Margaret Theresa Griffin (nee Cavin)
January 23, 1928 – August 24, 2015 Margaret Theresa Griffin (nee Cavin) passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria. She was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Victoria, the fifth of six children of Captain Ellice Martin Cavin and Mary Ellen O’Neill. She was educated at St. Anne’s […]
Esther Hindhaugh Pickering
March 15, 1920 – August 18, 2015 Esther was born in Northumberland, England and lived a varied life from being in service from the age of 13 until she was called up for the army when she was 21. She married Jack in 1942 and they had two daughters, Anne and Dora. In 1957 they […]
Leonard George Coverdale
Leonard George Coverdale passed away peacefully at Victoria BC on August 13, 2015 at the age of 89 years. Predeceased by his wife Anne and daughter Janie Atkinson, survived by his loving wife Norma, and lovingly remembered by his children; Susan (Fred) Borland, Marianne (Wayne) Whittet, Clifton (Marjorie), Richard, Nancy (Douglas) Rutherford. Numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren; […]
Joyce Irene Kotchonoski
Back road wanderer, unpredictable cook, garage sale enthusiast, elevator conversation expert, diabolical joker and prankster, enemy of modern technology, author of off-handed witticisms, life of the party and friend to all she knew and loved has played her last card, drank her last gin and called it a night. Joyce loved to jump into her […]
Lloyd Samuel Whittaker
Lloyd left us peacefully on August 13, 2015 in the Victoria Hospice, too soon after being diagnosed with lung cancer. He was born in Victoria on March 21, 1932. Lloyd will be greatly missed by his wife of 61 years, Yvonne; his children Saundra (John) and Wayne (Monta); his grandchildren; Adam (Jessie), Katie (Nathan), Daniel […]
Eleanor Marie Zaparinuk
October 31, 1937 – August 11, 2015 Mom began life in Radway, Alberta in humble circumstances as a farm girl and carried on her journey in Edmonton, Moose Jaw and Victoria. A quiet yet elegant woman, her life’s focus and triumph was her family which she nurtured with all her being. She experienced the joy […]
Glen Alphonse Roy
August 1, 1956- August 10, 2015 “I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen.” AA Milne It is with profound sadness that I announce my husband Glen’s passing at home in Victoria BC on the afternoon of Monday, August 10, 2015, with his loving family by his side. Throughout his 15-month […]
Glenn William Fairgrave Oliphant
July 30, 1931 – August 6, 2015 Glenn passed away peacefully after a struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. Glenn was born in Calgary to parents, David and Elsie Oliphant and grew up in Victoria. He graduated from Victoria High School in 1949 and worked at Standard Furniture for many years. In 1981 he became a founding […]
Cecil Edwin Krog
Cecil Edwin Krog, 90, of Victoria died peacefully on August 7, 2015. He’s “passed his last lighthouse.” He was born in Coombs, BC on November 20th, 1924 to Johan Frederik Wilhelm Krog and Amy Elizabeth (nee Clarke). Cecil lived his whole life on Vancouver Island, mostly in the Victoria area but in Nanaimo from 1989 […]
Arthur Ernest Leeder
Art was born November 11, 1933 at Pangman, Saskatchewan and passed away suddenly in the Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria on Thursday, August 6, 2015. Art was predeceased by his parents Edgar and Remoth Leeder and wife Charlotte. He will be sadly missed by his brother-in-law Alec Kay, nieces Sharon, Jennifer, and Wendy, many cousins and […]