Coleen Ann Isbister  (nee Griffin)

Passed away peacefully at home. Born on Victoria Day at St Joseph’s Hospital, Coleen spent her whole life in Victoria. After graduating from Mt Douglas High School in 1972 she entered St Joseph’s School of Nursing, class of 1977. During her time at St Joseph’s, she married her adoring husband Neil after asking the Director […]

Patricia Hill

Patricia left us suddenly on June 3rd at the age of 75.  She leaves behind many friends and staff at Community Living Victoria where she had lived for the past 42 years.  Patricia was the only child of Francis and Stewart Hill and a lifelong resident of Langford and Victoria.  After her father died, Patricia […]

Linda Anne Ewert (nee Renshaw)

Linda was born to the late Emera and Alexina Renshaw in Prince George,  B.C. on June 21, 1944.  She grew up in the village of McBride, B.C. and fondly remembered hiking the nearby hills, fishing in the creeks, and taking bike rides to nearby lakes with her childhood friends. Linda was the loving matriarch and […]

Mrs. Nahid Rohani

Mrs. Nahid Rohani, a member of the Oak Bay Bahá’í community, passed away peacefully on June 17th, 2022.  She and her beloved husband Aziz Rohani are survived by their 5 children, 14 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Maman Nahid, as she was affectionately known to many, will be missed for her purity of heart, generosity […]

Catherine Evelyn Pearse

Evelyn passed away on June 11, 2022 after a short but valiant fight with cancer. She was predeceased by her husband Ben (June 11, 1982) and is survived by her daughter Deb (Randy), son Tom (Susan), grandchildren Matt, Kelly (Dylan), Katie (Jay J), Ben (Maleen), great granddaughter Kona and great grandsons Ben, Charlie and Jordan […]

Ann McCalman

On Saturday, June 4, 2022, our beloved Ann died peacefully in Victoria at age 94 with her family at her side. Born on August 19, 1927, in Birmingham, England, Ann grew up in coastal Cornwall, where she loved sailing and racing her dinghies. She also rode and showed ponies from a young age. Surviving the […]

Edward Arthur (Ted) Parry

Ted passed away in the early morning hours of June 14th – just 15 days short of his 75th birthday. He spent 33 years of his life sailing on the B.C. Ferries. Starting as a server in the restaurant, then as a deck hand, and then as a Second Officer on the bridge. He also […]

David Robin Squance

It is with heavy hearts we mourn the passing of David, much beloved father, grandfather, brother and uncle.  David was predeceased by his beloved wife, Mary, and is lovingly remembered by children, Michael (Juneko) and Leah (Sam); grandchildren, Mika and Kaito; sisters, Valerie, Lynda, Beth (Allan), and Fay (Paul) and a large extended family and […]

Hélène Smith (M.E.T.) (nee Otis)

Passed away peacefully, to rejoin her late husband, Alan. Born in Montreal, predeceased by parents Jean-Charles Otis and Violet Barnes Otis, and sister Dolores. Hélène is survived by her dear children Adrian (Gabrielle), Byron (Emily), Pierre (Nicole), and grandchildren Jody, Drew, Tahlia, Lawson, Skyla, Katherine, Geneviève, Maeve, and Baxter. Employed as a Secretary mostly in […]

Bernice Helen Fraser (Jasper)

Bernice is survived by her daughter Christina (Clarence), son’s Robert (Sharon), Donald (Judy), Bruce (Terry) and Michael, and brother Dennis Jasper. Predeceased by her parents Wilfred and Christina Jasper, and brothers Wilfred and Jerry. She was born and raised in Victoria and loved her beautiful city. Bernice worked for many years at the Royal Jubilee […]