Lois Marjorie Hall (née Courtney)
Mom passed away at home on March 25th after celebrating a remarkable 98 years in January. She never forgot her Prairie roots in Manyberries (Alberta) despite living most of her adult life on the West Coast. Vancouver was where she met and later married her cherished Archie in 1953. The family moved to Victoria in […]
Leslie Lila Bayliss (née Ball)
Leslie passed away suddenly March 17, 2023, in Victoria, BC. She was born in Fort William, ON to Harvey and Helen (Wilson) Ball on April 05, 1938. Her family traveled west, settling in James Bay. Leslie married David Bayliss in 1959, together raising their family, while being active in Victoria’s social and business community. Predeceased […]
Leong Kai (Bob) Lee
Leong Kai (Bob) Lee, age 88, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2023 at the Victoria Chinatown Care Home. Bob was born in Guangdong, China. A Celebration of Life was held at McCall Gardens, 4665 Falaise Drive, Victoria, on Friday, March 10 at 1:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bob Lee’s memory may […]
Thomas Allan Witwicki
My love died on March 16, 2023 My heart is broken. Tom was born on May 14, 1948 in Lethbridge Alberta. He had a good childhood running with his buddies, skating and tobogganing in the winter, swimming in the summer, and as a young teenager was a member of the Sea Cadets. In Edmonton, in […]
Maddalena Antoniazzi
Born in Italy, Maddalena (Lena) lived in Libya before moving to Oak Bay with Harry and Agnes Keith as their housekeeper for many decades. Agnes Keith was a well-known writer whose book, Three Came Home, was made into a 1950 movie starring Claudette Colbert. As a result of the movie being so well received, Lena […]
Russ Hepworth
Russ Hepworth passed away peacefully at Saanich Peninsula Hospital on Friday, March 10, 2023. Russ is survived by his wife of 53 years, Pennie, stepson Steven, sister Barbara and a special cousin Marie Mitchell. In his early years he was actively involved in the Drag Racing community. Initially with San Cobble Raceways and then with […]
David Frederic Sills
David Sills, 88, of Victoria passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. David was born on March 26, 1934 to Doris and Frederic Sills in Toronto, Ontario. After graduating from high school early, he moved with the family to Oshawa where he spent a few years working for General Motors. It was a fortuitous move […]
Pureza Barrientos Damisa Egan
Pureza Barrientos Damisa Egan passed away peacefully on March 2nd, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines to Guadalupe Barrientos and Mateo Damisa. Pureza shared a life of love with Mike Egan in the early ’80s and married in Pasay City, Philippines. Mike introduced Canada to Pureza and both loved the […]
Elaine Ethel Reedhead
Elaine Ethel Reedhead died peacefully in her sleep on March 15, 2023 in Victoria, BC. She was born on October 28, 1932, in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She will be greatly missed by many relatives and friends. Elaine was a lifelong member of the United Church and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Faith, service and friendship were always […]
Gino Caputo
God required a great carpenter and called our husband, father, nonno, brother, uncle, cousin, and devoted friend for help. Gino Caputo passed away peacefully in the early morning of March 9, 2023, at the Palliative Care Unit in Nanaimo, B.C. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Teresa; their two children, Antonio […]