December 17, 1937 – October 29, 2010
Mike passed away peacefully at home after a brief illness, surrounded by his family. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Phyllis; son, Dan and children, Tory, Reena, Rebekah and Quinn; son, Mark (Melissa); brother, Bryan (Joanne) and sister, Dianne (Pat Zanichelli), nieces and nephews. Mike’s life was of music. He was a talented pianist, playing classical music, popular music of the 1920’s–’50’s era and rock and roll. He played in the Pharaoh’s Band in the 1960’s and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Victoria, B.C. For 36 years, Mike worked as a draftsman in the Esquimalt Dockyard. His interests were cars, motorcycles, gardening and designing and constructing scaled layouts, buildings and scenery for his model trains. He played organ and piano at Church worship services, entertained family and friends, enjoyed playing at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Extended Care Unit and at four Senior Residences, playing music of their era. He loved to play their requests and see his audience enjoying the music. Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Colin Tamboline who was so caring and attentive to Mike and grateful thanks to the Caregivers.
A Celebration of Mike’s Life will be held on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. in MCCALL BROS. FLORAL CHAPEL, Johnson and Vancouver Streets. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mccallbros.com.
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Dear Phyllis & Family,
We were saddened to hear of Mike’s passing. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen you. I’m sorry to hear that Mike had such a long struggle with his health. He’s home now and ‘healed’!
Mike and I have some great memories of you and Mike up at Parksville at ‘Paradise Beach’ in our motor home! Those were the good old days and I remember having lots of laughs.
I pray that the Lord will strengthen you and give you courage in the days ahead.
my deepest condolences to the Kersey family. Mike was always very friendly and positive. I was lucky enough to have him share many stories about the Pharaohs with me. he will not be forgotten!