Karen Louise Leeson
Karen was born in Victoria, BC on October 22, 1952 and died peacefully at home on November 6, 2018, after a lengthy battle with cardiac amyloidosis. The eldest daughter of loving parents, Louise (Yunker) and Joseph Wilson, she is survived by her devoted husband Roy, their wonderful children Heather (Darryl Chan) and Ian Leeson, precious […]
Jacqueline Louise Crain (nee Murison)
Jackie passed away at Victoria Hospice on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Born on December 31, 1944 in Halifax, NS, she was the daughter of Alan MacKay and Phyllis White. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 20 years, Lorrin (Larry) Crain and sister, Alana. She is survived by her stepfather, Vernon Murison; brother, Ewen; […]
Frank Brix
Frank Brix was born in Czechoslovakia. As a young man, he immigrated to Mayo, Yukon to work in the coal mines. Edith joined him from Germany and together they had three children, Ellen, Barbara and Peter. Life was hard, living in a small cabin with no electricity, under extreme weather conditions and speaking no English. […]
Jean Fraser
Jean passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on November 12, 2018. She was born in Vancouver on July 9, 1948. Jean is survived by her daughters Erin (James) and Leah (Ryan) and her granddaughter Adele. She will be missed by many other relatives and friends. Jean was very passionate about education, both in […]
John Campbell Forrester MacDonald
John died peacefully at home, surrounded by his 3 daughters. He lived a “big life” with vivacity, winning hands of bridge based on his idiosyncratic bidding, right til the end. He engaged everyone he met – he was charming, irascible, irreverent and infinitely curious. He was born in Kelowna, BC. The family moved to Victoria […]
George Bruce McMorran
Bruce passed on at Victoria General Hospital on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. He was predeceased by his parents, George and Ida McMorran; his beloved wife, Marjorie; his brothers Eric (Helen), Richard (Bev) and is survived by his brother David (Irene) and his many nieces and nephews. He lived all of his 94 years in Cordova […]
Betty Hutchinson (née Powell)
Betty passed away on October 30, 2018. Predeceased by first husband, Eric Wilson, in 1971 and second husband, Thomas Hutchinson, in 2004. Survived by her only daughter, Heather (Brent) Dellebuur and her grandchildren, Eric and Elizabeth. A Service will be held at St. Michaels and All Angels Anglican Church, Royal Oak, 4733 West Saanich […]
Winnifred Mary Cushing (Carlyle) nee Robertson
Winnifred was born in her grandparent’s farmhouse on Cortes Island, the first of three daughters for Allen and Dorothy Robertson. Win is survived by her daughter Sharon White of Victoria, son Robert Carlyle (Teresa) of Campbell River, step-daughter Karen Lange (Len) of Courtenay, step-son Gordon Webb of Bowser, sister Gwyneth Jemson (Robert) of Kelowna, 10 […]
Pamela June Taylor
Pamela June Taylor (nee Tanner) died peacefully on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, BC. She was born on June 11, 1930 in Shirley, England. Pam was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Keith, in 2010. She is survived by her children, Kate Porter, Pam (Alan) Guilbault, Kim (Rick) Connolly, […]
Michael John Moore
Mike was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England in 1930. He was educated at Doncaster Grammar School and Durham University. He dropped out of University to join the British Army’s Royal Artillery and was commissioned in time to serve in the Korean War. Later on, he saw active service in Borneo and Malaya and in the […]