Passing peacefully in his 92nd year at his home in Ottawa on May 4, 2009, after moving from Victoria B.C. Reg was born in Lu Chow, China October 30, 1917 and arrived in Canada in 1927. He served with the Canadian Air force in WW II. After many jobs, he started working for Bell Canada in1949 and retired in1982. He had many interests but his loves were travel and music. He moved to Victoria in 1998 from St. Catherines, Ontario.
He was predeceased by his wife Marlene Cullen in 2003. He leaves to morn his daughters Kathleen (Derek Lacoste), Marilyn (Steven White); son Martyn (Carol Dancause); grandchildren Laura, Jenna, Robin, Brendan ,Myles, Jamie, and Malcolm; brother and sister in-law Bill and Ellen Cullen,and many nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Service will take place in Victoria at McCall Bros. Floral Chapel, Johnson & Vancouver St., on Thursday, June 4th at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society or the charity of your choice.
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Michael Kaehn
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John and Betty Youson At this moment, we cannot contemplate our world without Reg. We shared with him many happy times and adventures together in Victoria, in Toronto, and abroad on two cruises. We deeply regret that at the last minute we had to cancel our flight to honor him at the memorial service, but our circumstances would have led Reg, to tell us, “Slow down and look after yourselves”, a phrase he used very often.
We are thinking of you during this difficult time and trust that happy family times together will sustain you. Reg always spoke so very fondly, and with great pride, of his three children and their families.
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Craig Barton I felt very sad after reading a little note posted on ‘The Bickerton Court’ bulletin board informing all of us that Reg had passed away. I really liked Reg. He was a gentleman. Polite and always considerate. He had a great sense of humour too. My heart goes out to all who loved him. May you be comforted by the thought that you will all see him again – some day.
Our deepest condolences! I have heard about the Would family ever since I started researching the Hodgson family many years ago. We thoroughly enjoyed our visits with Reg and Marlene here in Victoria. Somewhere around here I have pictures with them at a dinner at the Princess Mary Restaurant when several other Hodgson relatives happened to be in town. It was great to have representation from the McGhee side of the family. Take care! Michael, Olivia and Hannah Kaehn