Joan Helen Hewer
Joan passed away peacefully with family at Victoria Hospice on April 10, 2018. Born on February 7, 1931 in Guelph, Ontario. Beloved wife of 65 years to John; mother of Susan, Wendy (Rob) and John (Nancy); grandmother of Elliott (Danielle), Jake and Evan. She will be missed by all who knew her. In lieu of flowers, […]
Armando Padovan
Armando Padovan passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on March 30th, 2018 after a brief illness. Armando was born in Conegliano, Treviso, Italy on August 13, 1931. In his youth, he loved cycling to the mountains and hiking with friends in northern Italy. In 1955, he came by ship to Halifax, by train […]
Robert Alan Baxter
Robert was born on March 12, 1942 in Victoria, B.C. to parents Robert and Florence Baxter. Passed away peacefully, surrounded by love, at Hospice on April 4, 2018. He will be sadly missed by his wife Elaine Baxter (nee Ennis) of 53 years, his beloved daughter Carmen Leeming (Graeme) and cherished grandsons James and Carson. […]
Ron Warder
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ron Warder at the age of 64. He passed away early Wednesday morning, April 11th, at Royal Jubilee Hospital with his family. Ron passed from complications of Parkinson’s, diabetes, kidney disease, and heart disease. He spent much of his adult life valiantly battling these conditions with exceptional […]
Marion “Mimi” Blair (nee Zahn)
Blair, Marion “Mimi” (nee Zahn) passed away peacefully surrounded by family April 10, 2018 in Victoria, British Columbia. Mimi is survived by her husband of 58 years, Dean; her children, Jeff (Debbie), Ed (Grace), Bill (Andrea) and Rebecca; grandchildren, Carissa, Matthew, Brittany, Alisha, Scot, Lee, Jess and Hanako; great grandchildren, Brixton, Grant, Abram, Walter, Jasper […]
Mijat (Lola) Matkovic
Born on January 12, 1931 in Jasenice, Croatia, Dida Lola passed away peacefully on April 7, 2018 surrounded by loved ones. He was predeceased by his wife, Maria, in 2003 and granddaughter, Kaitlyn Pekrul. He is survived by his children, Ivan (Vesna), Rosa (Robb) Ridley, Suzana, Andy (Angela); grandchildren, Karla (Tomo) Kurevija, Steven, Blake and […]
Jacqueline Diane Robertson
Jacqueline Robertson passed away peacefully with her daughter, Nadine McDonald, by her side at Mount St. Mary Hospital on Wednesday April 4th, 2018 at 3:30 am in Victoria, BC, Canada. Born in Oshawa, Ontario to Peter Ritzie and Viva Orvilla Ritzie. Jacky was an amazing mother who went back to work, to an entry level […]
Geoffrey Philip Haywood
Geoffrey was born on February 4, 1948 in Cape Town, South Africa; died at home in Victoria, BC on March 30,2018. Survived by his daughter Catherine (Darcy), his sister Gillian (Stephen), his nephew Jamie, his cousins and their families in the UK and France. Geoff was an instructor of Biology at Camosun College and a […]
John Harland Ovenden
Florence Margrethe (Flo) Thomson
Born August 22, 1922 in Gull Lake Saskatchewan. Passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord in her 96th year, April 4, 2018, in Victoria, BC. Flo was born in Gull Lake, SK to Harold and Julie (Nielsen) Wilson and grew up on her parents’ Spring Free Ranch near Shaunavon, SK. In 1937, the family […]