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Helen “Elaine” August Covert

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Birth	:	7 Feb 1945 Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Death	:	4 Dec 2015 Kelowna, Central Okanagan Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial	:	Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Kelowna, Central Okanagan Regional District, Canada
Coordinate	:	49.9757100, -119.3905800
Description	:	Passed away on December 4, 2015 at the age of 70. Elaine was born February 7, 1945 in Vancouver, BC. During the spring of 1945 her parents, Harold and Helen August, decided to move to Kelowna, BC to raise their family. In 1962 Elaine was Miss Kiwanis and ran for Lady-of-Lake. During her childhood she excelled in swimming, riding, and obedience dog training. She was a member of the Kelowna Riding Club, Canadian Kennel Club, Water Ski Club, and Ogopogo Swim Club. Elaine graduated from KSS in 1963. She moved to Vancouver to attend the University of British Columbia in... Read More	Passed away on December 4, 2015 at the age of 70. Elaine was born February 7, 1945 in Vancouver, BC. During the spring of 1945 her parents, Harold and Helen August, decided to move to Kelowna, BC to raise their family. In 1962 Elaine was Miss Kiwanis and ran for Lady-of-Lake. During her childhood she excelled in swimming, riding, and obedience dog training. She was a member of the Kelowna Riding Club, Canadian Kennel Club, Water Ski Club, and Ogopogo Swim Club. Elaine graduated from KSS in 1963. She moved to Vancouver to attend the University of British Columbia in the fall of 1963. Elaine was on the Thunderbird swim team and held the record for back stroke at UBC for many years. Elaine was the first woman from Kelowna to graduate from UBC with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. She married Calvin Covert on July 16, 1969. They both shared a deep love for horses. They lived in California where Calvin trained racehorses and they began their family. Allison May was born February 13, 1971. After moving back to the Okanagan they had a second daughter, Catherine Paige, on January 29, 1973. And on May 3, 1975 their son, Christopher Drew was born in New Westminster while Calvin trained thoroughbreds at Hastings Park (Exhibition Park). In 1979 Elaine moved back to Kelowna to start her own farm, Cottonwood Thoroughbreds. While running her own farm she also worked at Mission Creek Farm. She produced many successful racehorses such as Ring a Rosie, Kelsey, and Zatz Best. She had a deep love for all animals and they were a large part of her life. She professionally raised many animals including dogs, horses, and goats. In addition to her family and her animals, Elaine had a love for computers. She bought her first computer in 1983 and used them extensively within her businesses. She will be lovingly remembered by Terry, and his son Landon; her children Allison Covert (Jamie Demetrick), Kiff (Melanie) Covert, and Cathy (Kipp) Krivoshein; her grandchildren Paige, Emily, Joe, Kaley, Riley, Kody and Lily; and last, but not least, her two cats Bob and Mac.

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Helen “Elaine” August Covert's memorial is located at: Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Kelowna, Central Okanagan Regional District, Canada.
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Helen “Elaine” August Covert death on 4 Dec 2015 in Kelowna, Central Okanagan Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
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Latitude: 49.9757100
Longitude: -119.3905800

Family Members:

Parent

Harold Cecil August

(1913 - 1988)

Helen Thomson August

(1921 - 2015)

Siblings

John Harold August

(1950 - 1971)

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Coordinate: 49.9757100, -119.3905800

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