved to pull the kids around any lake for hours while they water skiied. They had to say they were tired and ready to quit not him. He took the boys fishing as well when the weather was too cold to ski or swim.

His love for animals was evidenced by his beloved "TImmy" who he would allow to remain sleeping on his favourite chair rather than disturb him. And Dad would rest elsewhere. Later years in the condo, where he could not have a pet meant trips to family members homes to play with their dogs.

rrangements under the direction of Henderson's Langley Funeral Home in Langley, BC.