Frederick James Joseph Griffin
Fred passed away December 14th, 2015 in Victoria BC at the age of 89. He was born in Saskatoon, on the 30th of April 1926, the fourth child of six children of Mike Griffin and Bridget White. In 1947, the family moved to Victoria where he joined his father’s firm, Griffin & Orpwood Ltd. which […]
Evelyn May Durrance
Evelyn passed away in Sidney, BC on December 13, 2015. She was born on January 7, 1914 in Victoria, BC. Evelyn was predeceased by her husband, Jack and her son, John. She is survived by her daughter, Pat and family and grandson, John and family. Evelyn enjoyed her family and gardening. The family would like […]
Angelina Ashdown
Angelina passed away in Victoria, BC on December 13, 2015. She was born in Bashaw, Alberta on May 19, 1927. She is survived by her loving husband of 61 years, James. A private family service will be held at a later date. Condolences may be offered to the family below. McCall’s Funeral Home www.mccallbros.com. Print […]
Brian J. Wallace, Q.C.
Brian died on Dec. 1, 2015 at Victoria Hospice not far from where he was born in 1942 to Robert T. and Norah Wallace. Brian loved his life. His wife Marilyn and his daughters, Erin and her husband, Greg Sullivan and children, Wallace and Duff and Anna and her husband, Mark Colavecchia and children, Enzo […]
Bosiljka (Boja) Kosjer
Peacefully, our “Baka” went to heaven on Wednesday evening, December 9, 2015. She was born in Miholjacki Martinci, Croatia on February 17, 1932. Boja and her husband Mirko came to Canada in 1974. Survived by her husband of 61 years, Mirko; son, Dragan (Ruzica) and her grandchildren, Dragana and Nemanja. Boja will also be missed […]
Reta Miriam Fowler (nee Austin)
Reta Miriam Fowler (nee Austin) died on December 9th, 2015 in her home among her family in Victoria, BC. Reta was born in Toronto, Ontario on July 20,1928 to Estelle and Robert Austin. She grew up there and attended secretarial school. She was very active in music and was a soprano in a professional young […]
Stanley (Stan) Cook
Cheryle Anne Ibaraki (Canning)
Cheryle Anne Ibaraki, a loving mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend passed away suddenly in Victoria, BC, on November 27, 2015. She is survived by her daughter Michelle, her father Gerald, siblings Ron (Barb), Kathy (Victor), Michael (Ruth), Joanne (Rene), Gwen (Charles), 12 nephews and nieces, 7 great-nephews and nieces, a loving extended family and […]
Joan Marie (Gonnason) Goddard
Joan was born Oct. 10, 1928 in Victoria, BC, Canada and died December 8, 2015 in Victoria, BC, Canada of Alzheimer’s disease. She was born to the pioneer Victorian family of Carl Seymour Gonnason, owner of one of the first lumber mills in Victoria, which was begun by his father, Benjamin Gonnason and uncle Aaron […]
Dawn Marie Bailey
Dawn Marie Bailey (Benoit) nee Purkis was born on September 18, 1928 in Greenwood, B.C. to Esther Ruth Purkis (Collins) and Alec Purkis. A lovely woman with an angelic voice, she died on Sunday, December 6, 2015, following a stay in hospital. Through the Depression and WWII her family moved many times to where there […]