Cyril “Newf” Barnes passed away the morning of April 26th, 2022 in Victoria, BC at the age of 81.
He is survived by his daughter Shelley, son-in-law Jason, brother Andy, and sister Marilyn. Cyril was predeceased by his brother, Carl and sister Ada. He will be missed by his love Ann and his many friends from the neighbourhood, the Navy, the Queen’s Own Rifles Association and the Newfoundland Club.
Cyril was born in Harbour Mille, Newfoundland on August 12th, 1940. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1961 where he served 11 years in the Army and another 24 years in the Navy. After retiring from the Navy he enjoyed a second career cooking for the folks at North Park Manor. Over the years Cyril was an active member of the Newfoundland Club of Victoria. You could often find Cyril spending time along the Gorge waterway.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Langford Legion on Thursday, May 5th at 1:00 pm. Cyril will be interred at God’s Acre veterans’ cemetery.
The family wishes to thank the doctors and nurses who cared for Cyril over the last several years, especially Dr. Troughton, Dr. Yip and the nurses of the Saanich Health unit.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Heart & Stroke foundation.
Condolences may be offered to the family to the family below.
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Our heartfelt condolences to Shelley, Jason, family and friends.
We are neighbours of Cyril and will dearly miss our many chats and laughs with him We would look forward to seeing Cyril and Sadie walk by our house. Sadie always dressed in one of her many snazzy outfits. She was one of the most loved and well dressed dogs we have ever met.
Shelley, Cyril always spoke highly and with great fondness of you and Jason. He was a very proud dad.
I will miss seeing Cyril during our walks along the Gorge waterway. He would park his scooter, and walk to the end and back.
Chris and I were sorry to have missed the Celebration of Life for Cyril, as we were away. I am sure it was a great tribute to a wonderful man,
We will truly miss his presence in our neighbourhood. Rest In Peace Cyril.
Laurie and Chris
Cyril was a kind man with a wonderful sense of humor.
He never once failed to make me laugh.
I wish to convey my heartfelt sympathy to his family.
Rest In Peace Cyril.