John “Ralph” Weber
Ralph Weber passed away peacefully at the age of 93 at Mount St. Mary Hospital, Victoria, BC with family by his side. Predeceased by his wife Irene on March 06th, 2004, daughter Bonnie Jones on November 08th, 2015, and his first wife Marie on January 13th, 1973. Survived by his brother Walter Weber (Janet); his […]
Werner Hauswirth
Written by Werner’s own hand. Born in Germany on January 1 1925, died July 8 2017. He had the privilege to grow up in a beautiful country side next to a castle with all the extras. He left home when he was 16 to learn his trade in the dairy industry lasting 29 years. In […]
William Wilson Taylor
Bill was born in Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan, and spent his early years in nearby Bournemouth, which was named by his dad after Bournemouth, England, where he and Bill’s mom met. The Great Depression forced Bill’s family to leave their store and post office there and move to Victoria when Bill was 7. The nearby Lansdowne […]
Hedy McLarty
Kind, generous, wickedly smart and a feminist before her time. Hedy was a force to be reckoned with and the world is a lesser place without her. She died peacefully in a sunlit room on July 9 after a short battle with cancer. Predeceased by husband Ray (February 5, 2001), she will be deeply missed […]
Margaret Rose (nee Comer) Bassett
Margaret passed away July 12, 2017 from ovarian cancer. She was born in Victoria, BC. Predeceased by her parents Joseph and Hilda, brothers Fred and Robert, sister Maureen, brother-in-law Charles McQuarrie, and sister-in-law Nadya. Margaret leaves her beloved husband Brian and cherished daughter Lara Gauthier (Jeremy), grandson Dylan and granddaughter Marisa, her brother Ken, sister-in-law […]
Joan Dunbar
Joan passed away peacefully in Victoria surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her husband, John (2007), she is survived by her children, Sheena and Scott (Kathy); grandchildren, Doug (Jess), Paul (Tannis), Sierra and Stephanie and her great-grandchildren, Kenzie and Isaac. Joan will also be dearly missed by her sister, Joyce Blogg. Joan’s greatest joy […]
Alastair Thomson Buchan
Alastair Thomson Buchan passed away on July 1, 2017 after a brief, final onslaught of cancer. Born to Scottish immigrants, Agnes T. (Nan) and James C. Buchan on May 4, 1934, Dad grew up in Victoria, younger brother to Jim. He played football through his high school years (and beyond for the Victoria Vampires), graduating […]
Byron Pembroke Davies
Byron was born and spent his childhood in San Francisco, California. During World War 2, Byron joined the signal corps of the United States Army Air Force, completing his officer training at Yale. He went on to be an instructor and eventually retired with the rank of major. After graduate studies at University of California, […]
Ian Sutherland Munday
With sadness and relief, his family announces that Ian passed peacefully into the presence of his Saviour and Lord on July 9, 2017, at home and surrounded by his family. Born on June 11, 1928, in Victoria, B.C., son of the late Hubert and Audrey Munday. Much loved father of Geoff (Victoria), Gwen, and Doug […]
Yolande Roberte Cain
Yolande passed away peacefully in Victoria at the Jubilee Hospital, fortified by the Sacrament of the Sick and by the prayers of her loving family who surrounded her. Yolande was born in Ottawa to Romeo and Maria Quesnel and was the fifth of seven children. Yolande’s family tree in Canada extends to 1647. She is […]