Mary Alford
With great sadness we announce the passing of our dearest Mary, who gently died in VGH on September 21, after suffering a major stroke at home. She leaves behind her niece Pam and great nieces Paula and Kirsty in South Africa, Victoria family Andy, Deb and Callayna her best friend and housemate of 27 years. […]
Thomas (Tommy) Smyth
Passed away on September 10, 2021, at Saanich Peninsula Hospital, Vancouver Island. Tommy was born on March 31, 1932 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, the youngest and last surviving of the eight children of David and Margaret Smyth. Having moved from Ballymena to Bristol, England in 1952, he married his wife Violet there in 1956. He […]
Richard Craig Sommerville
Richard Craig Sommerville, born March 6, 1925, to Richard and Mary Sommerville (nee Allan) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, died peacefully September 22, 2021, in Sidney, BC. He is survived by his beloved and loving wife, Isabel (née Crackel) (Savignac); his four daughters: Heather Sommerville of Vancouver; Janet Sommerville (Frank Baldry) of Saskatoon (Mike, Tom, and Katie); […]
Janet Elizabeth Francis Jacobsen – Will
A life of beauty… Janet was born in Vancouver to Peter Damgaard Jacobsen and Fanny Janet Elizabeth Francis. She lived her early years in the Kitsilano neighbourhood surrounded by many relatives and close friends of the family. She attended the prestigious Queen’s Hall private school for girls and remembered this time with pride, learning tap-dancing, […]
Lester Loch Chan
Passed away peacefully at Victoria Hospice on September 17, 2021. He was born in Victoria on October 15, 1937 and is survived by his loving wife Diane; his sons Craig (Esther) and Ryan (Marlyn); his step daughter Kathy Russell (Richard Ford); and his granddaughter Bethany. A Celebration of Les’ Life will be held at the […]
Claire Lucille Holmes (nee Desjardins)
Born in Cochrane, Ontario on July 6, 1931 – passed away on September 18, 2021, at the age of 90. Predeceased by her parents, her first husband John Holmes in 1990 and her second husband John Tomczak in 2017. Claire is survived by her brother Aurele, nephew Pierre, niece Marie-Josee (Richard), stepchildren Linda (Robin), Mike […]
Alan Hugh Lester
Alan passed away peacefully on September 13, 2021, with his beloved wife, Evelyn, by his side. He is survived by his sister, Barbara, his brother Geoffrey, his children Timothy (Debs), Matthew (Gayle), Diana (Stewart), Sally (Bob), and Jennifer (Terry), grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Alan was born in Birmingham, England on May 3, 1927. He spent his […]
Betty Jane McLeod Miller
It is with great sadness that I inform you that my beloved and loving wife, Betty Jane, lost her fight with cancer on Sunday, September 12, 2021. We were together over forty years, and those years were filled with love, laughter, dogs and many adventures in Canada, Scotland, and abroad. Betty was born and raised […]
Debbie Illi (nee Lee)
Our dear Mum and Grandma, Debbie passed on from us with her daughters by her side on 5 September after many years fighting cancer. She leaves behind a very loving family including her younger daughter Danielle, her granddaughter Grace, her eldest daughter and her husband Tricia and Andy and grandson Cameron. She will also be […]
Michael Alley Haynee
It is with great sadness and broken hearts that we say goodbye to our beloved brother, Michael. His passing was sudden and far too soon, leaving us at the age of 59. Michael was predeceased by his parents; Isabella in 1997 and Smile in 2017. He is survived by his sisters Fran (Joe predeceased 1996), […]