Ellen Newman (nee Leahy)
December 13, 1929 – July 15, 2011 Ellen passed away in the early morning hours of July 15th, 2011 after living with cancer for many years, ending a life dedicated to faith, family, and caring for others. She will live on in the hearts of John, her loving husband of 61 years, her children Jan […]
Carol “Dawn” Ostrom (Mawdsley)
December 23, 1930 – July 13, 2011 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dear mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend. Dawn is survived by her four devoted daughters; Karen (Frank) Lobello, Karla (Frank) Mah, Kathi (Paul) Gowsell, and Kristi (George) Negrette; sister, Shirley (Hugh) Sutherland; brothers, Jack (Joanne) Mawdsley, […]
Rodger Leigh Brady
October 16, 1962 – June 30, 2011 On June 30, Rodger Brady succumbed to a lengthy illness at Victoria General Hospital surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his loving wife Sharon (Lind), his two daughters Hannah and Claire, his mother Jean, his siblings Brian (Karen), Valerie (Huseyin), Greg (Jean), and his nieces […]
Pierrette Alarie-Simoneau
International Opera Singer It is with great sadness that the family of Pierrette Alarie-Simoneau has to announce that she took her last graceful bow on the stage of life on July 10, 2011. Born on November 9,1921 in Montréal to Amanda and Silva Alarie, she took after her mom (also known as Maman Plouffe in […]
Tadeusz (Tad) Dabielski
Peacefully on July 7, 2011 our beloved Tad passed away to join the love of his life Sophie. He will always be remembered and truly missed by his son, Mark, his daughter-in-law, Nadia and his treasured grandson, Kiel. A Memorial Reception honouring this special man will be held in MCCALL’S FAMILY CENTRE, Johnson & Vancouver […]
Vincenzo (Vince) Maiorano
Born on September 9, 1933 in Casacalenda, province of Campobasso, Italy, Vince immigrated to Canada in July 1953, taking residence in Victoria, BC. He passed away on July 9, 2011 at the Royal Jubilee Hospital after a long illness. Vince was surrounded by his surviving sisters, Evelina Grosso (Joseph) and Oriana Maiorano (Jack Trotti) who […]
David Robert Simmonds
David passed into the arms of our loving God on July 9, 20lI at the age of 69 years. David was born in Almonte, Ontario and spent his early years in Pakenham, a place he dearly loved. His ashes will be interred there in the family plot at a later date. David is the beloved […]
Robert (Bob) William Buckingham
April 13, 1951 – July 08, 2011 Bob died peacefully after a two year diagnosis of metastatic melanoma. Bob was an extremely loving husband and father. He cherished life long friendships, was a sports enthusiast, an avid cyclist, great story teller, music lover, outstanding leader, instructor and mentor, an astute judge of character and had […]
Maxwell Clark Guthrie
Max was born on May 15, 1919 in Reston, Manitoba and raised in Brandon. He was a Veteran of the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII serving on the HMCS Robert and HMCS Uganda. Max was predeceased by his daughter, May in 1991 and his wife, Ruth in 2006. Max died in Victoria, BC on […]
Isabella Louise Marnell
Louise passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at the age of 98. She is predeceased by her husband, Victor and her son, Donald. Louise is survived by her loving family; sister, Lorna; daughter-in-law, Debbie; grandchildren, Dustin, (Christie) and Shannon and her nieces and nephews. Louise had a very interesting childhood. Born in Toronto, […]